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Shipaton isn’t just about shipping code—it’s about community. Whether you’re brainstorming your first idea or prepping for launch day, the Shipaton community is a great place to connect, collaborate, and share the journey.

  • Shipaton Discord: Looking to form a team? Need quick feedback? Just want to hang out with other shippers? You’ll find it here. We’ve also got a dedicated #post-engagement-boost channel where you can share your progress, post your launch content, and support other participants as they build in public.
  • Spread the word on social: Use #Shipaton across social media to spread the shipping news. You can also follow RevenueCat's accounts on Twitter, LinkedIn, Mastodon, and Bluesky to stay up-to-date on the latest news.

RevenueCat

RevenueCat builds native SDKs for iOS, Android, and many cross-platform frameworks as well as backend infrastructure for easily adding in-app purchases to your mobile apps.

RevenueCat SDK General Docs & Codelabs

RevenueCat SDK Troubleshooting

RevenueCat SDK AI Toolkits

RevenueCat Product Videos

RevenueCat IntelliJ IDE Plugin

Android SDK Guides

iOS SDK Guides

React Native SDK Guides

KMP SDK Guides

Flutter SDK Guides

Product Hunt
Product Hunt has written a handy guide on how to get your Shipaton app on Product Hunt.

Contact Us & Support Channels

For questions about Shipaton, reach out to [email protected].

For technical questions about using the RevenueCat SDK in your app use RevenueCat Support.

Ship Kit

The Ship Kit is your toolkit for Shipaton 2026 - exclusive perks from our sponsors designed to help you at every stage of the build, from first line of code to first dollar earned.

How it works

Perks unlock as you make progress. The further you get, the more you unlock. You don't need to do anything extra - we'll email you automatically each time new perks become available as you hit milestones.

To get started:

  1. Register for Shipaton on Devpost
  2. Complete the participant form (you'll receive a link via email after registering)
  3. Your first set of Ship Kit perks will be sent to you immediately 

From there, perks continue to unlock as you hit these milestones:

Milestone What it means
1. Registration complete You've signed up and completed the participant form
2. RevenueCat project created You've set up an app in your RevenueCat account
3. First test purchase You've tested your monetization flow using RevenueCat's test store
4. First Store API call

Your app is connected to a real store (e.g. App Store, Play Store, Galaxy Store).

Triggered when you use a real API key vs. a Test Store API key

5. First real purchase Your app is live on one of the Stores and a successful purchase is made

We detect each milestone automatically and send you an email with your new perks and redemption instructions.

 

Ship Kit Perks

1. Registration 🚀

Unlocked immediately when you sign up on Devpost and complete the participant form

Sponsor Perk Info
Replit

40% off Replit Pro
($40 off)

New to coding or want to vibe code your way to the App Store?

Replit is the AI-powered platform that turns a plain English description into a fully functional mobile app – no development experience required.

It's fully integrated with RevenueCat, so your subscriptions and paywalls work out of the box.

Plus, Replit is sponsoring a $30,000 prize category for the best app built on their platform – so building with Replit gives you an extra shot at winning.

OneSignal 100% off Growth Plan for up to 3 months

OneSignal helps developers turn great apps into engaging products through push notifications, in-app messaging, email, and SMS, all in one easy-to-integrate platform.

It's fully integrated with RevenueCat so you can trigger campaigns based on lifecycle subscription events.

Plus, OneSignal is sponsoring a $45,000 prize category for the best use of their SDK.

JetBrains Free access to Junie for 2 months
(limited to 200 redemptions)

Junie is JetBrains' AI coding agent – it plans, writes, and tests code for you directly in your IDE, so you can ship faster.

Plus, JetBrains is sponsoring a $30,000 prize category for the best cross-platform app built with Kotlin and Compose Multiplatform.

Noise $1,000 in matching credits

Noise helps apps achieve explosive growth by instantly connecting them with their army of 1.5M+ UGC creators.

Noise is giving all apps $1,000 in matching credits on the platform. So for every $1 you spend on their creators, Noise will match your spend dollar-for-dollar.

Plus, Noise is sponsoring a $30,000 prize category for the app that captures the most attention in their market niche.

Layers Free access for 2 months

Layers provides full-stack marketing automation for apps - it generates content, runs paid ads, manages social, and optimizes your App Store listing so you can focus on shipping.

Plus, Layers is sponsoring a $30,000 prize category for the app that best uses Layers to create a successful 'growth loop'.

Stripe Earn $250 in Stripe credits

Sell subscriptions on the web and convert visitors into app subscribers. Stripe can handle the checkout for your Web-to-App funnel.

Plus, Stripe is sponsoring a $30,000 prize category for the app that drives the highest amount of web payment volume via a Web-to-App funnel.

Argent Free access An agentic toolkit that lets your AI coding assistant run your app, spot bugs, and fix issues. Works with Cursor, Claude, Copilot, and more.
Bitrig 60% off Bitrig Pro

Build and ship native Swift apps by chatting with AI. App Store Connect and RevenueCat integration come built in. Made by the co-creators of SwiftUI.

Codemagic Free tier with 500 build minutes/month

Mobile CI/CD that handles your builds, code signing, and app store deployment so you can focus on building, not configuring pipelines. Plus a self-hosted OTA tool for React Native teams pushing instant updates without app store approval.

Emergent 200 free credits (worth $40)

Emergent is an AI app builder: you describe what you want to build, and it gives you a working app. Emergent includes a RevenueCat integration so you can move quickly from idea to a monetizable app.

Lance Free access for 3 months
(worth $180)

Ship to the App Store without Xcode or App Store Connect. Lance handles builds, signing, IAPs, and submission.

lim.run 2000 credits ($100 value)

Limrun provides the mobile development infrastructure AI agents need to build, test, and demo apps across iOS and Android. With agent-optimized access to iOS simulators, Android emulators, and Xcode build environments, Limrun enables AI agents to manage the mobile development lifecycle end to end

OpenRouter $10 credit

Unified API that lets developers access and compare hundreds of leading AI models from multiple providers through a single integration.

Tenjin All-Inclusive Plan S free for 3 months
(worth $600)

Mobile measurement and attribution platform. See exactly which ad campaigns are driving installs and revenue, so you stop guessing and scale what works.

 

2. RevenueCat Project Created 🔧

Unlocked when you set up a Project and App in your RevenueCat account

Sponsor Perk Info
Mobbin 3 months free Mobbin is the world’s largest mobile & web app design reference library used by 2.6M+ designers and product teams. Hand-curated and updated weekly.
Paddle No fees on your first $100k in transaction volume Paddle is the Merchant of Record platform that helps digital product companies sell globally, scale faster, and operate with confidence.
Tminus 80% off Pro Plan for 3 months Built your app but dreading the App Store submission process? Tminus automates the whole thing – compliance, metadata, screenshots, and resubmits automatically if you get rejected.

 

3. First Test Purchase 🧪

Unlocked when you've tested your monetization flow 

Sponsor Perk Info
AppScreens 50% off Pro or Scale AppScreens turns real app screens into polished, localized, store-ready App Store and Google Play screenshots from one editable project. Create every required size, localize screenshots, build ASO variants, and export or upload store-ready assets without manually rebuilding files.
Asapty 30-day free trial + dedicated Apple Search Ads specialist Get installs from Apple Search Ads without becoming an ads expert – Asapty automates bidding, keywords, and optimization toward your target cost per install.
Linearity 50% off entire suite Linearity is the AI-native creative platform that generates editable marketing designs. One prompt creates on-brand social posts, ads, app store graphics, and campaign assets. Everything stays fully editable: text, layout, color, vectors. Resize, localize and adapt for every channel without starting over.
Sentry $100 in credits

Find and fix crashes before your users do. Sentry gives you error tracking, performance monitoring, and session replays – set up in one command. Spend Shipaton building, not debugging.

 

4. First Store API Call 📡

Unlocked when your app is connected to a real Store

Sponsor Perk Info
Airbridge Airbridge GO: 2 months free
(limited to 100 redemptions)

Airbridge: Core plan free for 6 months (worth $240)

Never run paid ads before? Airbridge GO plans your campaigns, generates creatives, sets up tracking, and recommends your next move – so you can grow without hiring a UA team.

As you scale, the Airbridge Core Plan gives you the full measurement stack: break down paywall funnels by ad creative, track UGC and paid channels together, and see which campaigns drive real subscriptions, not just installs.

AppFollow 50% off for 6 months

Launch feedback moves fast, and how you handle it shapes your app’s ratings and rankings early on. AppFollow gives Shipaton participants the tools to track App Store Optimization (ASO) performance, catch issues before they hurt your rating, and reply to users without a team dedicated to it.

AppTweak 50% off The hard part isn't shipping – it's getting found. AppTweak gives you keyword research, competitor data, and ranking insights so your app shows up when users search.

 

5. First Real Purchase 💰

Unlocked when your app earns its first real revenue

Sponsor Perk Info
Appstack Full access for free Running paid ads? Appstack shows you which ones actually drive installs and revenue and lets you show different paywalls based on where each user came from.
Fload Full access for free Connect your App Store, ad platforms, and RevenueCat data in one place – then ask an AI agent questions like "which campaign is driving the most revenue?" and get instant answers.

 

Bonus: Custom Milestones ⚡

These unlock based on specific tools you use - not the standard milestones above

Sponsor  Perk Info
JetBrains IntelliJ Free IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate for 3 months 

The professional IDE with advanced Kotlin development tools, built-in support for Compose Multiplatform, and everything you need to ship cross-platform.

Auto-unlocks for Kotlin Multiplatform builders.

Stripe Projects $250 in credits

Stripe Projects provisions everything you need to run your mobile app in minutes.

Auto-unlocks when you provision your RevenueCat account and/or Project via Stripe Projects and make a real purchase by September 30.