busk.co is by far the best method available for street performers to get tipped, and yet we do a lot more than just tips.
Here’s a side-by-side comparison showing the benefits of using other services individually VS using them as part of your busk.co account:

Multiple tipping options
With busk.co, you can get tipped via Apple Pay, Google Pay, card payments, PayPal, Venmo and Cash App. Combined, this means almost every single person in your audience will be able to tip you, wherever they are from.
Tippers don't need an account
Only people with Venmo accounts (roughly 1/3 of Americans and 0% of tourists) can tip you with Venmo.
With busk.co you’ll be able to get tipped by people with Venmo and CashApp, but also people who simply have Apple Pay installed on their phones…or just by entering their bank card.
The fastest tips on the internet
Apple Pay and Google Pay are built for speed. They make tipping really easy. Tippers just have to click a button and then confirm the tip.
Really low transaction fees
With Apple/Google Pay tips, we pass almost all the transaction fees onto the tipper, meaning on average buskers getting tipped this way will lose just 0.5%.
By comparison, Cash App has transfer fees of 0.5% to 1.75%, and Venmo has transfer fees of 1.75%. PayPal’s even worse: you can lose anywhere from about 2% to about 30% on a single tip!
Anonymous and Personal (really!)
Tippers can still tip you anonymously on busk.co. However, after the tip they can then choose to leave their email address or follow your socials.
So, nothing gets in the way of the tip. But you can still build a fan base.
International
Venmo and Cash App don’t work outside the USA, so tourists will never be able to tip you that way.
With busk.co, not only is our service 100% international (meaning everyone in your audience can use it, no matter where they’re from in the world), but it also works when you go on tour.
Tips give you bonuses
Every time you get a tip or a new fan on busk.co, we award you ‘points’, which give you extra visibility on our platform, which makes you rise up the rankings in your city, which makes you more visible to the event bookers who browse our platform looking for local talent. With busk.co, tips lead to work.
Everything in one place
By adding all these options to your busk.co profile, you now only need to display a single QR code, and almost everyone in your audience will be able to tip you with it.
Working with people
We are a not-for-profit company that works specifically to benefit street performers. When you contact us, we read your emails and social media messages and respond. When you need help, you get it from a human being — not an auto-generated textual robot.