# Resume Trick review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Free online resume, CV and cover letter builder with AI writing Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** Resume Builders - **Made by:** Resume Trick (Icecream Apps) (since 2023) - **Website:** https://resumetrick.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you're staying free: 1 resume, 1 cover letter and 4 templates as PDF. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## 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). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **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 | $7 per 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 | $12 per month, billed $36 every 3 months | Same PRO features as Yearly, shown on the page as reduced from $18 a month. | | PRO Monthly | $18 per month, billed monthly | Same PRO features as Yearly, billed every month. | Read from https://resumetrick.com/pricing.html on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Resume Trick before buying. ## 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. ## Good for - Job seekers who need one free resume and cover letter - People who want to try the builder before paying - Anyone who prefers a short paid plan to a long commitment ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 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. - **Value for money: B.** PRO 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. - **Free plan and trial: C.** Free covers 1 resume, 1 cover letter, 4 PDF templates and the AI generator. Premium templates can be previewed only. - **Features: C.** Builders for resumes, CVs and cover letters, AI writing, and PDF and TXT downloads. Nothing on record about an ATS check. - **Ease of use: C.** No rating on record, and it's a builder where you do the work. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Browser only; the site says it works on any device, with no apps. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/resume-builders ## Keep it, 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. - You could make: Resume builder and templates: an app builder makes these well. - You could make: It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** Resume builder, AI features, Templates ## Alternatives - [Resume.io](https://toolgpa.com/tools/resume-io): Resume and cover letter builder with AI writing and an ATS score. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/resume-io-vs-resumetrick) - [Zety](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zety): Resume and cover letter builder with expert-written content. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/resumetrick-vs-zety) - [Novorésumé](https://toolgpa.com/tools/novoresume): Resume builder sold as one-time passes, with free AI writing tools. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/novoresume-vs-resumetrick) - [FlowCV](https://toolgpa.com/tools/flowcv): Free resume builder with watermark-free PDF downloads. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/flowcv-vs-resumetrick) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://resumetrick.com/pricing.html - https://resumetrick.com/ - https://resumetrick.com/about-us.html - https://resumetrick.com/refund-policy.html - https://resumetrick.com/ai-resume-builder.html Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/resumetrick Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).