Resume Trick review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Resume Trick report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for a cheap resume builder with a free starter plan
Resume Trick builds resumes, CVs and cover letters from 30+ templates, with AI to draft summaries and job descriptions. The free account allows one resume and one cover letter and only 4 templates as PDF. The cheap price is the yearly one, so you pay $84 up front.
Who Resume Trick is for
- Fits if you want a low price for a year of access
- Works for one-off applications where a single free resume is enough
Who Resume Trick is not for
- Tight if you're staying free: 1 resume, 1 cover letter and 4 templates as PDF
- Pricey if you pay monthly, at $18 against $84 for the year
- Watch out: the quarterly price is shown as cut from $18 a month, with no end date given
- Watch out: refunds are given only in limited cases such as an unfixable error or an accidental duplicate
Why Resume Trick gets a 2.2
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyPRO Yearly is $7 a month, billed $84 every 12 months. That is inside the category's cheapest quarter, which starts at $7.95. Monthly is $18.
- CFree plan and trialFree covers 1 resume, 1 cover letter, 4 PDF templates and the AI generator. Premium templates can be previewed only.
- CFeaturesBuilders for resumes, CVs and cover letters, AI writing, and PDF and TXT downloads. Nothing on record about an ATS check.
- CEase of useNo rating on record, and it's a builder where you do the work.
- CPlatforms and integrationsBrowser only; the site says it works on any device, with no apps.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Resume Trick's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/resumetrick#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/resumetrick.svg" alt="Resume Trick: 2.2 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Resume Trick stands among resume builders
Resume Trick's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 20 of the 45 other resume builders we grade, and level with 13.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 33 of 45) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $7 a month, against a middle price of $14 for the category: 4 of the 26 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 3 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 46 resume builders we grade, cut by the letter each got. Resume Trick’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 33 of 45, level with 6
- CFree plan and trialAbove 9 of 45, level with 23
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 45, level with 26
- CEase of useAbove 3 of 45, level with 40
- CPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 45, level with 39
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 32 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 Resume Trick, or make your own?
Your call
You could make the core of Resume Trick for yourself: resume builder and templates.
What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call. It costs $84 a year.
What you could make
- Resume builder and templates: an app builder makes these well.
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Resume Trick’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 Resume Trick?
Resume Trick is a browser-based builder for resumes, CVs and cover letters, with more than 30 templates and AI that drafts summaries and job descriptions. A free account allows one resume and one cover letter and a few free templates in PDF. Paid PRO plans unlock premium templates and unlimited documents.
Worth knowing
- Free accounts get one resume and one cover letter, and only 4 templates can be downloaded as PDF.
- The page shows the quarterly price as reduced from $18 a month; no end date is given.
- The refund policy gives refunds in limited cases, such as errors that cannot be fixed or an accidental duplicate purchase.
- Payments are handled by Paddle, per the pricing page.
Key features
- Resume, CV and cover letter builders
- Separate builders for each document, with examples and guides for writing them. Documents stay in the user's account.
- 30+ templates
- Pick a template and a color. Free accounts can preview every premium template but download only the free ones in PDF.
- AI writing
- Drafts the professional summary and work-experience descriptions and suggests skills. The pricing page lists it on the free plan too.
- PDF and TXT downloads
- Download a finished resume as PDF or TXT, or share it with employers.
- Works on any device
- The builder is responsive in a browser, so work started on one device can be finished on another.
Resume Trick pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Resume Trick has a free plan, and paid plans start at $7 per month, billed $84 every 12 months ($18 billed monthly).
- Starts at
- $7 per month, billed $84 every 12 months ($18 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- One resume and one cover letter per account, 4 free templates in PDF, and the AI resume and cover letter generator.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | One resume and cover letter per account, 4 free templates in PDF and the AI generator; premium templates can be previewed only. |
| PRO Yearly | $7per month, billed $84 every 12 months | All premium PDF templates, unlimited resumes and cover letters, and the AI resume and cover letter generator. |
| PRO Quarterly | $12per month, billed $36 every 3 months | Same PRO features as Yearly, shown on the page as reduced from $18 a month. |
| PRO Monthly | $18per month, billed monthly | Same PRO features as Yearly, billed every month. |
Read from resumetrick.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Resume Trick before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Resume Trick have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Resume Trick is listed for Web.
Does Resume Trick have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Resume Trick is listed for Web.
Is Resume Trick open source?
Resume Trick is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Sources for this page
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