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All 20 Paper Drift trails and how to unlock them

Every trail, what earns it and all its colours. They only change how the plane looks, never how it flies. You can also fly with no trail at all.

Data taken from the game’s code · version 2.0 · Updated 29 September 2026

At a glance

TrailHow to get itColours
Paper FlecksReach player level 51 + 3
Tissue StreamersReach player level 151 + 3
BubblesReach player level 251 + 3
Paper FlockReach player level 351 + 3
StardustReach player level 451 + 3
DustReach 50 in Endless1 + 3
InkClear 400 beams in total1 + 3
ConfettiEarn 3 Gold medals1 + 3
FoilReach 250 in Endless1 + 3
SmokeWin 4 Races1 + 3
EmbersReach 1000 in Endless1 + 3
StaticReach 2500 in Endless1 + 3
Bronze RibbonMedal 8 stages — bronze or better1
Silver RibbonMedal 8 stages — silver or better1
Gold RibbonMedal 8 stages — gold or better1
Dev RibbonEarn 8 Dev medals1
AuroraReach player level 501 + 3
Pumpkin DropScore 200 on the Halloween map (during the Halloween event)1 + 3
Tractor BeamComplete the Deep Space quest in Quests1 + 3
MillionaireSold in the Hangar for 100,000 coins1 + 3

Level rewards (claimed in Profile)

Paper Flecks

Paper Flecks

Reach player level 5

Originalincluded
Paper Flecks — RoseRose200 coins
Paper Flecks — MintMint400 coins
Paper Flecks — GoldGold800 coins
Tissue Streamers

Tissue Streamers

Reach player level 15

Originalincluded
Tissue Streamers — FestivalFestival200 coins
Tissue Streamers — LagoonLagoon400 coins
Tissue Streamers — OrchardOrchard800 coins
Bubbles

Bubbles

Reach player level 25

Originalincluded
Bubbles — BubblegumBubblegum200 coins
Bubbles — MintMint400 coins
Bubbles — SunsetSunset800 coins
Paper Flock

Paper Flock

Reach player level 35

Originalincluded
Paper Flock — SkySky200 coins
Paper Flock — RoseRose400 coins
Paper Flock — GoldGold800 coins
Stardust

Stardust

Reach player level 45

Originalincluded
Stardust — SunsetSunset200 coins
Stardust — GlacialGlacial400 coins
Stardust — JadeJade800 coins
Aurora

Aurora

Reach player level 50

Originalincluded
Aurora — SunsetSunset200 coins
Aurora — OceanOcean400 coins
Aurora — OpalOpal800 coins

For how you play

Dust

Dust

Reach 50 in Endless

Originalincluded
Dust — ChalkChalk200 coins
Dust — RustRust400 coins
Dust — AshAsh800 coins
Ink

Ink

Clear 400 beams in total

Originalincluded
Ink — IndigoIndigo200 coins
Ink — SepiaSepia400 coins
Ink — VioletViolet800 coins
Confetti

Confetti

Earn 3 Gold medals

Originalincluded
Confetti — LimeLime200 coins
Confetti — VioletViolet400 coins
Confetti — TealTeal800 coins
Foil

Foil

Reach 250 in Endless

Originalincluded
Foil — SilverSilver200 coins
Foil — Rose GoldRose Gold400 coins
Foil — EmeraldEmerald800 coins
Smoke

Smoke

Win 4 Races

Originalincluded
Smoke — SteamSteam200 coins
Smoke — PlumPlum400 coins
Smoke — SootSoot800 coins
Embers

Embers

Reach 1000 in Endless

Originalincluded
Embers — Blue FlameBlue Flame200 coins
Embers — Green FlameGreen Flame400 coins
Embers — VioletViolet800 coins
Static

Static

Reach 2500 in Endless

Originalincluded
Static — NeonNeon200 coins
Static — BubblegumBubblegum400 coins
Static — AmberAmber800 coins
Bronze Ribbon

Bronze Ribbon

Medal 8 stages — bronze or better

A medal ribbon keeps its metal: it has no other colours.

Silver Ribbon

Silver Ribbon

Medal 8 stages — silver or better

A medal ribbon keeps its metal: it has no other colours.

Gold Ribbon

Gold Ribbon

Medal 8 stages — gold or better

A medal ribbon keeps its metal: it has no other colours.

Dev Ribbon

Dev Ribbon

Earn 8 Dev medals

A medal ribbon keeps its metal: it has no other colours.

Maps, collections and quests

Pumpkin Drop

Pumpkin Drop

Score 200 on the Halloween map (during the Halloween event)

Originalincluded
Pumpkin Drop — SoulsSouls200 coins
Pumpkin Drop — CandyCandy400 coins
Pumpkin Drop — BatsBats800 coins
Tractor Beam

Tractor Beam

Complete the Deep Space quest in Quests

Originalincluded
Tractor Beam — QuasarQuasar200 coins
Tractor Beam — GlacialGlacial400 coins
Tractor Beam — SolarSolar800 coins

Sold for coins

Millionaire

Millionaire

Sold in the Hangar for 100,000 coins

Originalincluded
Millionaire — RubyRuby100,000 coins
Millionaire — OnyxOnyx100,000 coins
Millionaire — GoldGold100,000 coins

Colourways: how they work and what they cost

  • Colourways are bought in the Hangar with coins, and only for something you own: coins paint the collection, they never skip it.
  • The price is the slot, not the item: the first colourway of any plane or trail costs 200, the second 400 and the third 800 coins.
  • The Millionaire’s three colourways (plane and trail) cost 100,000 each.
  • The four medal ribbons have none: their colour is the medal.
  • Every trail colourway (the Millionaire’s aside): 21,000 coins. Every plane and trail colourway together: 46,200.
  • A colourway is yours for good, and is worn separately on each trail.

Rules worth knowing

  • Level rewards are not handed over on their own: reaching the level makes them claimable in Profile · Rewards.
  • Everything else unlocks at the end of the run that meets its condition, and is painted in on the next menu. The results card shows the 3 unlocks you are closest to.
  • Runs in Slow mode count for unlocks.
  • Halloween items can only be earned during the event (19 October – 8 November), from its launch on 19 October 2026. What you earn stays for good.
  • In Race each player picks any of their own planes.
  • See also the planes and how much XP it takes in levels and rewards.

See it for yourself

Paper Drift is free on iPhone and Android.