A claw machine game.
A pocketful of friends.

Your first turn: aim, drop, wait

The joystick moves the claw across the cabinet. DROP starts a complete turn, so take a moment to choose your target before pressing it.

1. Pick one friend. Look for a plush you want to catch and use the joystick to move the claw toward it.
2. Line up the ring. Aim at the friend’s middle. Make small adjustments as you get close.
3. Press DROP. Watch the claw descend, close and lift. A successful catch travels to the delivery chute.
4. Let the turn finish. The button changes while the claw is busy. Once it is ready again, choose your next target.

Make the next attempt a little more deliberate

A miss gives you something to adjust. Check whether the ring was to the left, right, in front of, or behind your target. Move the ring toward the center of your target on the next turn instead of sweeping across the whole cabinet again.

Keep your attention on the middle of the friend. Ears and other projecting parts can make its silhouette look wider than the spot you meant to target. The game’s own miss hint points you back to the middle; it does not promise a catch on every drop.

On iPhone Duo, the control half rests on the table while the raised half becomes your view into the cabinet. Follow the on-screen setup prompt and keep the controls resting steadily while you aim.

Start with Mochi, meet the full gang later

The upcoming update includes a free starter cabinet with Mochi, the pink bunny. You can replay that sample as often as you like. Catching Mochi does not use up a one-time trial: the cabinet refills for another turn, and your caught friend stays in your collection.

The optional, one-time Foldies Collection purchase opens the full cabinet of eight friends and the other Collection toys. It is an access purchase, with no tokens to buy or paid turns. You can keep playing the Mochi starter without unlocking the full cabinet.

What happens to the friends you catch?

Open Your friends to see who has joined you. Catching a new friend adds it to the collection; catching the same friend again increases its count. These are digital collectibles inside the app, not physical prizes to redeem or have delivered.

Collected friends are saved locally on your iPhone. Restocking the machine or switching between starter and full access keeps those counts. The collection does not use an account or cloud-sync service, so it should not be treated as a collection shared automatically between devices.

A few things to know before playing

Can I play Tiny Claw Club online?

This page is a guide to the upcoming iPhone toy. There is no Tiny Claw Club browser game here. The existing Foldies browser demos are separate toys you can try now.

Do I need a folding phone?

No. Tiny Claw Club also has an ordinary-iPhone presentation with joystick and DROP controls. Duo adds a cabinet layout across its two inner halves.

Can I take a break or mute it?

Use the pause control to take a break and the sound control for quiet play. Foldies shares the toy sound preference across the collection.