What's the difference between Tip Payouts and Tip Pooling?
Question
How are Tip Payouts and Tip Pooling different?
Answer
Tip Payouts allows you to enter tip amounts for each employee and have that money directly deposited into their debit cards - a direct transaction from your restaurant to your employees.
Tip Pooling allows you to establish your own rules for contributing and distributing tips. The calculation is done for you and the results are available for you to use in any way you wish (for example, export to payroll)!
Currently, the two features work separately but are complimentary of one another. They do not synchronize data automatically.
⚠️ Important: As of June 30, 2026 the 7shifts Tip Payouts feature will no longer be available in the 7shifts app. We know waiting weeks for payday is hard on hourly workers, so we're partnering with Clair to bring employees free, on-demand access to their earned tips and wages directly in the 7shifts employee mobile app. No float required on your end, no extra admin work. Your tip pools are not affected. Learn more about the transition to On-Demand Tips with Clair here.