Dapple is an all-in-one management platform helping businesses in the creative industry collect, review, manage and report on submissions. Whether it's running calls for entry, awards, accepting applications, managing contests or pitches, Dapple streamlines the whole process into one simple-to-use platform, saving users hours in admin.
If you’ve ever tried to run an award, contest, open call, or any kind of submission or application process, you probably know the drill: scattered emails, messy spreadsheets, a mixture of forms, reviewers working in different places. If you’ve got software, it’s probably clunky, expensive and built in the 2000s.
Dapple is our answer to that. It’s a smart, simple platform that brings everything into one place. With beautiful forms for collecting applications, intuitive tools for organising, review panels for scoring, voting and feedback and easy ways of communicating with applicants, it removes the admin chaos.
Who’s it for?
Built by creatives for creatives, Dapple is aimed at arts organisations, publishers, non-profits, creative institutions - small teams doing big, meaningful work. We wanted to build a tool that would break the mould of a dry, corporate-based application system and create one that was sleek, intuitive, transparent, and fun to use.
Wow, Dapple looks amazing! The all-in-one aspect for managing creative submissions is seriously impressive. Im curious, how does the platform handle blind judging for awards?
Interesting idea. I recently read about a project that uses AI to help win EU grants: it fills out forms, gives recommendations, etc. Can your platform do something like that?
Really love the clarity of this. Managing submissions is usually chaos, and Dapple makes it look… actually doable. Great work!
Great idea and fantastic execution! Looks like a great platform. What's the inspiration for the name and logo?
does Dapple offer a feature where applicants can track the status of their application in real-time or see reviewer feedback？
@oz_osbaldeston Dapple looks like a really smart solution for managing awards, contests, and applications. The challenge of handling submissions at scale while maintaining fairness and organization is huge, especially for teams running multiple programs simultaneously.
I'm curious, how does Dapple handle the judging and evaluation workflow? Can you customize scoring rubrics and assign different reviewers to different stages? And on the applicant side, what does the submission experience look like, especially for competitions that require multiple file types or portfolio work?
As someone who works with design competitions and grant applications, I'd love to understand how the platform balances flexibility with structure!
Really like the “built by creatives for creatives” positioning. It shows in the design and simplicity. Tools in this space often feel corporate and outdated, so Dapple’s approach is refreshing.
Excited to see how smaller teams adopt this. What kind of early organizations or institutions have started using it?
So exciting! Good luck with your journey! My question is how customizable are the forms?
Does Dapple allow custom review workflows for different types of submissions?
Your team has truly delivered an amazing product that is now a critical, indispensable part of my toolkit. Thank you once more!
Super clean idea — love how Dapple removes the usual chaos of scattered emails, inconsistent forms, and overcomplicated legacy tools. The focus on simplicity + creative user needs really stands out. Excited to see how this evolves! What’s the biggest improvement you’re working on right now?
This is so needed. Managing awards and contests manually is actually a nightmare - spreadsheets everywhere, email chaos.
Quick q - does it integrate with payment tools? Like if people submit work and we need to collect fees? Also how do you handle judging workflows?
Looking good! 😍
That's a great idea to have a management platform for reward stuff. Congrats on the launch 🚀
Interesting! Thank you for the product. Just a quick note, I think the images on your website are poor quality, which detracts from the visual experience. Just an idea for upgrading your product :)
Who is your target audience? Because first thing that came to my mind are some sport tournaments and online games (esports)
Congrats on the launch! What was your inspiration or motivation to build Dapple?
Ah, flashbacks. Ran a small arts award with Google Forms + messy sheets. Total chaos. Nice to see review panels + comms in one place. How’s blind judging handled and dupes deduped? Screens feel clean, not corporate. Could’ve used this last year.
Hey PH world!
If you’ve ever tried to run an award, contest, open call, or any kind of submission or application process, you probably know the drill: scattered emails, messy spreadsheets, a mixture of forms, reviewers working in different places. If you’ve got software, it’s probably clunky, expensive and built in the 2000s.
Dapple is our answer to that.
It’s a smart, simple platform that brings everything into one place. With beautiful forms for collecting applications, intuitive tools for organising, review panels for scoring, voting and feedback and easy ways of communicating with applicants, it removes the admin chaos.
Who’s it for?
Built by creatives for creatives, Dapple is aimed at arts organisations, publishers, non-profits, creative institutions - small teams doing big, meaningful work. We wanted to build a tool that would break the mould of a dry, corporate-based application system and create one that was sleek, intuitive, transparent, and fun to use.
Thanks for checking us out!