The trail to Eagle, without the data entry.

Bulk sign-offs on a grid

The Requirement Matrix — select one or more requirements and one or more scouts, and sign off exactly what happened.

• Record any mix of scouts and requirements in one pass, then save the batch to an event
• Fast bulk entry and handbook import that keep original dates and signer initials
• Print a matrix sign-off sheet with a QR code that scans back into the live grid

In Scoutbook: its one mass option marks every selected scout as passing the same requirement — all-or-nothing.

No signal at camp? Sign off anyway.

Requirements get completed at the campfire, not at the kitchen table. TroopPlanner's phone app installs straight to your home screen, with no app store needed. It keeps working when the signal doesn't.

• Sign-offs and RSVPs queue up offline. Record them in the field, and they send themselves once you're back in range.
• Nothing to re-enter later. No sticky notes and no "I'll put it in when I get home."
• Blazing Fast. We don't make you download the whole database each time, just what's changed since you left.

Merit badges, start to recognition

The full blue-card lifecycle without the paper shuffle.

• Browse the catalog, start a badge per scout or per counselor, track to completion
• Counselor sign-off, unit-leader accept, then a procurement list and a "badges to recognize" queue
• Prepare → present → recognize, writing recognition dates back automatically

In Scoutbook: badge progress is buried and slow to update.

Counselors without accounts

Outside merit-badge counselors sign off without ever creating a login.

• A magic-link / QR counselor portal: dashboard, badge detail, sign-off, mark complete
• An internal "My Counseling" dashboard for registered counselors
• A counselor-gap report shows badges with thin or no coverage

In Scoutbook: connecting an outside counselor is a well-known headache.

Eagle, end to end

From tracking the trail to printing the official application.

• An Eagle pipeline showing days until 18, sortable by time before 18 years old, so no scout ages out unseen
• Eagle-required badge progress, POR credit and service-hour hints in one view
• The real, fillable Scouting America Eagle Scout Rank Application PDF, from your data

In Scoutbook: the Eagle packet is assembled by hand from scattered data.

Easily fill out your Eagle application.

The Eagle Scout Rank Application is the Scout's own work, so TroopPlanner puts it in the Scout's hands.

• It's yours once you reach Life. An Eagle Application button appears on your advancement tracker. You open it yourself, and a linked parent can help.
• Most of it is already done. Your name, birthday, rank board dates, every merit badge with the date you earned it, your leadership terms and your Eagle project all come from the troop's records.
• You write the rest. Type in the parts only you know. Every field saves itself as you go. There's no Save button and nothing to lose.
• Start early, see the gaps. Make a draft months ahead. It shows every missing date or unrecorded position at once, while there's still time to fix it.
• Print the official form. When everything's right, produce the finished application as a PDF, ready to review and sign.

Boards, conferences & positions

The committee-facing side of advancement, organized.

• A "ready for Board of Review" list and a printable per-scout advancement report for the board
• Scoutmaster-conference tracking and monthly position-of-responsibility assessments
• POR credit calculated automatically toward the next rank

In Scoutbook: BOR prep and POR credit are manual bookkeeping.

Awards & Courts of Honor

The recognition workflow, from earned to presented.

• Award lifecycle: Earned → Presented → Recognized, plus troop-specific custom awards
• A Court of Honor planner that auto-populates the awards list from records
• Marking the ceremony done writes recognition dates back to every scout

In Scoutbook: no Court of Honor planning — it's a spreadsheet and a script.