Kickresume vs Resume Genius
Kickresume
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Resume Genius
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| Figure | Kickresume | Resume Genius |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1.20/mo | $7.95/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 12 | 4 |
| Spec score · AI Resume Builders | 9.4 (#1) | 9.2 (#3) |
| Spec score · Resume Builders | 9.1 (#1) | 8.7 (#5) |
| Spec score · Cover Letter Software | 8.9 (#4) | 8.6 (#7) |
| Spec score · Resume Design Software | 9.0 (#3) | 8.6 (#8) |
| AI writing | The AI Writer can generate an entire resume from a job title and job advertisement. | Resume Genius says its AI supplies optimized phrasing, suggestions and formatting guidance, while its parser extracts details from an existing resume. |
| ATS checker | Its ATS Resume Checker scores resumes, compares them with successful examples, and gives optimization feedback. | Its resume checker parses uploaded DOC, DOCX, PDF, HTML, RTF or TXT files up to 5 MB and scores ATS compatibility, formatting, keywords and writing. |
| ATS optimization | Yes | Yes |
| Documentation and support | The official help center contains FAQs, editor instructions, examples, guides, and support contact information; paid plans include priority email and chat support. | Support is provided through email, live chat and telephone Monday through Friday, with most requests processed within one to two business days. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Kickresume says its team is based in Bratislava, Slovakia. | Taipei, Taiwan |
| Legal entity | The mobile app listings identify the seller and developer as Kickresume s.r.o. in Bratislava, Slovakia. | Crunchbase identifies the legal name as Sonaga Tech Limited, lists Howard Chai as founder and places the company in Luzern, Switzerland. |
| Licence | Kickresume is proprietary software; its terms grant only limited personal, non-commercial use and prohibit copying, reverse engineering, and mirroring. | The company calls its resume-builder technology proprietary, indicating a closed-source commercial licence. |
| Praise: ease of use | Independent reviewers repeatedly describe the interface as easy to use and navigation as intuitive. | Trustpilot reviewers repeatedly describe the interface as easy to navigate, with clear templates, videos and guidance. |
| Rating on Google Play | 4.3 out of 5 from 2.49K reviews | 1.7 out of 5 from 9 ratings for an Android app named Resume Genius; the listing identifies Shenzhen Qianhai Leyouyuan Network Technology as developer. |
| Rating on Trustpilot | 4.6 out of 5 from 3,891 reviews | 4.6 out of 5 from 45,850 reviews. |
| Resume builder | The service provides an online resume builder with customizable templates and AI-assisted writing. | The builder guides users through resume sections and automatically formats fonts, spacing and margins. |
| Self-hosting | The reviewed official materials describe hosted web and mobile services and provide no self-hosting package. | The product is presented as an online service and the official pages provide no self-hosted download or installation package. |
| Support | Paid plans include priority email and chat support. | Support is available by phone, email, and live chat, Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM EDT. |
Plans
Kickresume
- FreeFree
- Premium — Monthly$24 a month
- Premium — Quarterly$18 a month
- Premium — Yearly$8 a month
- Grammar Correction$30, paid once
- Grammar Correction$30 a month
- Quarterly$14.40 a year
- Quarterly€18 a month
- Monthly$19.20 a month
- Monthly€24 a month
Resume Genius
- Free AccessFree
- Annual Plan$7.95 a month
- 14-day Trial Plan$2.95, paid once
- Annual Plan$95.40 a year
In their own words
Kickresume
Kickresume is a career toolkit for creating resumes and cover letters, checking resumes for applicant tracking systems, preparing for interviews, and planning career moves. Its AI Writer can build a resume from a job title and the job ad being answered. The ATS Resume Checker compares a resume with successful examples in Kickresume’s database, while Career Map suggests career directions based on skills and experience. Free includes four resume templates, four matching cover-letter templates, and unlimited downloads. Premium adds more than 40 templates of each type, AI Writer, ATS checking, Career Map, LinkedIn and PDF import, and seven website templates. Premium costs $24 a month, $18 a month billed every three months, or $8 a month billed every 12 months. Apps for iOS and Android sync documents with desktop through the cloud. The help center lists PDF, Word text export, email, Dropbox, and Google Drive options. Kickresume says it hosts data in the European Union and does not share user data without permission.
Resume Genius
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