It all comes down to Thursday. The Cycle 2 winner announcement is dropping on October 8th. The Community Council has worked through every submission and the results are ready. To every builder who submitted a Mini App, you put in the work and Thursday is your moment. To everyone who followed along, tested Mini Apps, and cheered builders on, you're part of this too. Don't miss it! 🥁

The last Sip & Ship call of Cycle 2 is this Wednesday and we're doing one final Sip & Show before submissions close! Get 3 to 5 minutes on screen, real-time feedback from the Nimiq team and the community, and free visibility in the final days before the deadline. ✍️ To grab a spot, comment below with: - Your Mini App name - One line on what it does 🗓️ Wed, 11:00 AM ET (15:00 UTC) 📹 Join us on Zoom (🔑 MiniApps) We'll share the final lineup before Wednesday!

The Cycle 2 scoring system is officially live! We took your feedback from Cycle 1 and updated the scorecard, putting more weight on what matters most: building something functional, reliable, and genuinely useful. 📋 THE 100-POINT SCORECARD ⚙️ 45 pts: Functionality, Reliability & Usefulness Your Mini App should: • Deliver its core feature without errors • Handle errors clearly without crashing or freezing • Be fast, stable, and feel complete • Solve a real problem or user need • Have a clear target audience • Bring something original or meaningfully improve on an existing idea • Give users a reason to come back 🔗 25 pts: Nimiq Pay & Nimiq Integration The judges will look at: • How central wallet/payment functionality is to the experience • Whether payment success, failure & cancellation are handled properly • Whether the payment flow is clear and trustworthy • How well the app works inside Nimiq Pay on mobile • Whether it uses NIM or the wider Nimiq ecosystem beyond simply accepting a payment 👥 15 pts: Real Usage Based on unique Nimiq wallets opening your Mini App during the measurement period: • 15 pts: 25+ users • 10 pts: 11–24 users • 6 pts: 4–10 users • 0 pts: 0–3 users ℹ️ Bot-like traffic is excluded, and confirmed attempts to game usage can result in disqualification. 🎨 10 pts: Design & UX • Clean, consistent and trustworthy design • A first-time user should understand and reach the main point of your app within 60 seconds without instructions 📣 5 pts: Builder Promotion • 2 pts: Post your Mini App in the Skool community at least once • 3 pts: Share at least one public social media post about your Mini App and the competition ℹ️ You will be asked to submit direct links as part of your submission. ⚠️ IMPORTANT: SEPTEMBER 18 DEADLINE • Your Mini App must be submitted by Friday, September 18 at 23:59 UTC. • The deadline is not a freeze, meaning you can continue improving, updating and promoting your Mini App afterward (and we encourage you to do so!)