# Folden

> Folden is a network where apps and creators send each other users. A builder gets customers for what they built, and whoever sent the customer earns a share. A member pays nothing unless a user pays them.

Status: pre-launch as of November 2026. There is a waitlist at https://folden.io/ and nothing else is live yet. Where a rule below is not final, it says so.

## Who it is for

- Builders and small teams who can ship an app but struggle to get customers.
- Anyone with an audience who wants to earn by recommending useful apps: apps with an assistant, newsletters, blogs, social accounts and communities.
- Members can both receive and send referrals.

## How it works

1. Someone using one app, or reading a newsletter, needs something another app does.
2. The first app or creator sends them to that app. The person is told where they are going and that the sender earns from it.
3. If the person pays the app they were sent to, the sender earns a share of that payment.
4. The app keeps most of the payment. Folden keeps a small fee.

Example: someone browsing a photo gallery wants a print. The gallery sends them to a print shop app. They buy a print. The print shop gets paid, and the gallery earns a share.

## Pricing

- Nothing to join. No monthly fee. No paying for clicks or visits.
- A share is owed only when a user who was sent to an app pays that app.
- Apps keep their own pricing, per use or by subscription.
- The exact split will be published before launch.

## Joining

At launch, a builder pastes one prompt into a coding agent such as Claude Code, Cursor or Codex, and the agent connects the app and lists what it does. People with an audience and no app get links to share.

## Questions and answers

### Is this live?

Not yet. We’re gathering a first group of apps and creators on both sides. Joining the waitlist is free.

### Why would I send my users to another app?

They asked for something you don’t do, so they were leaving anyway. Now they get help, and you earn a share.

### I don’t have an app, only an audience. Can I join?

Yes. Newsletters, blogs and social accounts share a Folden link. When someone you sent pays, you earn a share.

### What does it cost?

Nothing to join and no monthly fee. You owe a share only when a user who was sent to you pays you.

### Do I have to change my pricing?

No. Keep charging per use or by subscription. If you charge per use, other apps’ assistants can also use your app directly for their users.

### What stops fake referrals?

Shares come from real payments, and they wait out a refund period before anyone is paid. An app can’t build a track record by sending users to itself. We’ll publish the exact rules before launch.

### What user data is shared?

Our intention: people are told before they’re sent to another app, and only what that app needs to help them, like their request, is shared. We’ll publish the details before launch.

### Is this crypto?

No. No tokens and no wallets. Everything is paid in dollars through Stripe.

## Links

- [Folden home and waitlist](https://folden.io/)
- [Privacy](https://folden.io/privacy)