Comparison

Sequoia vs Foldling

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sequoia

This app offers a personal and visual experience for tree planting. Grow and care for your own sequoia, build a digital forest, and track your ecological impact. It connects your digital tree to a real-world reforestation effort.

Highlights
  • Grow and care for a personal sequoia
  • Build a digital forest
  • Track ecological progress
  • Follow tree growth stages
  • Explore eco-metrics
  • Share progress with others
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Sequoia is an interactive eco companion that turns tree planting into a calm, visual and personal experience. Grow your own sequoia, care for it over time, build your personal forest and follow your ecological progress in one simple app. Sequoia is built around a clear idea: a tree should feel personal. You do not just see a number on a screen — you grow a living symbol of your contribution to nature. Your sequoia is connected to a real tree planted in a nursery, becoming part of real-world reforestation and the restoration of green spaces. With Sequoia, you can receive a personal certificate for your tree with detailed information about its growth and environmental impact, including its age, height, water consumption, CO₂ absorbed so far, and estimated CO₂ absorption per year. With Sequoia, you can: - Grow and care for your own sequoia - Build a personal digital forest - Track your ecological progress - Follow tree growth stages and milestones - Explore impact through simple eco-metrics - Personalize your forest experience - Share your progress with others - Take part in a nature-first community Sequoia is designed for people who want environmental action to feel simple, beautiful and meaningful. No complicated tools. No noise. Just your tree, your forest and a direct connection to nature. Start with one tree. Grow your forest. Help restore the planet with Sequoia.

About

Foldling

Features
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Kit is a little paper fox who lives in your phone. Feed and play, focus while Kit folds a paper crane, and fall asleep together to rain and soft piano. On iPhone Duo, the fold is Kit's valley: fold the phone into a V and seeds roll into the crease. Feed Kit in the fold. Drop a seed and watch it roll down the valley to Kit. On other iPhones the crease is fixed and you tilt the phone. Play ball with Kit. Shake the phone or tap the ball, and Kit runs after it. Goodnight, Kit. Fall asleep to rain and slow piano, or soft noise, while the night sky in Kit's window follows what you hear and the lamp slowly dims. On iPhone Duo, just close it and Kit curls up on the outer screen. Nothing bad happens while you are gone: Kit's needs never drop below a gentle floor, Kit never runs away, and one missed day a week is forgiven. Care builds a cosy home. Every seed, every game and every visit grows your bond, and new decor unlocks as your bond grows. Decorate Kit's house: put pieces in the big house or take them out. Focus with Kit. Start a session and Kit folds a paper crane while you work or study. Pick a timer, Pomodoro rounds or open-ended Flow. Each finished crane goes on your shelf. Stop early and nothing is lost: Kit keeps the half-folded crane for later. Share Kit's certificate. Make a Fold Card: a paper certificate of your bond with Kit, with a QR code friends can scan. Made on iPhone Duo, it carries your fold angle. A WHOLE LITTLE WORLD • The valley, where seeds roll to Kit • The big house, where your decor goes • The bedroom, for naps, sleep sounds and the night • Hold a finger on Kit to hear a purr • Small and medium Home Screen widgets show how Kit is doing FOCUS, YOUR WAY • Timer and Pomodoro rounds of 15 or 25 minutes, or Flow with no time limit • Your session on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with Pause and End • Start from a widget, Control Center, the Action Button or Siri • Add Foldling to an iOS Focus so it opens on your session, or on the bedroom for a Sleep Focus • Calm sounds you can mix, three at a time, with a paper window that shows what you hear. They play on when the phone locks, if you like • Keep the screen on while you focus, or hide the countdown and watch only the folds • A shelf of cranes and a simple week view, no streak to lose • On iPhone Duo, stand it like a small laptop: Kit and the time sit up top, the controls lie flat • Gentle reminders, only if you allow them: when a session ends, when Kit is hungry, and a weekly look back. Quiet hours included SLEEP WITH KIT • Rain, a stream, piano and white, pink or brown noise are free, and they play on when the screen locks • A 15- or 30-minute sleep timer that fades out, and a lamp that dims to true black • An optional wake alarm at the time you choose, off until you turn it on • Nothing pops up over the dark room, and Kit's notes stay silent in quiet hours • A small good-morning card the next day • Sleep sounds only: Foldling does not track or measure your sleep MADE FOR THE FOLD, PLAYABLE EVERYWHERE Built first for iPhone Duo, where the hinge is the valley. Every part also works on other iPhones with touch and tilt. CALM BY DESIGN • Cut-paper art, soft sounds and gentle haptics • Calm effects mode, and Reduce Motion is respected • No ads • Analytics stay off until you say yes • Optional Face ID lock FOLDLING PLUS One purchase, no subscription. Feeding, petting, play and every scene stay included for everyone. Plus adds: • Longer focus sessions: 45, 60 or 90 minutes, or your own length • Longer sleep timers: 45, 60 or 90 minutes, or all night • Extra decor for the big house, marked "Included in Plus" in the shop • A Night style for the widgets • More crane papers and desk decor • 17 more sounds, from the ocean and a fireplace to guitar and flute, and three lamp shades for the night • Sync your pet across your iPhones Plus can be restored at any time from Settings. Questions or ideas? Write to us from Settings › Help & feedback.

Screenshots

Sequoia4 screens
Foldling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sequoia at none against Foldling's 1. Sequoia also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Foldling sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sequoia asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sequoia ships an update every 5 days, Foldling fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sequoia versus Foldling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSequoiaFoldling
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrei Onishchenko12BAY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

Sequoia

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Foldling

One-time1
  • Foldling Plus$7.99

Questions

Is Sequoia free?
Sequoia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Foldling free?
Foldling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sequoia or Foldling have ads?
Neither Sequoia nor Foldling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sequoia or Foldling?
Sequoia ships an update every 5 days, and Foldling fortnightly. Most recently, Sequoia was updated on October 30, 2026 and Foldling on November 6, 2026.

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