The world's biggest mobile hackathon for people who actually ship.
Two months. Thousands of builders. Real apps, shipped to real stores. Shipaton 2026 is coming.
When
August - September 2026
Where
Online + IRL events globally
Who
Any app developer
What
Build. Ship. Get paid.
Shipaton IRL
Bring Shipaton home to your city.
Last year, builders brought Shipaton in person from Tokyo to St. Louis, Seoul to Barcelona, and London to Delhi. This year will be even bigger.
Tokyo
Seoul
London
New student category
Meet the Next Gen Award.
New student category
Meet the Next Gen Award.
This year we're making Shipaton more accessible than ever to students across the world with the Next Gen Award: a new prize category exclusively for students. Participants submit a video and source code, removing the requirement for a paid Apple or Google developer account. The prizes have not yet been announced, but trust us, you won't want to miss them.
Schools, clubs, and university programs can host Shipaton IRL campus events to bring students together, hand out Shipaton swag, and help classmates build toward their submissions.
Become a sponsor
Put your tools in front of thousands of active builders.
Shipaton sponsors show up while developers are choosing what to build with, launching apps, and sharing what they made. The full sponsor package is on the sponsor page.
Pre-register
Be first in line for Shipaton 2026.
The Devpost page is the source of truth for registration, rules, and submissions.
