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Create an app for new students and families.

  • Help everyone feel organized with features like personalized schedules and campus maps.
  • Easily drag & drop to build your app in four simple steps - no technical experience needed.
  • Tailor your app colors, icons, and more to match university branding.
  • Put orientation and welcome week resources in one simple place for your students to access year-round.
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Trusted by 1000+ higher ED planners, worldwide

“Our yield grew tremendously once we began using Guidebook.”
Andrea Crilly
Assistant Director of Admissions for Campus Experience
"We bought structure... we bought flexibility."
Todd Clark
Vice President of Operations
"Guidebook has been very successful for our events, so much so we have several areas of the business asking if they can use the app too."
Sharon Kelly
Senior Events Manager

When you build an app with Guidebook, you can...

Help new students and families organize their day

All campus visitors can build their own personal schedules and manage everything in one place. Your app’s digital schedule is easy to update with last-minute changes.

Communicate last-minute changes

Room changes and speaker delays happen, now you can keep everyone in the loop with real-time push notifications.

Reduce printing costs and achieve sustainability goals

Lower your carbon footprint and help your university achieve LEED certification when you replace printed programs with a simple-to-build mobile app.

No need to wait for IT or build a custom app from scratch

Build in 4 easy steps. Choose a template, drag and drop your chosen features, upload content, and publish your app. Your department always has full control.
Build a website, registration, or an event app with an easy drag and drop platform with your chosen features.

Increase student retention

Be sure new students have a smooth transition to college with an app they can rely on.

Give parents peace of mind

Reduce the volume of calls and emails by sharing vital information ahead of time.

All features included. No hidden fees.

Schedule tracks & my schedule

Organize your schedule with tracks to distinguish between student and guest sessions, plus create personalized schedules.

Interactive maps

Help students and guests find their way around and answer fewer questions with interactive floor plans and campus maps.

Link to key resources

Provide all the information students and parents need in one place. Document libraries, campus safety information, new student checklists, FAQs, and more.

Push notifications

Inform everyone about schedule changes, weather announcements, reminders and more – straight to their personal device.

In-app social feed

Build community and foster peer-to-peer interactions with our engagement tools.

Powerful metrics panel

Understand the success of your work - see which content resonated, what your audience wants from your app, and continuously iterate.

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Leading universities partner with Guidebook.

ReadyKey

ReadyKey

ReadyKey

ReadyKey enables companies to create mobile apps for Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and compliance guidelines. Their custom space serves as a centralized hub where employees can find critical, up-to-date information on topics like:

Contractor and Construction Management
Emergency Readiness and Response
Workplace Management
Leading universities partner with Guidebook.

Berklee

Berklee

Berklee Online

With music education programs and an annual conference that serve a global audience, Berklee Online uses their custom space to organize guides for:

Over a dozen summer programs
Their annual in-person conference
This allows Berklee to provide a consistent brand experience for both students and non-students.

Leading universities partner with Guidebook.

The University of Manchester

The University of Manchester

The University of Manchester Goes Green With a Mobile App

Students are welcomed to Manchester’s campus with a wonderfully detailed Tour Guide App.

Open Day information for prospective students
Easy­-to­-follow schedules for freshmen, transfers and parents
Self-guided tours for easy campus navigation
Leading universities partner with Guidebook.

Bournemouth University

Bournemouth University

Welcome Week Client Story

With Guidebook it’s easy to welcome new and returning students to campus each new academic year. In addition to the schedule of events, Bournemouth University uses its campus app to share ways to get involved, academic resources, and tools for navigating campus. Students can use in-app tools to create personalized schedules and to-do lists, ensuring a smooth start to the semester.
Leading universities partner with Guidebook.

University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Austin Client Story

With Guidebook, each unique audience - Freshmen, Transfer students, New Graduate Students, and Families - has its own orientation guide. Students see pre-orientation checklists and tools to connect with peers. Families receive information about on-campus resources and joining the Parents Association.
Leading universities partner with Guidebook.

Rutgers University, New Brunswick

Rutgers University, New Brunswick

Rutgers New Brunswick Adopt Guidebook Tours

Rutgers uses Guidebook to help students navigate around campus using the Rutgers self-guided tour app built with Guidebook.

View tours of different campuses and residence halls
Learn about various housing options
Connect with student tour guides
Leading universities partner with Guidebook.

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"We bought structure... we bought flexibility."
Todd Clark
Vice President of Operations
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Theatre Conference Coordinator

Built for every department and every campus event.

Guidebook supports every step of the student lifecycle, helping departments engage their communities through flexible, branded apps.

Admissions & enrollment

New student programs

Housing & residence life

Parent & family programs

Student engagement

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FAQs

Do you offer any integrations?
Yes! We know how hectic using multiple event planning tools can be, so we integrated our app Builder with the tools our customers use most. We connect with software like Eventbrite, Marketo, Cvent, and Splash. Plus, our Zapier integration allows connections to 10,000+ systems. Want to do more? Contact us to learn more about how our Open API works.
How do students and families download the app for orientation or welcome week?
Upon publishing your app, you’ll have a custom landing page to share with your audience - as well as a unique QR code. Our app Builder also gives you tools like email promotion, posters, and social media templates (and more) to make promoting and downloading your event app super simple.
Can we really generate revenue by selling ad placements?
Many of our higher ed customers have highly engaged app audiences. This is great for local businesses, the campus bookstore, and other departments to get their message in front of more eyes. Sell options like banner ads, sponsored in-app social feed posts, push notifications, and more. Speak to us today to learn more about what you can sell and how.
What happens if students and families don’t want to download the app?
Not everyone can download an app, we get it. Those individuals can access your app content through their phone’s browser or desktop computer on Guidebook Web, so everyone can feel connected to the experience.
Can I build this on my own? I’m not very technical…
Yes, you can. If you’re comfortable sending an email or putting together a few basic PowerPoint slides, you can build an app on our platform. Most of our customers would not describe themselves as tech-savvy.
Can I make changes to the campus event app after I publish it?
Absolutely. If at any point you need to make a change, just jump right back into our system, make those edits, and hit Publish. Within seconds, your updates will be live. And, if you need to send any last-minute notifications to your users, you can do that straight from your phone or tablet with our Mobile Admin capabilities.
Do you offer human support?
Of course. Guidebook’s award-winning customer success team has reps in the US and the UK, and we pride ourselves on fast response times, and becoming a trusted advisor to you and your team.

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