Twitch has no button that sends money straight to a streamer: Bits and subs run through Twitch, which keeps a share and only pays out to Affiliates and Partners. That is why most UK streamers add their own tip page to their channel. DonoLink gives you that page in pounds, with alerts in OBS and the money on your own Stripe account. This page compares what each route leaves you; our step-by-step guide covers every click of the setup.
Twitch pays you 1 US cent per Bit, and viewers buy Bits from Twitch at Twitch's prices, so roughly 71% of what a viewer spends on Bits reaches you. That is an estimate: Twitch publishes no fixed rate. A Tier 1 sub costs £4.99 on the web in the UK, including 20% VAT. At the standard 50/50 split you get about £2.08 per sub, or about £2.91 at 70/30 in the Plus Program.
A tip through your own page works differently: the viewer picks any amount in pounds and the payment is created on your connected Stripe account. On a £10 tip with a standard UK card, Stripe takes £0.35 and DonoLink £0.35, so £9.30 reaches you. Bits and subs come with emotes, badges and chat moments that tips do not replace, so most channels offer all three.
Viewers pay by debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, plus Pay by Bank and Revolut Pay once Stripe has activated them for your account. PayPal is coming soon.
There is no account to create and no app to install. Most viewers tip from their phone while they watch, where Apple Pay and Google Pay turn a tip into one tap. You choose the suggested amounts; the minimum tip is £1.00.
Setting up takes one evening. Create your page on donolink.co.uk, connect Stripe for UK payouts, add a Tip panel under your player with your link as the image link, add a !tip command to your chat bot and put the alerts into OBS. The step-by-step guide below walks through every click, including the panel image size Twitch accepts.
Connect your Twitch channel and follows, subs, gifted subs, raids and Bits join your tips in one alert queue, each with its own style. A tip can play an image, GIF or video with sound and text-to-speech. Twitch's own goals count follows, subs and Bits but not tips, so use the DonoLink goal bar to show what tips are building towards.
Viewers open the tip link in your panels or chat, check that the page shows your name and photo, choose an amount, add a message and pay. They need no DonoLink account, and Bits and subs stay separate purchases inside Twitch.
Twitch allows external tip links in channel panels, and most streamers run one next to Bits and subs. Say what tips are for and never promise rewards you cannot deliver. A tip is a voluntary payment to you, not a charity donation, so Gift Aid does not apply. Tips are income too: our UK tax guide explains HMRC's £1,000 trading allowance.
| Route | What reaches you | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| £10 tip, standard UK card | £9.30 | 3.5% + Stripe's 1.5% + 20p, paid in pounds |
| £10 of Bits | About £7.10 | Estimate; Twitch pays Affiliates 1 US cent per Bit |
| Tier 1 sub at £4.99 | About £2.08 | 50/50 after VAT; up to 70/30 in the Plus Program |
DonoLink comparison, October 2026, based on Stripe's UK pricing and Twitch's help pages. The Bits share is an estimate.
Create a tip page, connect Stripe for payouts in pounds, add the link to a panel and a !tip command, and add the alerts to OBS. Our step-by-step guide shows each click. DonoLink charges 3.5% per successful tip, with no subscription.
No. Bits and subs need Affiliate or Partner status, but a tip link works from your first stream, with no follower count.
£9.30 with a standard UK card: Stripe takes £0.35 and DonoLink £0.35. The same £10 spent on Bits leaves you about £7.10, an estimate because Twitch publishes no fixed rate.
Yes. They pay by debit or credit card, Apple Pay or Google Pay, and with Pay by Bank once Stripe has activated it for your account. PayPal is coming soon.
No. Twitch's goals count follows, subs and Bits. The DonoLink goal bar in OBS shows progress from tips instead.