ApplyBuddy vs Simplify

ApplyBuddy and Simplify both land on Depends.

ApplyBuddy

Depends

Confidence: Medium

A cheap, low-stakes buy for active job seekers and grad-school applicants who want fast resume tailoring and form autofill.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Try the free tier if you're a student or new grad applying to many roles . the autofill extension and job tracker work.

ApplyBuddy versus Simplify
Compare	ApplyBuddy	Simplify
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	Daily job applicants	Students and new grads
Who it's not for	Enterprise or recruiting teams . strictly a consumer tool	Casual job seekers applying to a few roles
Privacy	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.¹¹	No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Support quality	No support evidence in sources	No evidence found
Public sentiment	Reddit users in MS-admissions communities praise the free shortlisting tool, but independent review coverage is sparse and one competitor calls it a small, limited service.^⁴	Reddit users are split: many happily use the free autofill, while vocal critics blame Simplify for flooding job markets and question whether premium is worth it.
Biggest gotcha	Easy to pay the wrong 'ApplyBuddy': .ai, .com and .co.uk are separate businesses^⁹	$19.99/week billed weekly; no clear monthly or annual option surfaced¹⁵

Enterprise or recruiting teams . strictly a consumer tool
Anyone needing vendor maturity: ~$428K revenue, no major review-platform ratings
Privacy-wary users reluctant to upload resumes to a little-known AI
Safari/Edge-only users . core value lives in Chrome/Firefox extensions