Free Layers Profor the wholeShipaton 26.
The Grand Prize is the Build & Grow Award. You have the build half handled. Layers is the other half: it works out who your app is for, makes the content and ads that reach them, and traces every install back to what caused it.
One redemption per email and account. Not registered yet? Register on Devpost.
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Grand Prize · Build & Grow
You built it. Layers grows it.
Layers reads your repo or store page, works out who the app is actually for, then writes the positioning, the posts, and the ads that reach them.
HAMM · Help Apps Make Money
Every install traced back.
Drop in the SDK and each post and ad connects to installs, trials, and revenue. No more guessing which channel did the work.
#BuildInPublic
Something to post while you build.
Turn what you are shipping into hooks, posts, and creator briefs, on a cadence you do not have to keep up by hand.
The Shippies · New York · October 20, 2026
We sponsor the Growth Loop Award.
It goes to a team that gets past launch and starts building something repeatable: picked an audience, tested a clear idea, read the response, and used it to make the next move better. Not the biggest audience or the biggest budget. Install the SDK and your loop is measurable enough to judge.
All 21 categories on shipaton.com
Frequently asked questions
Who can claim this?
Anyone registered for Shipaton 26. Use the email you registered with so we can match you against the entrant list.
What is in Pro, exactly?
The full Pro plan includes 5,000 credits a month, content generation, trend and competitor research, scheduled organic posting, agentic paid media across Apple, Meta, and TikTok, managed social distribution, 3 brand projects, and 3 seats. It is $49 a month otherwise.
How do I claim it?
Leave your email and we email you a one-time claim link, usually within a day. Open it, verify your email, and Pro is applied to your workspace on the spot, free through the end of Shipaton on October 1. One redemption per email.
Do I need a credit card?
No. The claim link applies the free access directly. There is no checkout and nothing to enter up front.
I already have a Layers account. Can I still claim it?
Yes. Use the same email and the free access applies to your existing account through October 1.
Does the SDK matter for the awards?
For the Growth Loop Award it is required, because the loop has to be observable to be judged. For everything else it is optional, but it is what turns a post into a number you can act on.
Ship the app. We will find the users.
Free for the whole of Shipaton 26. It takes one email.