Shipaton: Road to Devfest - Kotlin Edition
โ๐ Shipaton: Road to DevFest โ Kotlin Edition
โA Kotlin Mini Hackathon by Kotlin User Group Chennai
โBuild. Ship. Demo.
โGet ready for a day of building, hacking, and shipping at Shipaton: Road to DevFest โ Kotlin Edition โ an in-person mini hackathon bringing together Kotlin developers, Android engineers, KMP enthusiasts, and builders from the Chennai developer community.
โOrganized by Kotlin User Group Chennai, in collaboration with RevenueCat and GDG Chennai, with JetBrains as our partner.
โ๐ Part of Shipaton 2026
โThis event is part of the wider Shipaton 2026 hackathon, a global online hackathon running through August and September 2026.
โShipaton is all about building and shipping real apps. The Chennai edition is a local, in-person opportunity to build alongside the community, collaborate with fellow developers, and turn your ideas into something you can actually demo.
โYou can participate in both the Chennai mini hackathon and the wider online Shipaton hackathon.
โBuild your project with us on September 26th, continue working on it afterward, and submit it to the wider Shipaton hackathon before the submission deadline.
โ๐ Wider Shipaton: shipaton.com
๐ Kotlin ร Shipaton: Kotlin Shipaton
โ๐ฃ Why Kotlin?
โThis edition puts Kotlin and the modern Kotlin ecosystem at the centre of the experience.
โExplore and build with:
โKotlin
โKotlin Multiplatform
โCompose Multiplatform
โAndroid
โModern Kotlin tooling and libraries
โRevenueCat for subscriptions and monetization
โWhether you're building an Android app, a multiplatform experience, or something completely different โ this is your opportunity to take an idea from zero to something shippable.
โ๐ ๏ธ What to Expect
โ๐ก Bring your own idea or find a problem to solve
โ๐งโ๐ป Build throughout the day with dedicated hacking time
โ๐ฃ Explore Kotlin & Kotlin Multiplatform
โ๐ณ Experiment with RevenueCat and app monetization
โ๐ค Collaborate with developers from the community
โ๐งโ๐ซ Get feedback from fellow builders
โ๐ค Demo what you've built
โ๐ Continue your project and submit it to the wider Shipaton hackathon
โ๐๏ธ Event Details
โEvent: Shipaton: Road to DevFest โ Kotlin Edition
Format: In-person Mini Hackathon
Date: Saturday, September 26, 2026
Time: 9:30 AM โ 6:00 PM
Location: TBA
โ๐ค Organized & Supported By
โOrganized by: Kotlin User Group Chennai (KUG Chennai)
In collaboration with: RevenueCat & GDG Chennai
Partner: JetBrains
โ๐จโ๐ป Who Should Join?
โAnyone who wants to build and ship is welcome.
โAndroid Developers
โKotlin Developers
โKotlin Multiplatform enthusiasts
โStudents
โIndie hackers
โMobile developers
โDevelopers exploring product building
โAnyone with an idea they'd love to turn into an app
โYou don't need a finished idea. You just need the willingness to build.
โโก One Day. One Goal. Ship Something.
โCome in at 9:30 AM with an idea, a problem, or simply your laptop.
โSpend the day building with the community.
โAt 6:00 PM, walk out with something you can demo.
โThen take it further and submit it to the global Shipaton 2026 hackathon.
โBuild in Chennai. Ship to the world. ๐
โ๐ Continue Your Shipaton Journey
โGlobal Shipaton 2026:
Register / Learn More at Shipaton
โKotlin ร Shipaton:
Explore Kotlin's Shipaton page