Submission management software, built for creative work
Collect, review, and manage every submission in one platform. Dapple replaces the patchwork of forms, inboxes, and spreadsheets with a single workflow — from the moment an entry lands to the moment you announce a decision.
Built on the platform trusted by arts councils, foundations, charities, awards, and open calls
Organizations that use Dapple
- No Place Art
- Thomas Keller Restaurant Group (TKRG)
- SIETAR Europa
- Palo Alto Weekly
- Evermay, Embassy for the Future
- The Birdsong Project
- Louisville Film Office
- Liberty London
- Salon Awards
- Collective Z
- International Young Artist Concerto Competition
- The Manchester Grammar School
- Afritondo Media and Publishing
- Parapod Awards
- Visual Arts Scotland
- Starving Artists
What is submission management software?
Submission management software lets organisations collect, review, and manage entries or applications in one place. Whether you run an award, a literary journal, an open call, or a funding programme, it replaces disconnected forms, email threads, and spreadsheets with a single system: applicants submit through your branded form, reviewers score through their own accounts, and your team tracks everything from first entry to final decision.
One platform for the whole submission lifecycle
From the first entry to the final decision, without switching tools.
Collect
Build branded submission forms with custom fields, steps, and conditional logic. Accept any file type or size — manuscripts, high-res images, video, audio, or 3D files — and charge entry fees through your own Stripe account if you need to.
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Set up review rounds and route submissions to the right reviewers automatically. Judges score, vote, and comment from their own accounts — anonymously if you choose — while admins see rankings and results in one dashboard.
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Move submissions through customisable stages on a kanban-style board. Filter, tag, and rank entries, trigger automations when criteria are met, and message whole groups of applicants in bulk — reminders, decisions, and updates.
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See every project and its analytics in one hub. Track submission volumes, revenue from entry fees, and reviewer progress across all your programmes without exporting to spreadsheets.
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Dapple is used by awards, magazines, galleries, universities, and foundations. See how it fits your programme:
Frequently Asked Questions
Submission management software is a platform that lets organisations collect, review, and manage entries, applications, or submissions in one place. Instead of juggling web forms, email threads, spreadsheets, and shared folders, everything — from the submission form to reviewer scoring to the final decision email — happens in a single workflow.
Any organisation that receives applications or entries: grant and funding programmes, awards and prizes, fellowships and scholarships, residencies, open calls, contests and competitions, galleries and exhibitions, universities and foundations. Dapple is built for the teams that run these programmes.
A form builder stops at collection — you still need spreadsheets and email to review and manage what comes in. A submission platform covers the whole lifecycle: forms with entry payments, review rounds with scoring, workflow stages, bulk applicant messaging, and analytics, all connected to the same record.
Dapple offers a free trial so you can set everything up and get a feel for the platform before committing. Paid plans start from $49/month, suited to solo users and small teams with basic needs, with higher tiers unlocking more programmes as your needs grow. You can also charge entry fees to offset the cost — many organisations find the platform pays for itself. See our pricing page for full plan details.
Yes. Dapple supports anonymous review by hiding applicant profiles from reviewers, so decisions are based purely on the work submitted.
Immediately. You can create an account for free without a sales call, start from an industry template with pre-populated projects and message templates, and launch your first submission form the same day.