Flip the Script: WWDC Watch Party + Mac Dev Conference on Building, Distributing & Monetizing AI Apps by MacPaw
Two days for app developers, AI builders, and product founders, built around the parts WWDC doesn't cover.
Day 1. The working playbook. A panel on what AI-first actually means for product decisions and how on-device vs. on-cloud affects them. A live demo of shipping an AI app without burning your margin. A hot-chair session on monetizing outside the App Store, with people who've done it.
Day 2. WWDC keynote watch party, then hands-on. Watch the Apple keynote in a room of your peers. Group breakdown of what it really means once the hype clears. Then, workshops, pick your track:
– Already shipping? Scale your app onto Setapp's paying-subscriber base.
– No app yet? Vibe-code a working AI-powered prototype, ready to submit.
🔗 Who this is for
macOS and multiplatform developers
AI builders, researchers, toolmakers
Product founders building on Mac
Current and prospective Setapp vendors
🧲 What you leave with
Answers on AI-native architecture. A prototype or a distribution plan. Direct feedback from MacPaw's product and AI teams. And a community that keeps going after the event.
Food, drinks, giveaways (Mac mini level, stickers too).
🔎 Schedule
Day 1. Sunday, June 7
12:00 PM – Registration and coffee
12:30 PM – Panel: Next on Mac: The new rules of building AI-first products
1:30 PM – Lunch
2:30 PM – Live demo: Losing your mind and your margin: How to ship an AI app in 2026
3:45 PM – Coffee break
4:00 PM – Hot chair: Signed code, now what? How to monetize your app beyond the App Store
5:00–8:00 PM – Networking and afterparty
Day 2. Monday, June 8
9:30 AM – Registration and breakfast
10:00 AM – WWDC keynote watch party
11:00 AM – WWDC keynote discussion
12:00 PM – Lunch
1:30 PM – Setapp workshop: Your app on steroids, plus an audience
3:30 PM – Setapp workshop: Vibe-code your first app for an audience that's already there
5:30 PM – Wrap-up
📍 AGI House, Hillsborough, CA
Hosted by MacPaw. Produced by Catalyst Bay.
About MacPaw
MacPaw is a global technology company that creates a digital ecosystem for Mac users. Combining system care, cybersecurity, app discovery, and more, the ecosystem aims to unite MacPaw's suite of software, third-party tools, and AI solutions to collaborate on behalf of the user. Through Eney, an AI-powered assistant and the interface of the ecosystem, MacPaw aims to help users and developers within their workflows, driving the next generation of human-computer interaction.
About Catalyst Bay
Catalyst Bay started with Techstars Startup Weekend SF hackathons. Now it's a 10,000-person SF community running pitch nights, fireside chats, and meetups for the people building and betting on AI products: founders, investors, engineers, designers, PMs, marketers, and devrels.