WorkshopNeon Apps
Paywall Teardown
10:00 Galataport
Founders' paywalls torn apart and rebuilt live on stage — the most RevenueCat thing of the week.
RevenueCat Istanbul App Week
A week of events. RSVP to the ones you want.
Workshops, founder socials and partner sessions across Istanbul. Sign in to RSVP and track your invitations.
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Events by neighbourhood
25 of 25 events
MON
Monday
3 events WorkshopPartner
Platform Hours
14:00 Galataport
App Store & Google Play teams on policy, review and what actually moves the needle.
SocialNeon Apps
App Founders' Yacht Party
20:00 Bosphorus
The week opens on the water — a flotilla of founders, the Bosphorus lit gold, slow conversation until the lights of Asia switch off.
TUE
Tuesday
5 events
SocialNeon Apps
Growth Runners
07:30 Galata Bridge
Sunrise over the Golden Horn. A 5k along the Galata Bridge for founders who think before email.
WorkshopNeon Apps
Monetization Lab
10:00 Karaköy
Subscription pricing, packaging and trial strategy — hands-on with real numbers.
WorkshopNeon Apps
ASO Clinic
14:00 Karaköy
One-on-one App Store & Play optimization — bring your listing, leave with a plan.
SocialNeon Apps
Live Pod
16:00 Şişhane
Live podcast recordings with founder guests — off-script, on the record.
SocialNeon Apps
Scaled Founders' Table
19:30 Cihangir
One long candlelit table. App founders sharing the same plate, off the record, late into the night.
WED
Wednesday
4 events WorkshopNeon Apps
Retention Room
10:00 Levent
Churn, win-back and lifecycle mechanics that keep users past week one.
WorkshopPartner
RevenueCat Masterclass
11:00 Levent
Subscription infrastructure and experiments, deep — straight from the source.
SocialNeon Apps
Founders' Padel Cup
14:00 Beşiktaş
An invitational tournament under stadium lights. Doubles, brackets, trophies that sit on shelves for years.
WorkshopNeon Apps
UA War Room
16:00 Maslak
Performance marketing and user acquisition tactics, war-room style.
THU
Thursday
4 events
WorkshopNeon Apps
App Founders' Kitchen
11:00 Kadıköy
Hands-on Anatolian cooking class with a Michelin-trained chef. You make it, you plate it, you eat it together.
WorkshopNeon Apps
The Data Table
14:00 Kadıköy
Attribution, cohorts, LTV and incrementality — measurement without the fog.
SocialNeon Apps
Fireside
17:00 Galata
A candlelit fireside with a founder or operator who has done it at scale.
SocialNeon Apps
Founders' Mangal Night
19:00 Sarıyer
A Bosphorus-front villa, mangal smoke and lantern light, founders deep in talk by midnight.
FRI
Friday
3 events WorkshopNeon Apps
Onboarding Lab
10:00 Karaköy
Designing the first 60 seconds — activation, aha moments and the drop-off cliffs.
SocialPartner
Investor Speed Dating
15:00 Levent
Rapid one-on-ones with VCs — a room, a clock, and a lot of decks.
WorkshopNeon Apps
AI Build Night
18:00 Şişhane
A mini-hackathon: ship an AI feature into your app by midnight.
SAT
Saturday
3 events SocialPartner
Demo Day
11:00 Galataport
Product and pitch showcase — the week's builders on stage.
SocialNeon Apps
Founders' Paintball
14:00 Maslak
Squad-vs-squad in the woods. Tactical, loud, occasionally muddy. The fastest way to learn who you'd start a company with.
SocialNeon Apps
Growth Experts' Grand Prix
20:00 Maslak
Lap times, podium finishes, sponsored champagne for whoever crosses the line first.
SUN
Sunday
3 events
SocialNeon Apps
Founders' Ice Bath
09:00 Cihangir
Three minutes in the ice, fifteen in the sauna, repeat — reset for the flight home, breathwork included.
SocialNeon Apps
Founders' Farewell Brunch
11:30 Karaköy
Turkish breakfast on marble, slow mornings, the last shared meal. Goodbyes, business cards, applause.
SocialNeon Apps
Closing Awards
19:00 Bosphorus
The week's send-off — awards, a stage, and the whole room together one last time.