What is Dapple?

Dapple is an all-in-one submission management platform built specifically for the creative industry. It helps businesses collect, review, manage, and report on submissions for awards, contests, open calls, applications, and pitches. Instead of juggling forms, email threads, spreadsheets, and shared folders, Dapple centralises everything into one simple, beautiful dashboard — saving teams hours of administrative work.

Who it's for

• Magazines & journals — managing manuscript submissions, editorial workflows, and reviewer panels with customisable forms and automated guideline validation.
• Awards & competitions organisers — running calls for entry, collecting entries, assembling judging panels, and communicating decisions at scale.
• Creative teams & agencies — handling open calls, applications, or pitch submissions with flexible fee structures and real-time progress visualisation.

Key features

Customisable submission forms

Use templates or describe the type of form you need, and Dapple automatically generates it. You can set visibility and date ranges, save form versions to update fields mid-opportunity, accept any file type and size, and let creators withdraw their submissions at any point.

Review at speed

Automatically validate that submissions follow your guidelines — flagging word count, genre, or formatting issues instantly. View attachments without downloading, toggle through submissions quickly, see a creator’s previous submissions and tags, and send a submission to the next stage in one click.

Create review panels

Automate or manually assign submissions to pre-defined groups of editors, readers, or judges. Customise different groups for different stages of the submission journey, and collate scores, comments, and decisions in an intuitive dashboard.

Flexible submission fees

Process payments with Stripe integration at 2.5% + $0.65 — nearly 50% lower than competitors. Receive immediate payouts instead of waiting 30+ days, and set different payment requirements for different projects.

What stands out

"Everything in its right place — Dapple streamlines submissions across all programs into one simple dashboard."

Rather than forcing teams to patch together multiple tools, Dapple unifies the entire submission lifecycle: collection, review, decision-making, communication, and reporting. The platform’s drag-and-drop visual pipeline and automated guideline validation remove the most tedious parts of managing high-volume submissions, while the low transaction fees and instant Stripe payouts make it financially attractive for organisations running paid opportunities.

Worth checking out if…

You run a magazine, journal, awards program, contest, or any creative organisation that regularly receives submissions and needs a centralised way to manage forms, reviewers, decisions, and applicant communication without drowning in spreadsheets and email threads.