This chapter covers online-only features: Google account saves, invitations, visits and weekly rankings. Each person runs a separate shop. See the complete local / online comparison.
Open an online shop & switch devices
- Open the game and select Shops & friends in the mode bar.
- Under Your online shop, choose Continue with Google and finish signing in.
- Choose Create online shop, enter a name and confirm with Create online shop.
- Your new shop starts on day 1 with 400k and its own money, ingredients and upgrades. Your local shop stays intact.
- On another device, open the game, sign in with the same Google account and choose Open online shop.
To change modes, open Shops & friends → Shops and select the shop you want. Money and ingredients stay with each shop. Use one active online session at a time to avoid conflicting actions.
If your connection drops, the online shop pauses automatically. Reconnect and check its status before continuing; avoid clearing browser data as a troubleshooting step.
Invite friends & visit their shops
For the person inviting
- Sign in and open your online shop, then go to Shops & friends → Friends.
- Select Create invitation or Copy invitation and send the link to your friend.
- Once they send a request, return to Friends, select Refresh if needed, then Accept.
For the person joining
Open the link. You can try local play first. When ready, sign in with Google, create an online shop and choose Send friend request in the invitation. Wait for the inviter to accept.
Allow visits
Go to Shops & friends → Privacy, choose Friends only or Anyone signed in, then Save choices. Friends can now choose Visit in their friends list.
Visitors see your shop name, tagline, menu, upgrades, day and rating. They cannot see your cash, inventory, Google details or save data, and cannot change your shop.
Invitations last 7 days. Use Replace link for a fresh invitation when it expires. New shops are private; accepting a friend request does not automatically enable visits.
Weekly rankings
- In Privacy, enable Show my shop name and score on the rankings, then save.
- Make correct orders in your online shop: each earns 1 point, including orders completed by staff. Selling prices do not affect points.
- Open Rankings to see Friends and Worldwide · Top 50.
A new week starts on Monday at 00:00 UTC (07:00 in Vietnam). Rankings are off by default. You can hide your score again in Privacy at any time.
A complete example: An invites Linh
Each player uses their own Google account and owns a separate shop. There is no need to share an account or password.
- An: opens Friends → Create invitation, copies the link and sends it to Linh.
- Linh: opens the link, signs in with Google and creates an online shop if needed. In An’s invitation panel, Linh chooses Send friend request.
- Linh sees Request pending: the request has been sent, but the friendship is not complete yet.
- An: opens Friends → Refresh, finds the request from Linh’s shop and chooses Accept. Both lists then show Friend.
- Both players: open Privacy, set Who can visit? to Friends only and Save choices. An can now Visit Linh’s shop and Linh can visit An’s.
- To compete: each player separately enables rankings, saves that choice and completes correct orders in their online shop.
If you dismiss an invitation to try local play first, reopen the link when ready. If it has expired, ask the inviter to use Replace link and send you the new one.
Set visits and privacy the way you want
| Choice | What happens |
|---|---|
| Only me | Your shop is private. Even accepted friends cannot visit yet. |
| Friends only | Players whose friend requests have been accepted can view the shop. |
| Anyone signed in | Signed-in players can view your shop without becoming friends first. |
Allow friend requests through my invitation link controls incoming link-based requests. Show my shop name and score on the rankings is a separate preference. Enabling rankings does not automatically enable visits; review both settings and Save choices.
In Friends, you can Accept or Decline incoming requests, Cancel a pending request or Remove an existing friend. Use Remove when you want to end that friendship.
Check that setup worked
- The mode bar says Online shop and you are signed in with the intended account.
- Both players see Friend instead of Request pending.
- The owner has saved suitable visit permissions; the other player refreshes their list to see Visit.
- Open Rankings to see weekly points. The worldwide board only displays the Top 50; not appearing there does not mean your progress is lost.
Still unable to connect or visit? Follow the troubleshooting steps →