Personalize your paywalls in React Native with custom variables.
Pass app data to your RevenueCat Paywall and dynamically adjust messaging for each user.
Guide:
www.revenuecat.com/blog/enginee...
We're hiring Developer Advocates at RevenueCat! 🥑
If you love helping developers succeed with in-app subscriptions and enjoy creating technical content — blog posts, videos, talks — you might be a perfect fit.
📱 iOS Specialist → rev.cat/advocate-ios
🤖 Android Specialist → rev.cat/advocate-droid
Our partners at Neon Apps are launching the Türkiye App Growth Championship 2026 🇹🇷
20 teams. 48-hour hackathon + 6-week Growth Lab. Up to $500k potential funding on the table.
And the winner gets a trip to NYC for App Growth Annual 2026 ✈️
📆 Applications close March 2
🔗 appgrowthchampionship.com
Sometimes you want to have a RevenueCat powered paywall and a custom built paywall in your app.
Use:
- Placement to control where each shows
- Offering metadata to keep logic aligned
Here’s how 👇
www.revenuecat.com/blog/enginee...
Still building for #Shipyard2026? You've got this! 💪
The fleet is getting ready to dock, but there's still time to get your app on board. Submissions close Feb 12th!
Here's @lahteenlahti.com with a final boost of motivation: www.revenuecat.com/blog/enginee...
React Native apps now get subscriptions on iOS, Android, and web with a single SDK. Web purchases run through RevenueCat Web Billing (Stripe, Paddle) and unlock access instantly on mobile and web
www.revenuecat.com/blog/enginee...
Note: Your submission needs to meet the Shipyard submission requirements to be entered into the prize draw. See the submission requirements here: revenuecat-shipyard-2026.devpost.com
Need an extra motivation boost to get you over the #Shipyard2026 finish line?
Well, don’t say we never give you anything…
All submissions will now be entered into a bonus prize draw: five lucky participants will win $5k (plus some stylish RevenueCat swag, of course) 🎁💰
Take part → shipyard.fyi
You’re not too late for Shipyard.
A focused MVP can still ship this week — and be competitive.
Even better: you can submit one app per brief.
Already shipped one? Build a second and double your odds.
AI tooling + tight scoping make this realistic.
👉 www.revenuecat.com/blog/enginee...
In 2022, Thomas Petit predicted hybrid monetization. In 2026, AI made it the default.
Costly AI-based features + a flooded app market = a perfect storm ⛈️
Here’s where we’ve come from and how subscription apps need to adapt 🔗
www.revenuecat.com/blog/growth/...
It’s almost time to cast off for our Shipyard LIVE:
🍿 Streaming on YouTube and X
📆 11.30am EST / 8.30am PST / 5.30pm CET today
We’ll have appearances from some of the Shipyard creator partners to discuss their briefs, plus Q&A with the Shipyard crew and judges. 🔗⤵
www.youtube.com/live/0VemUbP...
We've just added a new partner to our Shipping Containers for #Shipyard2026 🏗️📦
Grab 1 month free of the Starter Plan from Blink.new, or $25 off any other plan!
Your goody bag of discounts will be emailed within 48 hours after registering 💌 Learn more at shipyard.fyi.
Hot take 🌶️
Most ‘activation metrics’ aren’t actually activation.
Signups, onboarding completion, session length → they measure volume, not whether users found real value or will stick around.
Here’s Daphne Tideman’s guide to better activation signals ⤵️🔗
www.revenuecat.com/blog/growth/...
We're almost two weeks into Shipyard: Creator Contest and the urge to slow down might be strong, but don't let the waves pull you under 🌊
Here's everything you need to know to win. You got this 💪
#Shipyard2026
Tune into our live Office Hours later today ⏯️
👉 Latest updates on RevenueCat
👉 Ask the team your platform questions
👉 Demos with real app Dipsea
Watch here ⤵️
x.com/i/broadcasts...
Thanks for the heads up! We're working on getting it back up 👀
Waiting for ✨perfect✨ before you ship is a trap.
Fast feedback beats false certainty, and speed only works if you don’t break trust along the way.
Speed by default. Perfection selectively.
👀 👇
Subscriptions aren’t one-size-fits-all 👉 power users hit ceilings, casual users won’t commit.
Hybrid monetization helps:
💡 Use subs to anchor value
💡 Add consumables to raise the ceiling
💡 And one-offs to lower the floor
Thomas Petit explains 🔗
www.revenuecat.com/blog/growth/...
How RevenueCat’s Shipyard hackathon works, in 3 simple steps:
Step 1: Build an app for an influencer’s audience
Step 2: Win $20k
Step 3: Bask in glory
☀️🏆😎💰
Get involved → rev.cat/shipyard
#Shipyard2026
Most web-to-app funnels fail because they rush the app.
Here's 5 types of funnel doing it right, ft. examples from Calm, Blinkist, PlantIn, YNAB, and Photoroom.
Read the full breakdown 🔗 👇https://www.revenuecat.com/blog/growth/web-to-app-funnel-examples/
Vibecoding means anyone can build an app. But getting it in real users’ hands is still the biggest barrier.
Winning apps don’t have better code — they have a proven audience. Communities, fandoms, followings. Builders 🤝 creators is the opportunity.
Learn more 🔗 www.revenuecat.com/blog/enginee...
1 month. 7 creator briefs. $140k.
Our new hackathon, Shipyard: Creator Contest, starts on January 15!
Captain @charliemchapman.com is here to set the scene. More info shipping soon 🚢🏗️📦
Head to rev.cat/shippingsoon to register first.
#Shipyard2026
What does “adding monetization” actually look like in practice?
In this walkthrough, Perttu and Charlie:
– Add RevenueCat to an app created with Vibecode
– Create subscriptions and paywalls
– Set up App Store Connect
– Handle an App Store rejection
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcpO...
From love-at-first-bike to canceling a loyal subscription, Daphne Tideman breaks down her experience with Peloton, and what could have kept her engaged — even through a price increase 🚴
New Year, same commitment to building great apps that make you money. Happy New Year from all of us at RevenueCat! 🎉
Thanks for building with us this year 🫶 Here’s to shipping more and earning big in 2026!
RevenueCat is growing — and you could be our next Developer Support Engineer! 💪
📍 APAC + Americas (PST only)
💰 Salary $120k, full time role
📪 Apply here → rev.cat/DSE
Learn what it’s like to be a DSE, direct from the team 📘 rev.cat/DSEstory
Happy holidays and merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates! 🎄🍻✨
Whether today’s a day off with loved ones or just a regular Thursday (with better snacks), we hope you enjoy a well-earned break. We'll see you in the New Year!
One of the biggest myths about selling an app?
That buyers want perfection.
They don’t; they want low friction and clear signals: predictable revenue, transparent numbers, real PMF, and a growth story.
We spoke to app buyers to learn how they really decide 🔗 rev.cat/AppSellingGuide
We’re hiring a Developer Support Engineer at RevenueCat! 👋
If you love helping developers succeed, you might be the perfect fit.
🌏 We’re looking for folks in APAC + Americas (PST only)
💰 Salary $120k, full time role
📌 Apply here → rev.cat/DSE
“How did you hear about us?” sounds perfect for attribution, but self-reported data is a double-edged sword ⚔️
Here’s David Vargas’s breakdown of when to use (or avoid) HDYHAU attribution 🔗
www.revenuecat.com/blog/growth/...
