Dapple Review: Submission Management Software
Dapple helps creative organizations and academic institutions manage the lifecycle of awards, competitions, and open calls. It is designed for teams looking to centralize workflows that currently rely on emails and spreadsheets.
At a glance
- Category
- Operations
- Best for
- Magazines and Journals, Arts Organizations, Award Organizers, Academic Institutions, Literary Agents
- Pricing
- Pricing tiers include Starter at $49/month, Growth at $179/month, and Pro at $399/month. Annual billing provides two months free.
- Key use cases
- Managing Creative Awards, Literary and Journal Submissions, Exhibition and Residency Calls, Academic Program Applications
- Integrations
- Stripe, Zapier, Claude AI, AWS SES
- Official website
- www.dapplehq.com
Dapple is a submission management tool designed for creative industries, such as magazines, journals, and arts organizations. It provides a structured process for handling the intake of creative work, from the initial application form to the final decision.
The platform is built for organizations managing application volumes that require a formal review process. It includes tools for building branded submission forms, organizing entries into visual stages, and managing panels of judges or editors who can score and vote on submissions.
Beyond intake, Dapple supports applicant communication and payment processing for entry fees via Stripe. It also includes an integration with Claude AI for data analysis and offers role-based user permissions to maintain a structured review environment.
Buyers should confirm their expected submission volume and the number of reviewers needed, as these factors influence the pricing tier required for features such as multi-stage reviews and conditional form logic.
Key Features
A tool for creating customizable submission forms using ready-made templates or prompt-based generation.
Supports creating dedicated panels of reviewers who can score, vote, and provide comments on submissions.
A visual management system to track the progress of submissions through custom stages.
Allows organizations to collect submission and entry fees directly through the platform.
Integrates Anthropic's AI into the dashboard to help analyze submission data.
Provides customizable templates to communicate decisions or updates to multiple applicants at once.
Use Cases
Supporting the process from creating entry forms to coordinating judging panels and announcing winners.
Handling manuscript intake, editorial review stages, and applicant communications.
Collecting applications with large file uploads and managing multi-round selection processes.
Managing research proposals and fellowships with role-based permissions and audit trails.
Best For
Integrations
Pricing
Pricing tiers include Starter at $49/month, Growth at $179/month, and Pro at $399/month. Annual billing provides two months free.
FAQ
Dapple is designed for creative organizations, including magazines, journals, literary agents, and those running awards, competitions, or academic programs.
Yes, it integrates with Stripe to process submission and entry fees; a transaction fee of 3.9% + $0.65 applies.
The Starter plan at $49/month is designed for solo or small teams needing basic management for up to 500 submissions per year.
Source category: Operations
Source subcategory: Submission Management
