Built by a parent · Coming soon to iOS

Every step from high school to college move-in day — together

One parent did this with spreadsheets, sticky notes, and late-night reminders when his son applied to college. CampusBound is the app he wished he'd had — so your family doesn't miss a deadline, lose a scholarship, or argue in group texts for the next three years.

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🇺🇸 Built for US families 🔒 Student owns the data 📱 iOS first · No ads, ever

The problem

The college process is too important to leave in a group chat.

Families are overwhelmed. Parents don't know where to help. Counselors have hundreds of students. And the student — who has the most at stake — is drowning in tabs, PDFs, and deadlines they've never seen before.

•Scholarships get won, then lost when renewal forms slip by
•Financial aid appeal windows close before anyone files one
•Packing lists live in six notes apps and zero calendars
•Counselors and parents find out what the student did — or didn't — too late
•No existing app covers the full three-year arc. Naviance is school-only. Task apps have no context.

Why we built this

"When my son applied to college, I built spreadsheets, hand-wrote reminders, and chased down FAFSA deadlines at midnight. He got into SUNY Oswego and everything worked out — but I knew nobody should have to do it this way. CampusBound is the app we needed."

Jay Klinkowsky Founder, SudoBuiltApps · Parent of an Oswego freshman

What CampusBound does

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

Eight features built for the messy reality of the college journey — not a generic task app with a graduation cap slapped on.

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Award Wallet

Track every scholarship — amounts, GPA requirements, renewal deadlines, disbursement dates. Five status states (applied, awarded, confirmed, renewed, lost) so nothing slips.

Protects thousands in scholarship money

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Preparation Tasks

Expertly written tasks across 6 phases — from PSAT to FAFSA to move-in. Each explains why it matters and when to act. Add your own; supporters and counselors can suggest them, you approve.

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Smart Deadline Reminders

48 notifications mapped to the journey. Warm and personal — "Don't miss this one, [your name]" — not robotic. Quiet hours respected. Never duplicated across devices.

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Family Circle

Invite parents, grandparents, older siblings, or coaches via a simple link — they tap, they're in. Unlimited supporters. You decide what each one sees.

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Packing List & Dorm Wishlist

124 items pre-populated. Three states: needed, bought, packed. Share the wishlist on Amazon — family buys it, you pack it. Everyone sees what's done.

As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.

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Application Tracker

Every school, deadline, status, essay requirement, and aid offer. Compare true net costs side-by-side when decisions arrive in April.

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In-App Messaging

Student, supporters, and counselors communicate inside the app — threaded and linked to specific tasks for context. No more hunting through texts for "what did Ms. Rivera say about FAFSA?"

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Your Dashboard, Your Way

Three home screen styles — Urgency First (what's due now), Balanced (the default), or Progress First (celebrate momentum). Your brain, your call.

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Phase Transitions

14 days before you move from "Junior Year" to "Senior Year Fall," CampusBound quietly checks in and advances your roadmap — unlocking the next 20 tasks when you're ready.

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Works Offline

College tour parking lot, flight to admitted student day, bad WiFi at grandma's. The app just works. Everything syncs the moment you're back online.

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Student-Owned Data

The student owns every piece of data. Every visibility toggle — who sees award amounts, essay drafts, counselor messages — is student-controlled. No school, no district, no lock-in.

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Counselor Caseload

Caseload dashboard shows every student's progress. Smart broadcast: message only students behind on FAFSA, only students who haven't submitted essays. Targeted help at scale.

How we compare

There's nothing else like this.

Most families cobble together five tools that don't talk to each other. CampusBound is the single app built for the full journey.

Feature

CampusBound

Naviance / Scoir

Google Docs

Doing nothing

Covers 11th grade → freshman year

✓

HS only

114 expert-written tasks pre-loaded

✓

Scholarship renewal tracking

✓

Manual

Family can see progress (with student consent)

✓

If shared

Works without a school account

✓

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Student owns and controls the data

✓

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Smart deadline reminders

✓

Limited

Packing + dorm prep integrated

✓

Manual

Optional add-ons

AI tools, when you want them.

Three optional AI features — separate purchases, off by default. Powered by Claude from Anthropic.

A note on AI: AI-generated content is for guidance only and is not a substitute for professional advice. Always verify with your counselor, financial aid office, or the scholarship organization before taking action. Essay drafts you submit are processed by our AI provider to generate feedback.

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Essay Coach

$4.99 one-time

Structured feedback on college essays — thesis clarity, voice consistency, specific detail, length. Not a ghost-writer. A thoughtful second reader.

"Your opening paragraph buries the thesis in paragraph three. Try leading with this sentence instead…"

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Financial Aid Pack

$4.99 one-time

Generates financial aid appeal letters tailored to your circumstances and the school's aid office format. Can be worth thousands.

"Based on your family's changed circumstances (job loss, medical expense), here's a draft appeal letter to Cornell's financial aid office…"

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Scholarship Match

$4.99 one-time

Scans your profile — GPA, activities, location, identity, interests — and surfaces scholarships you actually qualify for, with direct links.

"Found 12 scholarships matching your profile. Oswego County Chamber ($500) closes Jan 15 — you have 11 days."

Or bundle all three for $9.99 — save $5.

Built for three roles

One app. The whole circle.

The student is always in charge. Parents and counselors see exactly what the student chooses to share — no more, no less.

Student

In the driver's seat

It's your journey. Own the data, control what each person sees, add custom tasks — approve what others suggest.

✓Every visibility toggle is yours
✓Award amounts stay private by default
✓Invite supporters by sharing a link
✓Full CRUD on custom tasks

Adult Supporter

Finally helpful, not hovering

Parents, grandparents, siblings, coaches — anyone your student invites. See progress, suggest tasks, check the packing list.

✓See what the student shares
✓Mark packing items as "bought"
✓Suggest tasks — student approves
✓Message in-app, linked to tasks

Counselor

Your caseload, at a glance

School counselors, college consultants — see every student's progress, send smart broadcasts, keep records clean.

✓Caseload dashboard with progress
✓Smart broadcasts: filter by task status
✓Threaded messaging per student
✓Works with families, not just schools

Simple pricing

Pay once. Or pay a little. Never ads.

No subscriptions. No surprises. One-time unlocks for students and families. A modest annual fee for working counselors.

Student Unlock

$9.99

One-time · iOS

✓All 114 expert tasks
✓Award Wallet + reminders
✓Packing list + dorm wishlist
✓Application tracker
✓Invite one Adult Supporter

Join Waitlist

Family Upgrade

$19.99

One-time · Adds to Student Unlock

✓Unlimited Adult Supporters
✓Grandparents, siblings, coaches
✓Multi-student families supported
✓Full in-app messaging for all
✓Priority support

Join Waitlist

Counselor Pro

$19.99

Per year · For professionals

✓Caseload dashboard
✓Smart broadcast messaging
✓Unlimited linked students
✓Per-student progress views
✓Independent of any school platform

Join Waitlist

AI add-ons sold separately · $4.99 each or $9.99 for all three · Fully optional

Questions you're probably asking

Good. Ask them.

We'd rather answer them here than have you wonder.

Isn't this just a fancy task app with a graduation cap on it?

No. A generic task app doesn't know that FAFSA opens October 1. It doesn't track scholarship renewal requirements. It doesn't have a shared permission model so your parents can see your progress without seeing your essay drafts. And it definitely doesn't know the difference between an ED deadline and a rolling one.

CampusBound is 114 expert-written tasks, 124 packing items, 48 smart notifications, and a purpose-built permission model — not a blank checklist.

Why isn't this free?

Because free apps make money by selling your data, serving ads, or both. We don't want to do either with a teenager's personal information.

One-time unlocks ($9.99 for the student, $19.99 to add the whole family) fund development forever. No subscription creep. No ads. No data sold. The math is simple: fewer dollars from more families, or this compromises your family's privacy. We chose the former.

My school already uses Naviance / Scoir. Isn't that enough?

Naviance and Scoir are institutional tools — your school licenses them, the school controls the data, and families can't use them independently. They stop working the day after graduation.

CampusBound is student-owned, family-centered, and covers the full arc from junior year through freshman year of college. Many families use both. Naviance for the school side. CampusBound for everything else.

Is my student's data safe? What about minors?

All data is stored on Supabase with row-level security, meaning the student is the only person who can see everything. Parents and counselors see only what the student permits.

We support Sign in with Apple (which hides your real email if you want), don't track you across other apps, and never sell data to third parties. Essays submitted to AI features are processed by our AI provider (Anthropic's Claude) to generate feedback, and we don't retain them for training.

Does it work without internet?

Yes. CampusBound is offline-first. Everything you do syncs in the background when you're back online. Perfect for college tours, admitted student days, and flights — any place your WiFi fails you.

What about Android? Or families outside the US?

iOS and US only at launch. Android is on the v2 roadmap. International support is further out — the US college process is complex enough on its own that we want to nail it first rather than build something shallow for everyone.

What if I buy it and don't like it?

Apple's standard refund policy applies — you can request a refund through the App Store if the app doesn't work as described. Email us at hello@getcampusbound.app and we'll help you through it.

When does it launch?

Join the waitlist and you'll be the first to know. We'll also invite a group of waitlist members to TestFlight before public launch so you can shape the app before anyone else uses it.

Every step from high school to college move-in day — together

The college process is too important to leave in a group chat.

Everything you need. Nothing you don't.

A peek inside the app

There's nothing else like this.

AI tools, when you want them.

Six phases. One companion.

One app. The whole circle.

Pay once. Or pay a little. Never ads.

How we make money — and how we don't

What we do

What we won't do

Good. Ask them.

Don't do this the hard way.