Kotlin
Multiplatform
Contest

Organized by the
Kotlin Foundation

Calling all students and recent graduates: Join the Kotlin Multiplatform Contest and win a trip to KotlinConf 2025!

Have you tried building projects with Kotlin Multiplatform? Kotlin Multiplatform lets you create apps for Android, iOS, desktop, web, and server – all with shared Kotlin code!

Try the technology and showcase your skills and creativity by building a cross-platform project using Kotlin Multiplatform. Submit your project to our contest for a chance to win one of three trips to KotlinConf 2025 in Copenhagen, Denmark. Authors of all other valid entries will receive Kotlin souvenirs!

Contest start date

September 9,
2024

36 days left

Submission deadline

January 14,
2025

Winners announced

January 24,
2025

Win a trip to KotlinConf 2025

If your entry is one of the top three, you’ll win a trip to KotlinConf on May 21–23, 2025, with travel and hotel costs covered, courtesy of the Kotlin Foundation. Winners will also receive cool Kotlin swag.

Kotlin Multiplatform experts from JetBrains will be hosting monthly live Q&A sessions to ensure you get the guidance you need. Stay tuned for more details in our Slack channel.

Join the conversation on Slack

Your project must

  • Use Kotlin Multiplatform and run on at least two platforms.
  • Be created specifically for this contest. You cannot submit more than one project.
  • Cover any topic of your choice, showcasing creativity and Kotlin Multiplatform’s capabilities.
  • Not be a template or “Hello World”.
  • Not be a library.
  • Be submitted via a GitHub link.
  • Include a comprehensive README file and clear installation instructions on how to launch the project on all targets and how to try key features.
  • Be in English.

You must

  • Be at least 18 years old.
  • Be enrolled or have been enrolled in an accredited educational program within the last 12 months.
  • Join the contest Slack channel for updates.

Helpful materials

Winners of the previous Kotlin Multiplatform Contest

Patrycja Bachleda

Florida Institute of Technology
USA

College Advisor

Samson Aricha Momanyi

Technical University of Mombasa
Kenya

Organiks

Caleb Asira Etemesi

Strathmore University
Kenya

Pixly

The contest is organized by the Kotlin Foundation

The Kotlin Foundation is a non-profit corporation responsible for promoting and advancing the development of the Kotlin programming language and ecosystem. We want more students to get hands-on experience with Kotlin Multiplatform, try out its capabilities, and join our community.

Find more about the Kotlin Foundation

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Multiplatform Contest!

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