{
  "id": 18169312,
  "title": "Meet the 20 first-place apps from RevenueCat’s Shipaton 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/meet-the-20-first-place-apps-from-revenuecats-shipaton-2026-18169312",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-04T18:53:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "9to5Google",
    "slug": "9to5google",
    "url": "https://9to5google.com/2026/11/04/meet-the-20-first-place-apps-from-revenuecats-shipaton-2026/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "RevenueCat's annual app-building competition, Shipaton 2026, revealed the winners of 20 first-place categories. Developers tackled various everyday problems, created inventive games, and found innovative ways to connect people. Some notable winners include Mio, a habit tracker with a growing pixel companion, and Boop, which turns pet photos into digital stickers. Nitelore, a futuristic racing game, received the Best Game award for its art direction, effects, and haptics. Clucky, an alarm clock with a rooster character, won the Design Award for its consistent animation and attention to detail. Adversary, a card-flipping game with hidden ads, earned the Catvertising Award. Bubble Games turns multiple phones into a shared game board, while GRIDLOCK adds online rooms and special moves to the traditional tic-tac-toe game. Just Add suggests meal ideas based on cravings, and SnipStash organizes reusable text, images, and files across devices. Rehearse – Hard Conversations offers AI practice for difficult workplace discussions, and Game Magnet helps identify games from short video clips. Finally, FeelGood: Movement Menu provides a personalized menu of movement options based on energy, time, and desired feelings.",
  "summary": "A cozy habit tracker, a smarter snippet library, and a rooster that wants you out of bed: this year’s Shipaton winners offer plenty of new apps to explore. RevenueCat’s annual app-building competition drew 3,985 project submissions in 2026, according to its winner announcement. Across the 20 first-place categories, developers tackled everyday frustrations, built inventive games, and found new…",
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        "title": "Meet the 20 first-place apps from RevenueCat’s Shipaton 2026",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/meet-the-20-first-place-apps-from-revenuecats-shipaton-2026",
        "published": "2026-11-04T18:52:45.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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