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Platform facts · Read 15 October 2026

Appily (formerly Cappex) facts: cost, features, privacy and ratings

Quick answer

Appily (formerly Cappex) is a free scholarship database inside a college planning site owned by EAB. It calls its database the nation's largest but publishes no count, and it offers detailed filters. Colleges can use your profile to make admission offers unless you opt out. Applying for you, reminders and essay help are not on the pages we read.

By The Fit Desk · Scholarship Match Finder · Published

Sources: public platform pages, app store listings and review sites, read 15 October 2026.

What is Appily?

Appily (formerly Cappex) is a search database.

Operator: Owned by EAB, per Appily's pages

Source: Appily: about page for AI tools · Read 15 Oct 2026

A free account shows "personalized matches". Filters include deadline, minimum award, location, gender, ethnicity, enrollment level, first-generation, financial need, LGBTQIA, disability and non-US citizens.

Source: Appily scholarships page · Read 15 Oct 2026

What does Appily cost?

Free account.

Source: Appily scholarships page · Read 15 Oct 2026

Free. No paid student plan on the pages we read.

Source: Appily scholarships page · Read 15 Oct 2026

What does Appily say it offers?

  • Stated on the platform's pages
  • Partly stated
  • Not on the pages we read
A filled tile means the platform's own pages, or its app store listing, say it offers that feature. It does not measure how well the feature works or how likely you are to win.
  • One application, many scholarshipsNot on the pages we read
  • Automatic reapplicationNot on the pages we read
  • Runs its own no-essay awardNot on the pages we read
  • Tracking and remindersNot on the pages we read
  • Essay helpNot on the pages we read
  • States scholarships are vettedNot on the pages we read
  • Do-not-sell or privacy choices linkPartly

    Appily's pages describe how to opt out of data sharing with colleges and link a "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" page and a "Minor-Friendly Privacy Policy".

    Source: About Appily · Read 15 Oct 2026

  • Mobile appNot on the pages we read

How many scholarships does Appily list?

Appily calls it "the nation's largest, multi-billion dollar scholarship database". It does not publish a count on the page we read.

Source: Appily scholarships page · Read 15 Oct 2026

For scale, the stated figures on this site range from 10,000+ (ScholarshipOwl) to over 3.7 million (Scholarships.com); platforms count in different ways.

What does Appily do with your data?

Data: shared with colleges

Appily's pages say colleges can use your profile information "to share admission offers with students who match their criteria", and that opting out of data sharing with colleges is done through its Privacy Notice page.

Source: Appily: Cappex is now Appily · Read 15 Oct 2026

Appily's pages describe how to opt out of data sharing with colleges and link a "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" page and a "Minor-Friendly Privacy Policy".

Source: About Appily · Read 15 Oct 2026

What do public ratings say?

We did not read an app store or Trustpilot rating for Appily.

Ratings are public opinions on the date we read them. Some profiles are claimed or paid for by the company, and small samples say little.

Can you see how many students apply?

Not shown on the pages we read.

What are Appily's strengths and limits?

  • StrengthFree, with a long list of filters, including first-generation, financial need, disability and non-US citizen options.
  • StrengthPart of a wider college planning site, so scholarship search sits next to college search.
  • LimitNo scholarship count is published, only the claim of the largest database.
  • LimitOne application, automatic reapplication, reminders and essay help are not on the pages we read.
  • LimitColleges can see your profile to make offers unless you opt out of data sharing.

Who does Appily fit?

Fits if

You want a free database with detailed filters and do not mind colleges contacting you.

Look elsewhere if

You want a platform that applies for you, or you do not want colleges to see your profile.

Where does Appily come up in the match quiz?

In our eight example profiles, Appily is not in the first group for any.

Take the quiz with your answers

How does Appily compare with each other platform?

Frequently asked questions

Is Appily free?

Yes. Free account.

Does Appily apply to scholarships for me?

Not on the pages we read. You search and apply to each scholarship yourself.

Does Appily sell my data?

Appily's pages say colleges can use your profile information "to share admission offers with students who match their criteria", and that opting out of data sharing with colleges is done through its Privacy Notice page.

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