Resume tools

Break-In Bad vs Jobscan

Jobscan is a free plan with paid upgrades from about $29.98/month. Break-In Bad charges one credit per submitted application with no subscription, and covers eligibility, tailored resumes, applying with proof, an employer inbox and an interview assistant. Prices from both companies' own pages.

Break-In Bad

Credits, no subscription

  • Starter$20 one-time200 credits ($0.10 per application)
  • Growth$36.99 one-time450 credits ($0.08 per application)
  • Pro$59.99 one-time900 credits ($0.07 per application)
  • Scale$99.99 one-time1,500 credits ($0.07 per application)

Free: 50 free credits on signup, no card

Jobscan

Free with paid upgrade

Their pricing
  • Free$05 resume scans/month, job tracker, resume builder, Chrome extension
  • Quarterly$29.98/month billed as $89.95 every 3 months (7-day free trial)Unlimited scans and AI optimizations, AI cover letter generator, AI job match, 2 free Auto Apply credits/month
  • Monthly$49.95/monthSame as Quarterly, no trial

Free: Free forever: 5 resume scans monthly, 5 ATS and recruiter findings, job tracker, resume builder

Feature comparison of Break-In Bad and Jobscan
FeatureBreak-In BadJobscan
Applies for you
Checks eligibility (location, visa)
Resume tailored per job
Cover letters
Builds a resume with you
Employer replies in one inbox
Interview assistant
Proof of each submission
No subscription
Refund when it fails

A tick means the company's own site says it does this; a cross means it clearly does not; a dash means their site does not say. Jobscan data from their pricing page, read on 2026-10-21.

The short version

Jobscan is a free plan with paid upgrades. Their site says it applies for you, resume tailored per job, cover letters, builds a resume with you. It does not no subscription. Their site does not say whether it checks eligibility (location, visa), employer replies in one inbox, interview assistant, proof of each submission and more.

Break-In Bad covers the whole search in one plan: it checks eligibility before anything else, prepares your resume with Omar, writes a tailored resume and cover letter per job, applies on employer sites with a screenshot as proof, brings replies into one inbox with interview alerts, and goes into the interview with you as an invisible on-screen assistant. One credit per submitted application, refunded if it fails on our side, no subscription, and credits never expire.

Primarily an ATS resume scanner; paid plans include 2 Auto Apply credits a month and 20% off further Auto Apply credits (credit prices not shown). Several AI features are desktop only.

Questions people ask

Is Break-In Bad cheaper than Jobscan?

It depends on how many jobs you apply to. Jobscan's cheapest paid plan works out at about $29.98 per month on their pricing page (verified 2026-10-21). Break-In Bad has no monthly fee: a $20 pack covers 200 submitted applications and never expires, so a slow month costs nothing.

What does Break-In Bad do that Jobscan does not say it does?

According to Jobscan's own site: checks eligibility (location, visa), employer replies in one inbox, interview assistant, proof of each submission, no subscription, refund when it fails. Where their site does not mention a feature we show a dash rather than a cross.

Where do these prices come from?

From Jobscan's pricing page at https://app.jobscan.co/plan, read on 2026-10-21, and from Break-In Bad's own pricing. If something has changed, tell us and we will correct it.