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Scholarly - Swipe and Apply (app)
Scholarly is a phone app from NeedThat Studio that matches United States students to scholarships through a swipe style feed, with essay help, application tracking and auto-apply. It is a separate product from Scholly. Account setup comes first, and swiping, matching and applying all require a paid weekly, monthly or yearly subscription.
Best for: Students who want a phone app to swipe through matches and are willing to pay a weekly, monthly or yearly subscription.
Limitation: Matching and settings sit behind a non-refundable paywall, paid users report ineligible matches, and sign-up requires household income and full address.
Our rating
3.3out of 5
What our research found
Matching Power (2.5 / 5)
- The website directory browses by state, major and level.
- Each listing shows level, state, field and grade rules.
- Major pages include some awards from other fields.
- App matching sits behind a paid subscription.
Scholarship Quality (4.5 / 5)
- Directory listings show dated deadlines that have not passed.
- Most listings link to the sponsor's page or application.
- Some listings give only general eligibility or no apply route.
- App store reviewers report expired scholarships in the app feed.
Ease of Use (3.5 / 5)
- Many links and buttons are small to tap on phones.
- Outside links open in new tabs.
- Program pages open straight from the main list.
- Pages fit phone screens without sideways scrolling.
Privacy & Marketing (3.0 / 5)
- Requires household income and a full street address, with no opt-out answer.
- No consent choices are shown before the paywall.
- Delete-account and email settings sit behind the paywall.
- The policy says it does not sell personal data.
How we rate
Matching Power
How well it helps you find the scholarships it lists, by filtering on location, need, merit, major, college and high school.
A 5 means you can narrow the list by where you live, need, merit, major, college or high school, and a big site brings the best fits to the top. A 1 means little or no way to narrow, and in the middle some filters work but many results still do not fit.
Scholarship Quality
How complete, current and traceable its scholarship listings are.
A 5 means nearly every listing is current, links to the real sponsor and gives enough detail to act on. A 1 means most are out of date, incomplete or do not lead to the sponsor, and in the middle you will need to double check a fair share.
Ease of Use
How easily you can understand the controls and reach actionable scholarship information.
A 5 means clear controls and a quick path from the list to a scholarship and its sponsor, including on a phone. A 1 means walls, confusing steps or a broken phone view keep getting in the way, and the middle is workable with some tradeoffs.
Privacy & Marketing
What data it asks for, how much advertising or sign-up pressure gets in the way, and how much control you have.
A 5 means the site asks only for what it needs, says why, keeps ads and partner offers out of the way and leaves you in control. A 1 means heavy data requests, sign-up pressure, loan offers or sweepstakes get in the way, and the middle has some of that pressure but it stays manageable.
Our ratings are our opinion of each site, not an endorsement or a prediction that you'll win.