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RoleApt vs Jobscan
Jobscan is the best-known ATS match-rate tool: paste a job description and it scores how well your resume's keywords line up, then guides you to optimize toward that score. RoleApt answers a different question first - whether the role is worth applying to at all - and then writes the tailored CV and cover letter for you.
| Dimension | RoleApt | Jobscan |
|---|---|---|
| Should you apply? | An honest fit-check scores the role and gives a verdict - Apply, Caveats, or Skip - so you can drop the long shots before you spend an evening on them. | A keyword "match rate" against the posting, with a 75% target. It scores your document and sells optimization toward the score, not an honest apply/skip verdict. |
| Where your CV content comes from | One canonical profile, synthesized from all your real sources: old CVs, a LinkedIn export, notes, a bio. | One uploaded resume per scan. |
| Tailoring per role | Generates the full CV and a matching cover letter against the specific job. | Flags missing keywords and formatting, plus an AI bullet-point helper. It optimizes your own resume rather than generating a full tailored CV. |
| Making things up | Built only from your sources; it will not add experience you did not give it. | You edit your resume; it suggests keywords to add. |
| Output | Editable DOCX, clean and ATS-safe. Change any word before you send it. | Works on your uploaded resume; the AI cover-letter generator is on the paid plans. |
| Pricing | Pay-once credit packs from EUR 9.99. No subscription; purchased credits never expire. | Subscription: about $49.95/mo, or roughly $29.98/mo billed quarterly. Auto-renews. Free tier gives 5 scans a month. |
Jobscan pricing and features checked July 2026; they change often, so check their site.
Where Jobscan is the better choice
Jobscan is the category leader for ATS keyword scanning, and its free 5-scans-a-month tier, Chrome extension, and job tracker let you test-drive at no cost. If you mainly want deep keyword optimization against a posting, it does that one job very well. RoleApt is the better fit if you want an honest read on whether to apply and a finished, tailored CV and cover letter rather than a keyword score.
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