openaienmodel: gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
The 2025 Expo App Awards — submit your Expo-built apps
Key Points
- Submissions open Oct 6–31, 2025
- Five award categories; internal Expo judging
- Winners get custom Norbauer keyboards
Summary
The Expo team launched the inaugural Expo App Awards to celebrate the best apps built with Expo and React Native. Submissions are open Oct 6–31, 2025; finalists announced Nov 6 and winners revealed Nov 13. Eligible apps must be published and built with Expo.
Key Points
- Submission window: October 6–31, 2025 (11:59 PM PT). Fill out the Expo App Awards submission form and provide basic details, screenshots, and links.
- Eligibility: App must be published and use Expo; apps from any year are eligible (solo projects, startups, enterprise apps).
- Categories: App of the Year, Most Creative, Community’s Choice, Largest Scale, Most Innovative. You may optionally state a category in your description.
- Evaluation: Internal Expo review only; judged holistically on design, technical excellence, performance, innovation, and feel (popularity not considered).
- Dates: Finalists announced Nov 6, 2025; winners announced Nov 13, 2025.
- Prizes: Winners receive one of five custom Expo x Norbauer mechanical keyboards, exclusive apparel, and promotion across Expo channels and the permanent winners showcase.
Practical notes for engineers
- Prepare a concise description highlighting what makes your app unique (technical choices, architecture, performance wins, UX decisions).
- Include representative screenshots, links to app stores, and any demo or repo links if public.
- Focus submissions on measurable technical and design achievements (scalability, performance metrics, novel integrations) since these inform the judges’ holistic review.