Kickresume review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Resume, cover letter and personal website builder with an AI writer
Our verdict
First of our top three resume builders
For: Most people writing a resume
Kickresume's free plan keeps unlimited resumes and downloads on 4 basic templates and 2 fonts, with 20,000 pre-written phrases. Premium adds 40+ templates with matching cover letters, an AI Writer that drafts a resume from a job title and ad, and an ATS checker, at $8 a month paid as $96 for the year. It runs on the web, iPhone and Android, and its iPhone app averages 4.7 from about 4,200 ratings. Know the limits: the AI Writer and ATS checker are not free, monthly billing is $24, every plan renews on its own with one 14-day refund window for new users, and the iOS app does not run on iPad.
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Very good · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 24, 2026
Best for a matching resume, cover letter and website
Kickresume's free plan keeps unlimited resumes and downloads on 4 basic templates and 2 fonts. The AI Writer, ATS checker and 40-plus templates need Premium, which is $8 a month only if you pay $96 for the year, against $24 month to month, and refunds stop after one 14-day guarantee.
Who Kickresume is for
- Fits if you want to make and download a plain resume without paying
- Works for students and teachers, who can get Premium free for up to 180 days once their status is checked
Who Kickresume is not for
- Tight if you stay free: 4 basic templates, 2 fonts, and no AI Writer or ATS checker
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $24 against $8 a month on the $96 yearly plan
- Watch out: every plan renews on its own, and refunds stop after one 14-day guarantee for new users
- Skip it if you work on an iPad, as the iOS app is iPhone only
Why Kickresume gets a 3.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for money$8 a month on the yearly plan, paid as $96 up front, sits at the edge of this category's cheaper quarter ($8). Quarterly is $18 a month and monthly $24, close to the dear end.
- BFree plan and trialUnlimited resumes and downloads on 4 basic templates and 2 fonts, with 20,000 pre-written phrases, so one person can make and send a resume without paying. The AI Writer and ATS checker aren't included. Students and teachers can get Premium free for up to 180 days.
- BFeaturesAn AI Writer that drafts a whole resume from a job title and ad, 40-plus templates with matching cover letters, an ATS checker, a one-click personal website, Career Map, and LinkedIn or PDF import. Nothing in the listing leaves a gap in the resume job.
- AEase of useKickresume rates 4.7 on the US App Store from 4,215 ratings, which puts it at A on our ease ladder.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb, iPhone and Android, with LinkedIn import. The iOS app is for iPhone only, not iPad, and there's no desktop app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Kickresume's own pages on 24 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Kickresume's GPA of 3.2 is higher than 13 of the 13 other resume builders we grade.
It stands best on ease of use (A, above 13 of 13) and worst on features (B, above 8).
Its paid plans start at $8 a month, against a middle price of $16 for the category: 3 of the 10 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.3 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 14 resume builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Kickresume’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 9 of 13, level with 3
- BFree plan and trialAbove 10 of 13, level with 3
- BFeaturesAbove 8 of 13, level with 5
- AEase of useAbove 13 of 13
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 11 of 13, level with 2
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 11 resume builders. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Kickresume, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Kickresume you could make: resume builder and templates. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.2 is higher than 13 of the 13 other resume builders we grade. It costs $96 a year.
What you could make
- Resume builder and templates: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- A real app for iOS and Android. Something home-made would be a web page.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
- The depth: we grade its features B, which means it covers the whole job.
What this rests on. Kickresume’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Kickresume?
Kickresume is a resume and cover letter builder from a small company in Bratislava, Slovakia. It offers 40 premium templates with matching cover letters, an AI writer that drafts a whole resume from a job title and ad, an ATS resume checker and a one-click personal website. The free plan keeps unlimited resumes and downloads but limits templates and customization.
Worth knowing
- The AI Writer, ATS Resume Checker and Career Map are Premium only; the free plan has 4 templates and 2 fonts.
- Every paid plan renews on its own; the terms give new users one 14-day money-back guarantee and no refunds after that.
- The iOS app is for iPhone only, not iPad.
Key features
- AI Writer
- Generates a full resume from a job title and the job ad, and an AI Cover Letter Writer drafts a letter that fits the resume. Premium only.
- Templates and design options
- 40+ ATS-friendly resume templates with matching cover letters, 26 typefaces and color schemes on Premium; the free plan has 4 templates and 2 fonts.
- ATS Resume Checker
- Scans a resume for applicant tracking systems, gives a score and compares it with successful resumes in Kickresume's database.
- Personal website
- Turns a resume into a personal website in one click. Free accounts get 1 website template, Premium gets 7.
- Career Map
- Reads your resume and suggests career paths that fit your skills and experience. Included with Premium.
- LinkedIn and PDF import
- Builds a new resume from a LinkedIn profile or an existing PDF, then lets you edit it in any template.
Kickresume pricing
As of Oct 24, 2026, Kickresume has a free plan, and paid plans start at $8 per month, billed yearly ($96).
- Starts at
- $8 per month, billed yearly ($96)
- Free plan
- 4 basic resume templates and 4 matching cover letters, 1 website template, 20,000 pre-written phrases, unlimited resumes and unlimited downloads.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 4 basic resume and cover letter templates, 2 fonts, limited design options, unlimited resumes and downloads. |
| Yearly | $8per month, billed yearly as $96 ($24 billed monthly) | Full Premium: 40+ resume and cover letter templates, AI Writer, ATS Resume Checker, Career Map, priority support, and $120 in vouchers for friends. |
| Quarterly | $18per month, billed every 3 months as $54 | Same Premium features as Yearly, with $72 in gift vouchers for friends. Marked as the most popular choice. |
| Monthly | $24per month, billed monthly | Same Premium features, without the gift vouchers. Renews every 30 days until cancelled. |
Read from kickresume.com on Oct 24, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Kickresume before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave with quarterly or yearly billing
The pricing page marks Quarterly as saving 25% against Monthly. Yearly works out to $8 a month against $24 billed monthly, about 67% less.
Stated on kickresume.com - EducationFree Premium for students and teachers
Students and teachers who verify their status through ISIC, ITIC or UNiDAYS get up to 180 days of Premium free.
Stated on kickresume.com
How people rate the Kickresume app
4.7
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
- 5 stars87%
- 4 stars6%
- 3 stars2%
- 2 stars1%
- 1 star4%
4,215 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Oct 24, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
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Common questions
Does Kickresume have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Kickresume is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Does Kickresume have a macOS app?
No macOS app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 24, 2026. Kickresume is listed for Web, iOS and Android.
Is Kickresume open source?
Kickresume is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 24, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 24, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.