The Shippies
About the event
All aboard The Shippies award ceremony!
Join us for an unforgettable night celebrating the people, ideas, and apps shaping the future of the subscription economy.
Our first-ever standalone Shippies Awards ceremony concludes New York App Week — and this time, it’s on a literal ship 🚢
Your vessel for the evening
You’re invited to the Intrepid Museum for our red carpet award ceremony: a legendary aircraft carrier set against the dramatic backdrop of the Hudson River and Manhattan skyline.
Celebrate the year’s biggest subscription app wins surrounded by fighter jets and even a retired space shuttle, with the flight deck offering stunning views you can’t get anywhere else in the city. Even if you don’t win, this kind of setting is a spectacular consolation prize.
The voyage
Here’s what the evening holds:
🍸 Cocktails & conversation: settle into the evening with networking drinks and nibbles in the Space Shuttle Pavilion, plus time to explore the museum at your leisure and take in the views from the Flight Deck.
🍽️ Dinner time: enjoy a delicious dinner surrounded by a diverse mix of people shaping the industry, from founders and investors to builders and growth leaders.
🏆 Shipaton winners: move into Hangar 3 for our red carpet ceremony as we take a moment to recognize the winners of all 21 categories from Shipaton, RevenueCat’s global mobile hackathon.
⚓️ The Shippies Awards: celebrate standout work across every aspect of building and growing subscription apps as we hand out six coveted Shippie awards; from breakthrough launches and exceptional onboarding, to creative monetization, churn reduction, and paywall innovation.
A room of good company
The Shippies brings together a varied group of people from across the app ecosystem — from scrappy first-time builders winning Shipaton, to experienced founders. Everyone’s voice is equally valued, with an intentionally-diverse guest list to spark new connections and meaningful conversations.
Expect to mix with founders, developers, product leaders, growth marketers, designers, investors, and more.
Capacity is deliberately limited to maximize the evening’s value for every attendee — plus lots of room to roam about the fascinating museum!
Dress for the occasion
Semi-formal dress is mandatory. Black tie and full sparkles optional. Think red carpet, professional photography, and a night in New York worth dressing up for.
Part of New York App Week
The Shippies is one of RevenueCat's two flagship events anchoring New York App Week as the app economy takes over NYC for four days of community-led events across the city, October 19–22.
With a mix of workshops, meetups, dinners, run clubs and more happening across the city, The Shippies marks a sophisticated celebration of everything New York App Week represents: community, creativity, and innovation.
Discover the week’s full program of events and get involved at appweek.events.