# Beacon \| College Planner

> Beacon | College Planner (iPhone/iPad app by Lakshmikanth Naredla.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beacon-college-planner/id6794509069 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Lakshmikanth Naredla](https://appshunter.io/developer/6794509071)
- Category: Education, Productivity
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.5 · 19 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-09-08
- Data updated: 2026-10-09
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/beacon-college-planner/id6794509069/reviews.md

## What is Beacon | College Planner?

Beacon is a free college application organizer built for students who take this seriously.

Track every school, essay, deadline, and recommendation in one place — organized exactly the way the Common App works.

FEATURES
• School List — Search thousands of colleges. Track status, deadlines, and decision plans (EA/ED/RD).
• Essay Tracker — Every supplemental prompt auto-populates when you add a school. See which essays you can reuse across schools.
• Deadline Calendar — Visual calendar of every deadline across all your schools and essays.
• Recommendations — Track who you've asked, confirmed, and submitted.
• Activities & Honors — Build your Common App activities list directly in the app.
• AI Fit Score — Get an honest reach/match/safety analysis per school based on your stats.
• Resume Parser — Upload your resume and auto-fill your activities list.
• School Compare — Side-by-side stats for any schools on your list.

Beacon is completely free. No premium tier, no ads, no catch.
Built by a student, for students applying in the Class of 2027 and beyond.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0.0 — 2026-09-08

No release notes.

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