Obserc Safety HackathonBuild the future of personal safety. Win a spot on the Obserc team.---## What is this hackathon?Obserc is a personal safety app for iPhone that keeps you quietly connected to the people who matter most — Circles, Night Out Mode, SOS Beacon, Drive monitoring, and a real-time Circle Map. We launched on the App Store in 2026 and we are building the next layer of safety infrastructure for everyday life.For two weeks, we are opening the doors to builders, developers, and designers who want to work on something that genuinely matters. This is not a corporate hackathon with a buzzword theme. It is a focused, founder-led event where the best work gets real recognition — and where winners do not just take home a prize, they join the team.---## Two tracks. One goal.### Track 1 — Build for ObsercDesign and build a new feature, improvement, or integration for the Obserc iOS app. This track is for SwiftUI and iOS developers who want their work to ship in a real product used by real people.Ideas to get you started:- A home screen widget or Live Activity for glanceable circle status- An Apple Watch companion with one-tap SOS- An App Clip for frictionless circle onboarding- A richer Drive dashboard with event visualisation- A smarter Night Out check-in flow- Anything else that makes Obserc betterBefore building, read the full Obserc user manual — it covers every feature in detail:https://github.com/ElishaSeruma/obserc-manualDownload the app and spend time inside it:https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/obserc/id6759740570### Track 2 — Build a safety app or toolBuild any app, tool, or service focused on personal safety. Platform and stack are fully open — iOS, Android, web, hardware, AI. If it makes people safer, it belongs here.---## PrizesTrack 1 — 1st placeInvitation to join the Obserc team + Lifetime Obserc Pro access + featured in the App Store release notes and across all Obserc social channelsTrack 1 — 2nd placeLifetime Obserc Pro access + shoutout across Obserc's App Store page and social channelsTrack 2 — 1st placeInvitation to join Obserc as an advisor or collaborator + Lifetime Obserc Pro access + featured across Obserc's social channels and build-in-public communityTrack 2 — 2nd placeLifetime Obserc Pro access + shoutout across Obserc's social channels---## ScheduleDay 1 — Hackathon opensRegistration closes and submissions open. Read the brief, download the app, explore the user manual, and start building.Day 3 — Check-inOptional progress update on the Devpost discussion board. Share what you are working on, ask questions, get feedback from the Obserc team.Day 7 — Halfway pointOne week in. Post a work-in-progress update if you have one. We will highlight standout projects on X.Day 12 — Submissions closeAll projects must be submitted on Devpost before midnight on Day 12. Late submissions will not be accepted.Day 14 — Winners announcedWinners are announced on Devpost and across Obserc's social channels. Track 1 winners are contacted directly about joining the team.---## Judging criteria| Criteria | Weight ||----------|--------|| Impact — does it genuinely improve safety? | 35% || Technical execution | 30% || Design and usability | 20% || Originality | 15% |Track 1 submissions are additionally evaluated on product fit — how naturally the feature sits within Obserc and how close it is to being shippable.---## Who should enter?- iOS and SwiftUI developers who want to build something with real-world impact- Developers, designers, and makers who care about personal safety- Solo builders and small teams of up to 4 people- Students, indie developers, and professionals — all are welcome- Anyone who has ever worried about getting home safely, or worried about someone else getting home safely---## About ObsercObserc is a solo founder project. Every design decision, every line of code, and every product choice has been made with one goal: make safety infrastructure that people actually use, because it is so low-friction they barely notice it until they need it.The app is live on the App Store. The manual is on GitHub. The team is small and the product is real.We are running this hackathon because the best ideas for keeping people safer are not all going to come from one person — and because we want to find the builders who care enough to prove it.---## LinksUser manual:https://github.com/ElishaSeruma/obserc-manualApp Store:https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/obserc/id6759740570Website:https://obserc.com