We want every builder in here to know exactly how their Mini App will be evaluated and what to expect when Cycle 2 ends. - How your Mini App will be evaluated: The Community Council will use the public scoring rubric to evaluate every eligible submission. It covers the scoring categories, evaluation criteria, and points available for each. We strongly recommend reviewing it thoroughly as you build your Mini App and prepare your submission. 🔗 miniappscompetition.com/scoring - What will happen once judging is complete: Once judging is complete, individual scores will remain confidential. The Community Council's role is focused solely on evaluating and scoring submissions to determine the three winning Mini Apps. They will not provide public or private feedback on individual submissions or explain how individual scores were determined. - How to get the feedback you need: If you’re looking for feedback on your Mini App, we encourage you to make full use of the resources available throughout the cycle. The goal is to give you multiple opportunities to test, improve, and iterate before your Mini App is evaluated. ✅ Share your Mini App with the community and ask for feedback ✅ Test other builders’ Mini Apps and ask them to test yours too ✅ Join Sip & Ship and ask the team anything during the live Q&A ✅ Demo your Mini App during Sip & Show and get live feedback The best feedback is the feedback you can actually use while there’s still time to improve.

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!)

Time to come off mute and show the community what you’ve been building! 🔨 Sip & Show is a live demo session held as part of our weekly Sip & Ship community call, where builders come off mute, share their screen, and get 3-5 minutes to demo their Mini App. You'll get real-time feedback from the community and the Nimiq team, free visibility before the deadline hits, and a shot at getting featured across our channels. 🗓️ Wed, 11:00 AM ET (15:00 UTC) 📹 Join us on Zoom (🔑 MiniApps) 🎙️ Listen along on X Want a spot? Drop your Mini App name and one line about what it does in the comments below. ⭐ Reminder: Participation in our weekly community calls is also part of the competition scoring, so it’s worth joining even if you’re not demoing.

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Cycle 2 starts today and we couldn't be more excited! Here's what the next four weeks look like: → August 24: Cycle 2 kicks off → September 18 at 23:59 UTC: submissions close → 4 Sip & Ship calls every Wednesday at 11 AM ET → $17,000 USDT in prizes for the top 3 builders 📅 Add the Mini Apps Competition Calendar to yours so you never miss a call or a deadline. Note: If you participated in the previous cycle, you don’t need to register again. What are you building for Cycle 2? Drop your idea below and let's kick this off together.