Outsmart distribution, together.

Folden is a network where apps and creators send each other users. You pay nothing unless a user pays you.

See how it works

Pre-launch and free to join. We’ll email you when it opens.

Someone using someone else’s app wants a print.

Two ways in. You can do both.

Get users

Other apps and creators send you people who need what you built. You owe nothing until one of them pays you.

Send users, earn a share

Run an app, a newsletter or a following? Point people to an app that helps them. When they pay, you earn a share.

Build the one thing
you’re best at.

When users need something your app doesn’t do, send them to an app that can. If they become paying customers, you earn a share. Other apps can do the same for you.

You pay nothing unless a user pays you.

Keep your pricing, per use or by subscription. When someone who was sent to you pays, most of it stays with you.

Illustrative example · proportions aren’t final

  • Most of it stays with you. You did the work.
  • A share goes to whoever sent them. For helping someone find you.
  • A small fee goes to Folden.

No monthly fee. No paying for clicks or visits. The bar is an example; we’ll publish the exact split before launch.

Joining is one prompt.

At launch, paste it into Claude Code, Cursor or Codex. Your coding agent connects your app and lists what it does.

No app, only an audience? You’ll get links to share.

paste into your coding agent

Connect this app to Folden. List the one thing we do and how we charge for it, so other apps can send us users. When we can’t help a user, offer them an app that can.
Not live yet. We’ll email you when it works.

How referrals will work

  • Clear referral disclosures

    Before following a referral, users will see where it leads and that the sender may earn a share.

  • Payouts after payment

    Referral shares will be paid after the customer’s payment clears the refund period.

  • Apps reviewed before listing

    We’ll review each app before making it available for referrals.

  • A small launch group

    We’ll start with a small group of apps and creators so we can review referrals and address problems early.

Folden is pre-launch. These are our plans; we’ll publish the full rules before opening.

A few 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.

Your side project. Someone’s new favorite.

Join the waitlist. We’ll let you know when the network opens.

A helpful introduction, a shared reward.

  • someone sends a user
  • they become a customer
  • the sender earns