I Was Paying $113/Month for Jobscan + Huntr + Simplify. Here's What AI Applyd Replaced.
Jobscan $49.95, Huntr $40, Simplify+ roughly $24. I was paying $113.95 a month for three half-products that each did one piece of the job search. Here is the itemized teardown of what AI Applyd replaced, and what it still does not cover.
Before I built AI Applyd I was paying for three tools. Jobscan to score my resume. Huntr to track my applications in a kanban board. Simplify+ to autofill forms. $113.95/month total. Three logins. Three browser tabs. Three dashboards that did not talk to each other.
I kept them because each one owned a specific job. Jobscan had the ATS keyword authority. Huntr had the polished tracker UX. Simplify had the shipped Chrome extension. None of them did the others well. I was paying for specialized tools and stitching them together in my head. For more on this, see why mass-applying to jobs fails.
Then I got tired of it and built the consolidated version. Here is the honest breakdown: what AI Applyd replaced cleanly, what it still does not cover, and the actual math.
The Old Stack: $113.95/mo
Monthly Stack Cost
Note on Simplify+: Simplify does not publish the + tier price on their pricing page. $24/mo is a community-reported number for the AI features tier. The free base tier is genuinely free and genuinely useful. I was on + for the AI memory and advanced match features.
Tool 1: Jobscan at $49.95/mo
Jobscan was the ATS scorer in my stack. Paste a job description, upload a resume, get a keyword match percentage with a color-coded list of present and missing keywords. Clear, useful, and the most expensive tool on my receipt.
What Jobscan got right: keyword match scoring, LinkedIn profile scoring, broad ATS coverage. They reverse-engineered Workday, Taleo, iCIMS and that research shows in the report quality. The brand authority is real.
What I was quietly paying for and not using: Jobscan's tracker, its builder, its cover letter tool. None of them were the best version. I had them for free effectively because the scan was what I needed, and they came bundled.
What I wanted but never got: rewrite suggestions. Jobscan tells you what is missing. It does not tell you where in the resume to put it or how to phrase it so a human does not gag. You get a scoreboard, you do the work. For more on this, see the safe auto-apply playbook.
Replaced by AI Applyd? Yes. AI Applyd scores against the actual JD with per-bullet reasoning and specific rewrite suggestions. The scorer is a real upgrade on Jobscan's keyword list. Where Jobscan still wins: LinkedIn profile optimization, which AI Applyd does not do yet.
Tool 2: Huntr at $40/mo
Huntr was my kanban tracker. Every job I applied to lived on a card. Wishlist, Applied, Interviewing, Offer, Rejected. I dragged cards across columns like a project manager who had mistaken job searching for Jira.
Huntr at $40/mo on monthly, drops to $26.66/mo on biannual billing. They also have a free tier that tracks up to 100 jobs but caps tailored resumes at 2 and tailored application packets at 2. Pro unlocked unlimited tailoring, AI resume reviews, AI cover letters, advanced keyword matching.
What Huntr got right: the UX is polished. Chrome extension is 4.9 stars with 1.1k reviews. Kanban is clean. Contact tracker for recruiters is well thought out. Interview scheduler, map view with commute distance. None of this is accidental, Huntr ships craft.
What broke the math for me: Huntr at $40/mo tracks applications I submitted myself. It does not submit them. I was paying $40 a month to drag cards across columns. The actual act of applying (the part that takes 30+ minutes per Workday application) was still my job.
Replaced by AI Applyd? Mostly. AI Applyd tracks every application it submits in a receipts view with the match score attached. That is the tracker, built in. Where Huntr still wins: if you want pretty kanban UI, Huntr is prettier. If you want to manage jobs you hand-applied to outside the auto-apply flow, Huntr is better at that specific workflow. For more on this, see the LinkedIn-safe LazyApply replacement.
Tool 3: Simplify+ at ~$24/mo
Simplify was my autofill tool. Chrome extension. 1M+ users, 200M+ applications processed lifetime. It detects a form on Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, 50+ other boards, and fills it from your stored profile. I was on Simplify+ for the AI memory features.
What Simplify got right: the extension is polished and the base free tier is honestly excellent. Unlimited autofill. Unlimited tracking. ATS-friendly resume builder. No op cap on the free tier at all. You can go far without paying.
What I was actually paying + for: job match scoring with a bit more context, AI memory for screening questions, some discovery features. The + tier pricing is not disclosed on the pricing page, which is part of why I stopped using it. I could not tell what I was paying for.
What broke it for me: Simplify fills forms. It does not submit. You still click 'Apply' yourself on every job. At 30 applications a week, that was 30 clicks, 30 waits for the page to load, 30 screening-question answer attempts I typed by hand because Simplify's screening memory was inconsistent.
Replaced by AI Applyd? Yes for the + tier features. AI Applyd auto-applies end-to-end including screening questions answered from your real profile data. Where Simplify still wins: the Chrome extension itself is live and shipped, AI Applyd's is on the roadmap. If you live in the extension, Simplify's free tier might be all you need.
Consolidate Your Job Search Stack
AI Applyd scores your resume, auto-applies on Greenhouse, Workday, Lever, iCIMS, Taleo, and tracks every submission with receipts. Free tier. 10 ATS scores per month. No credit card.
The New Stack: $39/mo
Old Stack vs. New Stack
That is $74.95/mo saved at the Pro tier. ~$900/year back. And I stopped juggling three logins. For more on this, see every auto-apply tool compared.
What AI Applyd Did Not Replace
Being honest about gaps because hiding them would be the same behavior I am calling out in the competitors. A few things AI Applyd does not do today that Jobscan, Huntr, or Simplify do.
- LinkedIn profile optimization. Jobscan has a dedicated LinkedIn scanner. AI Applyd does not. If you rely on LinkedIn profile scoring, keep Jobscan for that specific task.
- Kanban pipeline UI. Huntr is prettier. AI Applyd has a receipts list. If you need a visual board for emotional satisfaction as much as tracking, Huntr's UX is better designed for that feeling.
- Shipped Chrome extension. Simplify's extension is live. AI Applyd's is on the roadmap. If your workflow is pure extension-first, Simplify free tier is the closer fit today.
- Resume template library depth. Teal and Huntr both ship richer template galleries. AI Applyd focuses on ATS-safe templates.
- Map view with commute distance. Huntr has it. If you need it, use Huntr.
What AI Applyd Did That No Single Tool Did
Consolidation is not just a billing win. It is a workflow win. A few things the stack version literally could not do:
- Score before submit, with a threshold gate. Jobscan scored but did not auto-apply. Simplify auto-filled but its score did not gate submission. AI Applyd scores, then skips anything under the threshold you set.
- Screening question answers from profile data. Huntr, Teal, Simplify, Jobscan none of them handle 'Why do you want to work at Stripe?' with real content pulled from your experience. AI Applyd does.
- Enterprise ATS coverage. Workday, iCIMS, Taleo, SuccessFactors. These are the hardest ATS to auto-apply on and they are where senior roles live. Simplify fills the forms. Nobody else submits them end-to-end.
- Interview prep in the same tool. The moment you get a callback, the tool that applied also helps you prep. No separate tab, no separate login.
- One invoice. $39/mo, not three bills. When the job search is over you cancel one thing.
Paying $113.95 a month for three half-products was not frugal. It was inertia dressed up as specialization.
Who Should Actually Pick What
- Keep Jobscan if: you need LinkedIn profile scoring specifically, or you are a recruiter/career coach selling ATS-scored reports to clients.
- Keep Huntr if: you want a CRM for a longer-term search (4+ months), run heavy networking alongside, and like the kanban visual structure. Biannual billing at $26.66/mo is defensible.
- Keep Simplify free if: you only need Chrome autofill and you are fine clicking submit yourself. The free tier has no op cap and no trial timer.
- Switch to AI Applyd if: you want scoring + auto-apply + tracking + screening answers + interview prep in one place at a price that undercuts any single competitor. Free tier first to see if it fits your flow.
One Tool, One Invoice, One Login
AI Applyd consolidates ATS scoring, auto-apply, tracking, and interview prep into one $39/mo plan. Free tier with 10 ATS scores per month and no credit card.
The Bottom Line
$113.95 a month to run a job search through three logins and three dashboards is a tax on fragmentation. The specialized tools each do their piece well. They do not do the other pieces, and they do not talk to each other.
The consolidated version costs $39/mo and runs the whole loop: score, apply, answer screening, track, prep for the interview. That is not a marketing claim, that is the literal stack I moved off.
If your stack looks like mine did, the math is sitting there waiting for you.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is AI Applyd a good Jobscan alternative?
Yes for ATS scoring with line-level feedback and rewrite suggestions. AI Applyd Hired in 30 at $39/mo scores against the actual job description and suggests specific bullet rewrites that include missing keywords without keyword-stuffing. Jobscan at $49.95/mo still wins on LinkedIn profile optimization specifically.
Is AI Applyd a good Huntr alternative?
Yes for tracking applications you want the tool to submit. AI Applyd auto-submits and attaches a match score and reasoning to every application in a receipts view. Huntr at $40/mo still wins if you want visual kanban UI or you hand-apply to most jobs and want a pretty CRM.
Is AI Applyd a good Simplify alternative?
Yes for end-to-end auto-apply. Simplify Copilot fills forms but you still click submit. AI Applyd submits including screening questions. Simplify free tier is excellent for Chrome-only autofill. AI Applyd does not have a Chrome extension shipped yet.
What is the cheapest way to replace Jobscan + Huntr + Simplify?
AI Applyd Hired in 30 at $39/mo replaces the paid features of all three tools for about a third of the $113.95/mo stack cost. Simplify free tier handles Chrome autofill for applications you want to hand-submit. The combination of AI Applyd Hired in 30 plus Simplify free is still under $40/mo and covers everything the three-tool stack did.
Does AI Applyd have a kanban tracker like Huntr?
AI Applyd uses a receipts list view rather than a visual kanban board. Every auto-applied job is logged with match score, screening answers, and submission timestamp. If you specifically want the draggable-card UX, Huntr is still the better fit for that visual preference.
Does AI Applyd have a Chrome extension?
Not yet. The Chrome extension is on the roadmap. Today AI Applyd runs auto-apply through a cloud browser session you trigger from the web app. Simplify and Huntr both ship polished Chrome extensions if extension-first is a hard requirement for you.
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Written by
Ava Bagherzadeh
Builder, AI Applyd
Ava built AI Applyd because she got tired of watching talented people get filtered out by broken hiring systems. She writes about what she has learned building a platform that actually respects job seekers.