
The parent and family app that cuts the worried calls.
Your team handles the worried parents, the missed deadlines, the schedule that changed since the mailer went out. Give families the answer on their phone and your office gets its summer back.

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Why parents call your office instead of finding it themselves
The orientation packet is 135 pages. The schedule changed since they got it in the mail. Mom can't get into the student portal. So she calls your office. Multiply that by 4,000 families and your phone doesn't stop ringing from June through September.
Stop the worried-parent phone tree
Parents don't need your phone number. They need the answer on their phone at 11pm. Give them that, and your team gets its time back.
Kill the 135-page family packet
Printed in April. Stale by July. Re-mailing costs a fortune. The schedule lives in the app where you can change it in 30 seconds.

The answer in their hand. Not on your phone.
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Key features for parent and family programs teams in higher education
The parent and family choice of leading American universities
Guidebook powers parent and family programs at over 75% of the top 50 U.S. colleges. Large state flagships running orientation for tens of thousands each summer. Liberal arts schools handling family weekend for a few hundred. The campuses that take parent communication seriously run on Guidebook.
75%
of top 50 U.S. colleges
Zero
printed family packets to reprint
1 app
for orientation, family weekend, and every deadline in between
Worried calls down. Confidence up.
Parents don't need access to everything. They need three things: a current schedule, a person to text, and proof their kid is okay. Give them that in one app and the worried calls drop. The retention conversation gets easier too.
Family weekend, mapped to your campus
Drop-off parking lot. Hospitality tent on the quad. President's reception in the chapel. Tailgate at the stadium. Every family-weekend stop pinned to a real map, so parents stop calling your office for directions on a Saturday morning.
From "get ready" to "stay close"
Get ready: move-in maps, family weekend RSVPs, deadline previews. On campus: real-time updates during family weekend, push notifications for the parents' association meeting. Stay close: end-of-semester messages, tuition deadlines, summer storage reminders. The worried calls drop and the family-engagement signal goes up.
See which families need attention before fall
Average time in app. Items tapped per session. Comments and likes on family posts. Which families engaged early, which never opened the app, which clicked the FAFSA reminder twice. The retention signal your office can act on before fall registration.
Leading parent and family teams partner with Guidebook
University of Arizona
University of Arizona

University of Arizona
With Guidebook, they created a Family Weekend app that put everything families needed right at their fingertips. Guests could easily check out the schedule of exciting events, dive into Wildcat traditions, and find the best spots to eat on campus. The app also connected them with key campus resources and made it simple to stay in touch after the weekend through social media.
Using Guidebook turned Family Weekend into a smooth, enjoyable experience. Families felt more connected, not just to their students, but to the entire campus community. With real-time updates, easy access to information, and a direct link to the university, they made sure everyone left with great memories and a stronger bond with the Wildcat family.

University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas at Austin

Coastal Carolina University
Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University
Inside the app, students and families can:
- Navigate an unfamiliar campus with interactive maps and turn-by-turn guidance.
- Follow real-time schedules that update instantly when plans change.
- Stay on separate family and student tracks to keep parallel programming clear.
- Access next steps like family weekend registration and pre-arrival task lists.
- Download the app right at check-in via QR code.
The result is a more confident, connected, and campus-ready incoming class (and the analytics to prove people are genuinely using it).

What EDU teams have to say
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Kristin Sargeant
University of Edinburgh


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University of Calgary


Meredith Aden
University of Memphis


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University of Manchester


Steven Kelly
University of Calgary

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Kristin Sargeant
University of Edinburgh


Andrea Crilly
Indiana Tech


Andrea Crilly
Indiana Tech


Open Days Team
University of Manchester


Meredith Aden
University of Memphis


Steven Kelly
University of Calgary

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Kristin Sargeant
University of Edinburgh


Andrea Crilly
Indiana Tech


Andrea Crilly
Indiana Tech


Open Days Team
University of Manchester


Meredith Aden
University of Memphis

The family app that ends the worried calls.
Move-in, family weekend, deadline reminders, the answers parents need at 11pm when your office is closed. One branded app means the family who'd otherwise be on the phone is finding what they need themselves.