The apartment does not reset on its own, but you can reset it manually whenever you want
Your apartment in Toca Boca stays exactly as you left it unless you choose to reset it. The game does not automatically clear your decorations, furniture, or layout after a certain amount of time or when you close the app. If you log back in tomorrow or next week, your apartment will look the same.
The only way your apartment resets is if you deliberately start a new game or clear the app's data from your device. This means you can decorate at your own pace without worrying about losing your work to time or inactivity.
Many players worry that stepping away from the game for a few days or weeks will erase their progress, but that is not how Toca Boca works. Your apartment is saved on your device and persists until you actively remove it.
Key Takeaways
- Your apartment keeps all decorations and furniture you place until you manually reset the game.
- Closing the app or taking a break does not erase your apartment or progress.
- You can reset your apartment by starting a new game, which clears everything and lets you begin fresh.
- Resetting is permanent — the game does not save your old apartment after you start over.
- Taking screenshots of your apartment before resetting is the only way to preserve a record of your design.
How to manually reset your apartment if you want to start over
If you decide you want a completely fresh apartment, you will need to start a new game. On most devices, this means going into your device settings, finding Toca Boca in your apps, and selecting "Clear Data" or "Delete App Data." This removes all your progress, decorations, and furniture in one action.
Some devices also let you uninstall and reinstall the app, which has the same effect. When you open Toca Boca again after clearing data, you will see a blank apartment ready to decorate from the beginning. The process is the same whether you use the settings method or the uninstall method — both wipe your game completely.
On iPad or iPhone, you can also try offloading the app (which removes it but keeps your data) versus deleting it entirely (which removes both). For a full reset, you want to delete it entirely, not just offload it.
What happens to your progress when you reset
Resetting your apartment clears everything — all your decorations, furniture placements, and any progress you made in that game. There is no way to recover a reset apartment, so make sure you actually want to start over before you clear the data. The game does not create a backup or archive of your old apartment.
If you are just taking a break from the game, you do not need to do anything. Your apartment will be waiting for you exactly as you left it whenever you open Toca Boca again. Breaks of any length do not trigger a reset.
Some players reset by accident when they are clearing space on their device or troubleshooting app problems. If this happens to you, the only way forward is to start decorating a new apartment from scratch.
Why you might want to reset your apartment
Some players reset their apartment because they want to redecorate completely or try a different design style. Others reset because they made decorating choices they are not happy with and prefer starting fresh to making small changes one at a time.
Resetting also lets you experience the early game again if you want to slowly build up your apartment a second time. It is purely a choice — there is no reason to reset unless you personally want to. Some players enjoy the process of decorating from an empty space and find it more fun than rearranging an existing apartment.
A few players reset when they feel stuck or bored with their current design and want a fresh creative challenge. Others reset to try a completely different theme or color scheme than what they built the first time.
Saving your apartment design before you reset
Toca Boca does not have a built-in feature to save or back up your apartment design before resetting. If you want to remember how your apartment looked, take screenshots of each room before you clear the data. This way you can refer back to your design if you want to recreate it later or just keep the memories of what you built.
Some players also use video or screen recording to capture their full apartment tour before resetting, which gives them a complete record of what they had. You can record a walkthrough of each room, showing the furniture placement, colors, and decorations from different angles. This creates a visual reference you can use if you want to rebuild something similar in your new apartment.
Taking screenshots is faster if you only want to remember a few favorite rooms or design ideas. Recording video takes longer but captures more detail and shows how the rooms look when you are actually moving around in them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does my apartment reset if I don't play for a long time?
No. Your apartment stays the same no matter how long you go without playing. You can take a break for weeks or months and come back to find everything exactly as you left it.
Will my apartment reset if I update the app?
No. Updating Toca Boca to a new version does not erase your apartment or progress. Your decorations and furniture will still be there after the update finishes.
Can I have multiple apartments in Toca Boca?
No. Toca Boca saves only one apartment per device. If you want a second apartment, you would have to reset the first one, which permanently deletes it. There is no way to keep both at the same time.
What if I accidentally reset my apartment?
Unfortunately, there is no undo button or recovery option. Once you clear the data, your apartment is gone. Your only option is to start decorating a new apartment from scratch.
Does resetting my apartment free up space on my device?
Clearing the app data removes your saved game, but it does not significantly free up device storage. If you want to free up space, uninstalling the app entirely works better than just clearing the data.