Kickresume Review: 40 Templates, an AI Writer and an $8 Annual Plan

Kickresume is a resume and cover letter builder from Bratislava, Slovakia. It has been running for more than a decade and says 8 million people have used it. The AI writer drafts a whole resume from a job title and a job ad. The templates are the reason most people stay.

The free plan is real but thin. Premium is $24 a month, or $8 a month if you pay for a year. This review covers what each plan includes, what the AI does well, and where the free tier stops.

What does Kickresume do?

Pick a template and fill in the sections, or let the AI write them. The AI Resume Writer runs on a fine-tuned GPT-4.1 model. Kickresume says it was trained on successful resumes, job ads and recruiter feedback. Give it a job title and the ad you are answering and it drafts the whole resume. You edit any section or ask it to try again.

Resume tailoring is the second AI tool. Paste a job description and Kickresume rewrites your resume to match its keywords. It uses only what is already in your CV. The ATS checker runs more than 20 checks and gives a score. It compares your resume against the best ones in Kickresume's database.

Then the extras. Resume translation between eight languages, including US and UK English, Spanish, French, German and Portuguese. A Career Map that reads your resume and suggests paths, with salaries and the skills you are missing for each. A one-click personal website from your resume. A job board, an interview question generator and a resignation letter writer.

Import comes from LinkedIn or a PDF. Apps for iOS and Android sync with the web version. Data is hosted in the European Union under GDPR. Kickresume says an outside security firm pentests its infrastructure.

Which features stand out?

• AI Resume Writer — a full draft from a job title and a job ad, on a fine-tuned GPT-4.1
• Resume tailoring — rewrites to a pasted job ad without inventing experience
• ATS checker — 20+ checks and a score benchmarked against successful resumes
• 40+ resume templates with matching cover letters — designed by typographers, with a million colour and font combinations
• Resume translation — eight languages inside the builder
• Career Map — paths, salaries and skill gaps read from your resume
• Personal website — seven templates, built from the resume in one click
• EU hosting — GDPR by default, no sharing with recruiters or job sites

How much does Kickresume cost?

One free plan and one Premium plan billed three ways. Every paid plan carries a 14-day money-back guarantee. Students and teachers get Premium free.

• Free: $0. 4 resume templates, 4 matching cover letter templates, 1 website template, 20,000 pre-written phrases, 1,500 resume examples, 2 fonts and limited colours. Unlimited resumes, cover letters and downloads.
• Premium monthly: $24 a month.
• Premium quarterly: $18 a month. Billed as $54 every three months.
• Premium yearly: $8 a month. Billed as $96 a year.

Premium unlocks the AI writer, the ATS checker, the Career Map and LinkedIn and PDF import. It adds all 40 templates, 26 typefaces, the mobile apps and priority support. Yearly and quarterly plans also come with Premium vouchers for friends.

Who is Kickresume for?

People who want a good-looking resume fast. The templates are the strongest part, and they come with matching cover letters.

Anyone applying in more than one language. Translation inside the builder is rare. Eight languages covers most of Europe and the Americas.

Students and teachers. Premium is free with proof of status. That is the best deal on this page.

Career changers. The Career Map turns a resume into a list of realistic next roles and the skills each one needs.

Where does Kickresume fall short?

The free plan is a demo of the design, not the product. Four templates, two fonts, and none of the AI tools or the ATS checker.

The billing spread is steep. $24 a month is three times the yearly rate. Anyone paying monthly for more than four months should have bought the year.

There is no application tracker. Kickresume ends at the finished document. Teal does the tracking if you need it.

The site disagrees with itself on numbers. The pricing page says 1,500 resume examples, the about page says 3,000.

Translation stops at eight languages, and "more coming soon" has no date.

Is Kickresume worth it?

Yes, on the yearly plan. $96 for a year of the AI writer, the ATS checker, 40 templates and the apps is fair. Monthly at $24 is not, unless the search is short.

Try Free first to see whether the templates suit you. If they do, and you are a student, claim Premium for nothing. If not, compare against Teal for tracking and Resume Worded for scoring before you pay.