9 months ago
Less than 24 hours until Shipaton 2025
You're reading this because you participated in Shipaton 2024, and we're about to kick off Shipaton 2025: The world's BIGGEST app hackathon, EVER:
- Over $300,000 USD in CASH prizes
- Billboards on Times Square
- Tickets to NY
- Golden statues
- A Ship Kit with free goodies for every participant
Head to the 2025 page on DevPost and sign up today
See you there!
(PS. Shipaton lasts TWO months this year, and there are more categories than ever. You have the time to build something amazing, and then LOADS of chances to win)
over 1 year ago
We want your feedback!
We hope you had a fun time participating in the first ever Ship-a-ton from RevenueCat. We were so blown away by your response we would love to do this again in the future. We would love to get your feedback on things you liked, and thought could be better, so we can make the Ship-a-ton even better next year!
Let us know your thoughts in this survey!
If you have any other questions or comments feel free to contact us at shipaton@revenuecat.com
over 1 year ago
Ship-a-ton submissions are officially closed!
The Ship-a-ton submission window is now officially closed!
Congratulations to everyone who built and shipped an app—it’s a remarkable achievement worth celebrating! Regardless of the competition outcome, you’ve created something and released it into the world. And with a little help from RevenueCat, it could even start making you money!
Take this weekend to relax while our judges finalize their scores and select the winners. Be sure to check the RevenueCat Blog on Monday for the official announcement.
Have a great weekend everybody!
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
over 1 year ago
Deadline extension!
Hello fellow shippers!
Due to a typo in our rules from an unnamed RevenueCat employee **cough** me **cough** we're extending the deadline for submissions by 1 extra day!
Submissions are now due by Thursday, September 19 at 11:45pm Pacific Time.
This means you have a bit more time to make sure your app makes it into the store, and ensure your submission to the Ship-a-ton is in great shape.
Good luck and happy shipping!
- Charlie Chapman
Questions?
If you have any questions about the hackathon, please post on the discussion forum.
over 1 year ago
Submissions are due at the end of today!
Happy Wednesday Shippers!
We've made it to the end! Today at 11:45pm Pacific Time, submissions for the Ship-a-ton will officially close. We're so excited to see what you all have built!
PLEASE Double check the rules
Make sure you double check all of the rules before completing your submission on DevPost. I'm still seeing some submissions come in with missing app icons or uncropped screenshots. I would hate for your submission to be disqualified simply because you forgot to include some assets.
Winner Announcement
We will announce the winners on the RevenueCat Blog on Monday September 23rd, so keep your…
over 1 year ago
Final call for submissions
There are only 3 days left to complete your submission for RevenueCat Ship-a-ton.
over 1 year ago
It's the final Friday!
Happy Friday fellow shippers!
The deadline for new submissions is this coming Wednesday, September 18th, at 11:45pm Pacific Time. That means this is the final Friday update of the Ship-a-ton! I can't believe we're already almost to the end.
After the deadline, our expert judges will be hard at work poring over your submissions. We'll announce the winners on Monday, September 23rd.
Here are a few tips and reminders to make sure your submissions stand out.
Submit your app to the stores NOW
App review can sometimes take some time so you need to get your apps submitted…
over 1 year ago
The 12 days of Ship-a-ton
Happy Friday fellow shippers! We're down to 12 days to the end of the Ship-a-ton! We can't wait to see what you all have been cooking up.
A few submission tips
Now that some of you all are starting to submit your apps, I've wrote up a few tips to make your submissions shine.
Start submitting to the stores now
With less than 2 weeks left, we really recommend at least getting a V1 submitted to the App Store or Google Play Store as soon as possible. This will give you some time to deal with possible rejections and still…
over 1 year ago
The end of week 4 brings sneakers and trophies and more!
Happy Friday fellow shippers! As we close out week 4 and we've got 20 days to go. We're seeing over 1,000 new apps being built already, with many of you inspiring us in public!
Ship-a-ton Launch Day on Product Hunt
We've got even more amazing prize opportunities for you! On September 24th, every Ship-a-ton project that launches on Product Hunt will be in the running for a one-of-a-kind, custom pair of sneakers that will be hand-crafted for you by the good folks over at B Street Shoes. Check out a sneak peak at their amazing design:
The Ship-a-ton…
over 1 year ago
The end of week 2 and exciting announcements for you!
Happy Friday fellow shippers! As we close week 2 of the Ship-a-ton we have a few exciting announcements for you.
The Shippies
We’ve officially announced The Shippies: the awards for apps representing the pinnacle of excellence in the app industry.
- You can start submitting nominations today! And there’s even an indie category for solo developers.
- 1st prize winners of each category in the Ship-a-ton will also be receiving a Shippy Trophy!
Ship apps fast webinar with Jordi Bruin
This Monday Charlie Chapman is interviewing the Apple Design Award nominated Jordi Bruin about his 2-2-2 method for shipping apps…
over 1 year ago
Happy Friday, Shippers!
At RevenueCat HQ, we've immensely enjoyed seeing your response to the Ship-a-ton announcement and the early work that developers have shared online.
We know that a lot of folks are mostly working on their projects over the weekend, so – as you prepare – some helpful resources:
- In this recent Sub Club episode, Sebastian Röhl (one of the Ship-a-ton judges), shares his journey as he built indie app success story HabitKit. Took him slightly more than 35 days, but loads of interesting insights there
- An oldie, but a goodie, is Curtis Herbert (of Slopes fame)'s blogpost about building 'pay…