RallyUp Tap to Pay for in-person fundraising events
RallyUp Events is a mobile payment app for live-event checkout. Accept contactless cards and digital wallets on iPhone or Android at live events.
Get donations on the spot with Tap to Pay, a card reader and manual card entry. It all syncs to the campaign you already built in RallyUp.
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Free to download. Available in the United States.
Contactless
Card, phone or smartwatch
Contactless
Card, phone or smartwatch
Contactless
Card, phone or smartwatch
What is the RallyUp Events app?
The RallyUp Events app is a free mobile app for iOS and Android that lets nonprofit organizers and event staff collect in-person payments at their RallyUp fundraisers.
A standard card terminal just collects payments. It does not know who the guest is, what they bought, or what happened during the event.
The RallyUp Events App does. Every payment syncs into your RallyUp event and updates the guest’s Donor Profile.
Not another way to take a card
A standalone payment app collects each transaction. RallyUp App connects the whole event night before collecting the final payment.
Better for your guests
- One clear tab instead of several separate payments
- A chance to review charges before paying
- Fast contactless checkout
- Less time waiting when they are ready to leave
Easier for your team
- Find Event Balances quickly
- See guest details and the amount due
- Avoid manually rebuilding totals
- Use the payment method that works for each guest
Cleaner for your closeout
- See which Event Balances are paid or unpaid
- Keep payment records attached to the right event
- Reduce manual reconciliation
- Finish the night with fewer loose endsethod that works for each guest
4 ways to check out and one tab
Not every donor pays the same way, so the app doesn’t make you choose.
- Tap to Pay — contactless payment on a supported phone, no reader required.
- Card reader — connect a Stripe M2 reader over Bluetooth to swipe, insert, or tap.
- Manual card entry — key in card details when a card can’t be tapped or read.
- Cash & check — record a cash or check payment (including check number and date) so your books stay complete.
From download to done in no time.
No new setup, no separate account, no rebuilt event. Five steps, and your team is checking guests out.
01
Download the app
On each iOS or Android device your team will use at the event.
02
Log in
With your existing RallyUp organizer or admin account.
03
Choose your campaign
The app defaults to your active in-person event. Switch anytime.
04
Pick how you’ll collect
Enable Tap to Pay or pair a Stripe reader. Manual card and cash/check are always there.
05
Check donors out
Look up a tab, confirm it, and charge with a tap.
Turn a phone into a checkout station
More staff can help with checkout, so more guests can pay without standing in one long line.
Use Tap to Pay on a compatible iPhone or Android device to accept contactless payments without a separate card reader.
Find the right guest fast
Less searching, fewer mix-ups, and a faster path from “Who are you checking out?” to “Payment complete.”
Let every guest pay their way
Checkout does not stop because one guest prefers a different way to pay. Your team is not limited to one payment method.
The RallyUp Events supports:
Why RallyUp Event App beats the other donation apps
Other apps give you one-off donations, not a checkout that knows a guest owes $200 across four different items.
RallyUp Events app doesn’t handle just donations, tickets or a kiosk. It is not a “donor picking an amount and tapping” app.
Why RallyUp Event App beats the other donation apps
A standalone
card terminal
Card terminal
The RallyUp
Events app
RallyUp
Events
Who owes the $200
Which auction item they won
Whether part of it came from a paddle raise
Whether they also bought raffle entries or merchandise
Whether the guest’s balance is now fully settled
That the guest’s Donor Profile should update
A gala checkout in your pocket
Settles the whole guest, not one gift at a time
Built for the live auction and the paddle raise
A payment app that already knows you
No new setup needed. Everything stays connected.
The app connects to the RallyUp campaign you’re already running.
Every donor’s move from your Galas & Events, Live Auction and Paddle Raise+ activity flow straight onto each donor’s tab. What your team collects in the room matches what’s in your campaign, automatically.
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Support every way your donors give
The RallyUp Events app closes Event Balances created across your live fundraising experience.
Live Auctions
Collect winning bids already assigned to each guest’s Event Balance.
Silent Auctions
Help winning bidders review their items and settle their final balance.
Paddle Raise+
Collect contributions recorded during your fund-a-need or paddle raise.
Ticketing & Registration
Keep eligible guest and event charges connected from arrival through checkout.
Donations & purchases
Collect other in-person gifts or purchases already added to a guest’s Event Balance.
Only RallyUp keeps everything connected
to one guest
Only RallyUp keeps everything connected to one guest.
Some guests did not pre-register a card. Some would rather pay in person. For others, the payment is disconnected from everything the guest did during the event.
Your guest had those exact thoughts on the event night:
Payments you and your donors can trust
Card payments are securely processed by Stripe, a global payments leader trusted by millions of businesses and nonprofits. Stripe handles the card data and PCI-sensitive portions of payment processing.
RallyUp does not store donors’ card information on its servers.
Be ready for your fastest and easiest event yet
Create an accountFrequently Asked Questions
Yes. The app is free to download for iOS and Android. Transactions processed through the app are subject to the applicable RallyUp campaign fees and Stripe processing fees. Processing rates may vary by payment method.
No. On supported phones, Tap to Pay lets you accept contactless payments with no extra hardware. If you prefer a dedicated reader, the app connects to the Stripe M2 reader over Bluetooth.
Tap to Pay works on supported iPhone and Android devices.
Tap to Pay (contactless), a connected card reader, manually entered cards, and cash or check.
Yes. The app connects to the campaign you already built in RallyUp, and payments apply directly to each donor’s tab.
Yes. The app requires an internet connection to look up balances and process payments.
Yes. Install the app and sign in on as many devices as your team needs to run the checkout line.
Tap to Pay is an in-person payment option inside the RallyUp Events app. It lets authorized event staff use a compatible iPhone or Android device to collect contactless payment for a guest’s existing Event Balance.
No. The app is for organizers and authorized event staff.
At checkout, the guest simply taps a contactless card, phone, or supported digital wallet against the staff member’s device.
The first release is designed to collect Event Balances that have already been created in RallyUp.
These balances may contain eligible charges from tickets, donations, auction purchases, paddle raises, and other event activity.
Staff can collect or record payment using:
- Tap to Pay
- Contactless cards
- Apple Pay
- Google Pay
- Other supported digital wallets
- A connected Stripe M2 card reader
- Manual card entry
- Cash
- Check
Not when using Tap to Pay on a compatible device.
Organizations that prefer a physical reader can connect a supported Stripe M2 reader to the RallyUp App.
Yes. The app is available in the United States for both iPhone and Android.
Tap to Pay availability depends on whether the individual device supports the contactless payment functionality.
Yes. Organizers can download the app to the iPhone and Android devices that authorized staff members will use for checkout.
Each device can be connected to the correct organization and campaign before the event begins. The product workflow specifically anticipates installing the app across the staff devices used to collect payments.
Yes. The Events App shows Event Balance status and allows staff to distinguish between paid and unpaid balances. Staff can also search the event’s balances to find a specific guest.
Yes. Staff must have an internet connection and be logged in to use RallyUp Events app.
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