Join the AI Challenge for Cross-Platform Apps: $3,000 in Prizes!

WOW Factor

Build a true .NET cross-platform app that is stunning and fun — fast. Create a coffee shop–style home screen (like Starbucks or your local coffee roastery) or bring any theme you like -- all from a single Uno Platform codebase.

What to do:

• Start an Uno Platform app project from your preferred IDE - either blank or from templates
• Use mock data, menus, images, orders, or anything that brings your concept to life
• Add simple engaging UI elements such as lists, buttons, or animations
• Focus on creativity, performance, and smooth cross-platform experience

WOW Factor Submission Template

Tip: Keep it fun and visual — your goal is to make people say "Wow."

Hot Design & Hot Design Agent Showcase

Experience Hot Design, the designer for cross-platform .NET apps, now accompanied by an AI Agent.

What to do:

• Pick any existing app or UI concept you like — mobile, desktop, or web
• Run your app from any IDE on preferred target platform and launch Hot Design
• Modify UI controls, bindings, and data visually
• Use Hot Reload to keep your IDE and design surface perfectly synchronized
• Let the Hot Design Agent (Preview) help you adjust app UI in real time while the app is running

Please note you'll need to share a images and/or recordings as part of this submission.

Hot Design Showcase Submission Template

Focus on: showing how AI and live visual design come together to make building beautiful, cross-platform .NET apps faster, easier, and more intuitive.

AI Acceleration

Demonstrate how contextual AI accelerates app development using Uno Platform MCP Servers.

What to do:

• Choose any AI Agent like Copilot, Claude, Cursor or Codex
• Build a simple cross-platform Uno Platform app using a public or sample API like JSON Placeholder, or check out [7 Free Public APIs](https://publicapis.io/
• Ask Uno Platform MCP for grounded guidance as you build
• Allow AI Agents to use Uno Platform MCPs to generate and refine your code
• Agents can leverage Uno Platform App MCP to see/interact with running app for structured, context-aware AI interactions
• Produce an app that runs on as many targets as possible — mobile, desktop, or web

Please note you'll need to share a images and/or recordings as part of this submission.

AI Acceleration Submission Template

Focus on: demonstrating how contextual intelligence and modern AI coding assistants help you build faster and smarter with Uno Platform.

How To Participate

In order to participate, you will need to sign up for Uno Platform Studio and publish a post using one of the submission templates above.

Your project should showcase Uno Platform's cross-platform capabilities and demonstrate how a single .NET codebase can create native apps across multiple platforms.

Please review our judging criteria, rules, guidelines, and FAQ page before submitting so you understand our participation guidelines and official contest rules such as eligibility requirements.