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Nimiq has opened the second cycle of its Mini Apps Competition, offering $17,000 over four weeks to builders who ship open-source apps for Nimiq Pay. The first
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Nimiq has opened the second cycle of its Mini Apps Competition, offering $17,000 over four weeks to builders who ship open-source apps for Nimiq Pay. The first cycle drew 62 submissions. The framework charges no commission, no submission fee and no revenue share, arriving as the app store's standard 30% cut fragments under court and regulatory pressure. What is the Nimiq Mini Apps Competition? A three-cycle programme in which builders create Mini Apps using the Nimiq Pay Mini Apps Framework. Each cycle runs four weeks, and more than $50,000 in total prizes is on offer. When does Cycle II run? From 24 August to 18 September 2026, with $17,000 in prizes. Who can enter? Developers, AI builders, vibe coders and indie hackers. Participants may use AI development tools throughout the build, and eligible applications include games, productivity tools, marketplaces, social experiences and other web apps. What does Nimiq charge? Nothing. There is no submission fee, no platform commission and no revenue share, and builders retain their applications, infrastructure and intellectual property. How are prizes paid? In USDT to a Nimiq wallet address. Every entry needs a public GitHub repository, and all submissions go public at the start of week three for community testing. How did the first cycle go? It attracted 62 Mini App submissions, which Nimiq's five-member Community Council scored, producing three winning applications.