Anti-Monetization Vibe Jam

How it works

Free to enter. Premium to earn.

Everything about this jam is the point of the platform: it is free, and the good stuff is earned by building.

STEP 01

Enter

A free VibeMaestro account — instant, no card.

STEP 02

Ship

Build a real, working app with the free AI during the jam and submit it.

One month of Premium free — Claude Opus, Fable 5, DeepSeek V4 Pro, and premium features.

STEP 03

Podium

Get judged Top 3 by the VibeBuilders mods.

Cash + merch, a winner showcase, and a place in the ecosystem.

Prizes

For the ones who ship the boldest.

Plus sponsor merch across the board. Winners choose how they are paid.

First

$100

+ merch + showcase + premium extension

Second

$50

+ merch + showcase

Third

$25

+ merch + showcase

Paid in Bitcoin or a Visa gift card - winner's choice.

Timeline

The weekend, hour by hour.

All times Eastern. Runs entirely inside the VibeBuilders Discord.

Wed Jul 30

Full reveal

Rules, prizes, and timeline go live. Signups open.

Fri Aug 1 - 6:00 PM ET

Kickoff

The jam begins. Build anything you love.

Sat Aug 2

Mid-jam

Check-ins, spotlights, and office hours.

Sun Aug 3 - 6:00 PM ET

Submissions close

Judging begins.

Mon Aug 4 - 12:00 PM ET

Results

Top 3 announced. Every shipper gets their premium month.

The rules

Short and honest.

Solo or teams up to 3 - Vibe coding rewards the solo builder just as much.

Real and working - It has to load and do the core thing it claims. Not a mockup.

Built during the jam - Fresh work, made in the window with the free model.

Build what you love - No pressure to monetize. Make the thing you actually want to exist.

Build the thing you actually want to exist.

Grab your free account now so you are ready when the clock starts.