Compared · checked September 27, 2026
Applause Jobs vs Huntr
Both help you apply. Applause starts a step earlier, with whether the job is worth your time. Here’s where they differ, from each product’s own pages.
Full disclosure: we make Applause Jobs. What we say about Huntr comes from its own website as checked on September 27, 2026, linked below. If something changed, tell us at hello@applausejobs.com and we’ll fix it.
| Applause Jobs | Huntr | |
|---|---|---|
| Alerts from company careers pages you follow | Yes | Not found |
| Tailors your résumé to a job description with AI | Yes | Yes |
| ATS or keyword match score | Yes | Yes |
| Checks that the AI didn’t invent experience | Yes | Not found |
| Cover letters | Yes | Paid plan |
| Answers to screening questions | Yes | Not stated |
| Job application tracker | Yes | Yes |
| Browser extension | Yes | Yes |
Applause Jobs
Know if a job fits before you apply: Applause scores every requirement on the posting against your profile. Then it writes the application only from what’s true, checks every claim, never submits for you, and tracks it all.
Free: 3 tailored résumés and 10 cover letters or answer sets a month, 3 followed careers pages, tracker, ATS score and claim check on every draft.
Paid: Pro: $12 a month (R$ 29,90 in Brazil). 100 résumés, 300 cover letters or answer sets, 30 careers pages checked every 6 hours, instant match emails.
Huntr
A job tracker with AI-tailored résumés and application autofill.
Free: Unlimited base résumés, 2 job-tailored résumés and 2 application packets, basic matching and scoring, track up to 100 jobs.
Paid: Pro: $40 a month, $90 every 3 months, or $160 every 6 months.
Worth knowing: Job clipper and autofill extension, contact CRM, search metrics and a mobile app.
When to pick which
Pick Huntr if its specific strengths (job clipper and autofill extension, contact CRM, search metrics and a mobile app) are what you need most. Pick Applause Jobs if you want to know a job fits before you spend an evening on it, get an application written only from what’s true in your profile with every claim checked, and track it all in one place. It never submits anything for you.
Sources for Huntr: huntr.co/pricing
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