Foldlings support

Getting started

The welcome tour ends with your first fold. Drag each flap to where the dashed outline shows; neat folds earn stamps. Afterwards, the Next Up card always suggests what to do next, and the ⓘ button on each screen explains what it’s for. To replay the tour, open Journey and choose How to play.

Folding by folding the phone is available only on foldable iPhones. On other iPhones and on iPad, every fold is made with touch.

Backups and new devices

When you’re signed in to iCloud, Foldlings backs up your Haven to your iCloud account automatically. Journey → Your save shows whether the backup is current. On a new device, sign in to the same Apple Account with iCloud on, then open Foldlings; it looks for your Haven before starting a new one. If two devices have different progress, Foldlings asks which Haven to keep.

Going away

Friends’ needs keep changing while you’re away. The first day away is gentle; after that, friends who aren’t looked after may get hungry, unwell, or sulky until you care for them again. Nothing is permanent. Before a long break, open a friend’s card and choose Hibernate. Hibernating friends rest safely, and you can wake them from the Hibernation Den in the World Atlas.

Trading with Paper Post

Both players open Paper Post on devices near each other, with Bluetooth on. Allow Foldlings to find devices on your local network when iOS asks; if you declined, turn on Local Network for Foldlings in the Settings app. Each player chooses what to offer, then both tap Ready to swap. Any change to an offer clears both players’ readiness, so nothing is exchanged until both agree. You can also send up to three friends to the other player’s Haven for a playdate.

Lanterns and odds

Lanterns are opened with paper cranes earned in the game, or with free Paper Lanterns from daily visits. Each lantern holds several prizes and a pouch of cranes, and never gives something you already own. Tap See all odds on the Lanterns screen to view the chance of every prize before opening one. If nine Moon Lanterns in a row bring no Legendary or better prize, the tenth is guaranteed one.

Purchases and restoring

Open the Paper Shop to see each pack’s contents and price in your local currency. Packs are permanent. To restore them on another device or after reinstalling, open the Paper Shop and choose Restore purchases while signed in to the Apple Account that bought them. Paper crane bundles are added to your Haven once and cannot be restored. Pending purchases unlock after Apple approves them. For refunds, use Apple’s Report a Problem.

Privacy

Foldlings requires no account and sends anonymous play statistics only. To turn them off, open Journey, choose Privacy, and turn off Share anonymous play stats. Read the Foldlings privacy policy for details.