Is LazyApply or Simplify better?

They do different jobs. LazyApply mass-submits on quick-apply boards with one static resume (annual pricing, no free tier); Simplify autofills forms for you to submit yourself (free extension, optional paid tier). Pick LazyApply for raw board volume, Simplify for a controlled, low-volume search.

Does Simplify submit applications like LazyApply?

No. Simplify autofills forms and you click Submit on each one; LazyApply submits automatically on quick-apply boards. If you want submission plus tailoring across direct ATSs, a tool like JobSpider does both.

Which is cheaper, LazyApply or Simplify?

Simplify is cheaper to start — its autofill extension is free, and Simplify+ can be tested at $19.99/week. LazyApply has no free tier and bills $99–$999 per year up front.

Is there a tool that does both volume and tailoring?

That's the gap JobSpider targets: cloud-based auto-submission across Greenhouse, Workday & Ashby with per-job cover letters and resume tailoring, flat monthly pricing, and 5 free applications — no browser left open, no annual commitment.

LazyApply vs Simplify: which job-application tool fits your search?

July 16, 2026·7 min read·JobSpider team

Two popular tools, two different jobs

People pit LazyApply against Simplify because both are famous names in "apply faster" — but they sit at opposite ends of the automation spectrum. LazyApply is a mass-apply Chrome extension: it fires off applications by the hundred on quick-apply boards, one static resume, no clicking from you. Simplify is an autofill assistant: its free Copilot extension fills forms as you browse, and you review and click Submit on every one. One maximizes volume; the other maximizes control. Disclosure: we build JobSpider, a cloud auto-apply tool, and we'll note where we fit at the end — but this comparison is about these two first. Confirm current details on each vendor's site.

Pricing

LazyApply is billed annually up front, with no free tier: roughly $99/year (Basic, ~15 applications/day, one resume), $149/year (Premium, ~150/day, five resumes), and $999/year (Ultimate, ~1,500/day, twenty resumes), with a 30-day money-back window some users find hard to redeem. Note LazyApply historically sold lifetime licenses and appears to be mid-transition to annual — verify at checkout.

Simplify flips the model: the Copilot autofill extension is free forever (and genuinely good), while the paid Simplify+ tier — shown in-app, not on a public page — is reported at $19.99/week, $39.99/month, or $89.99 for three months, adding AI resume tailoring and cover letters. So Simplify is free to start and cheap to test weekly; LazyApply asks for a year up front. If cost-to-try matters, Simplify wins that axis easily.

Coverage and what actually happens

LazyApply auto-submits on quick-apply boards — its current marketing cites Greenhouse listings, Indeed, ZipRecruiter, and Dice, with LinkedIn Easy Apply historically its core use (now downplayed on-site). It truly submits, unattended, but only while your browser is open, and with one static resume and no per-job cover letters. Simplify autofills across major ATSs (Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, Workday and more) but never submits for you — that final click is always yours. So the real question isn't which is better; it's whether you want volume-without-review (LazyApply) or review-without-volume (Simplify).

Reputation

This is a meaningful separator. Simplify's free Copilot is well-loved — over a million installs and a ~4.9 Chrome Web Store rating — though its paid Simplify+ tier draws mixed reviews (small Trustpilot footprint, complaints that the AI resumes underwhelm and the plan feels pricey). LazyApply's independent reputation is weaker: a Trustpilot score around 2.1/5 (versus the 4.9 shown on its own site, whose testimonials use stock photos), a milder ~3.6 Chrome store rating, and recurring reports of unreliable submissions and refund friction. Neither is a scam, but Simplify's free tier has far stronger user goodwill than LazyApply's paid product.

Which should you pick?

Choose Simplify if you're applying to a manageable set of hand-picked roles and just want the typing gone — its free tier is excellent and effectively risk-free, and you keep full control of every submission. Choose LazyApply if you specifically want maximum quick-apply volume on LinkedIn/Indeed-style boards, don't care about per-job tailoring or reviewing each application, and are comfortable paying for a year up front and keeping your browser open — but weigh its independent reviews carefully before committing.

The honest catch: neither reaches employers' own ATS applications with tailoring at volume. Simplify won't submit; LazyApply submits one static resume to quick-apply boards only.

Where JobSpider fits

Our option sits between their strengths: JobSpider submits for you like LazyApply, but with the tailoring and control Simplify users value — and it runs in the cloud, so nothing has to stay open. It completes and submits applications across leading ATS platforms — Greenhouse, Workday & Ashby — plus LinkedIn and Indeed, each with a cover letter written for that posting and an optional tailored resume you can review. Pricing is flat, public, and monthly ($17.10/$35.10/$71.10) with 5 free applications and no annual lock-in.

If you were leaning Simplify because you distrust hands-off volume, JobSpider's reviewable documents and auditable tracker address exactly that. If you were leaning LazyApply for volume, JobSpider gives you volume that's tailored and reaches direct ATSs where competition is lower. Test all three free where you can and compare what lands.