Resume Builder - CV Maker App

The Setup That Never Quite Works

Opening the app for the first time feels promising. The interface is clean. Templates load quickly. You pick one, fill in your name, and start adding sections. Then the ads start. A full-screen banner covers the template preview. You close it. Another one appears when you try to edit your work experience. The free version is usable, but just barely. Every action triggers a new interruption. The app does not ask for payment upfront. It just makes the free experience painful enough that you consider buying the premium version. That is the design. It is not accidental.

The offline mode is where things get interesting. The app claims you can create resumes without an internet connection. That is true, but only for the basic templates. The premium templates, the ones that actually look professional, require an online check. The app pings its servers to verify your subscription status. If you are offline, those templates are locked. You cannot even preview them. The offline mode is a marketing feature, not a functional one. It works, but only for the version of the app that the developer wants you to use for free. The paid version works offline. The free version does not. The distinction is never stated clearly in the Play Store description.

The Template That Charges You Monthly

The app offers a one-time purchase option. That is what the Play Store listing says. But users report something different. Complaints on Sikayetvar and the Better Business Bureau describe recurring monthly charges after a single purchase. The app charges ₺200 per month in Turkey, or $4.99 in the US. The charge continues even after the user cancels. The developer does not respond to cancellation requests. The user has to dispute the charge with their bank. The app does not have a visible subscription management screen. The only way to cancel is to email support. Support does not reply. This is not a bug. This is a business model. The app is designed to make cancellation difficult. The Play Store page does not mention this. It says "in-app purchases" without clarifying that those purchases are recurring.

The cover letter builder is the app's strongest feature. It has 250+ templates. They are well-designed. They follow industry standards. The problem is that the cover letter builder is locked behind the premium tier. The free version gives you three templates. That is enough for a single application. For multiple applications, you need to upgrade. The upgrade costs $4.99 per month. That is not expensive. But the value proposition is weak. You can find free cover letter templates online. The app does not add enough value to justify the recurring cost. The offline mode does not help here either. The cover letter templates are also locked when offline. The app forces you to be online to access the features you paid for. That defeats the purpose of an offline resume builder.

The Performance That Gets Worse Over Time

The app performs well on first use. Templates load in under two seconds. The PDF export is fast. The JPEG export is even faster. But the performance degrades as you add more sections. A resume with five sections works fine. A resume with fifteen sections starts to lag. The app freezes when you try to reorder sections. The undo button does not always work. The app crashes when you try to export a large file. The crash is not consistent. It happens on some devices and not others. Users on the Play Store report similar issues. The developer has not fixed these issues in recent updates. The changelog does not mention performance fixes. The app is getting slower with each version.

The PDF export is the core feature. It is also the most problematic. The app exports to PDF, but the formatting is inconsistent. Fonts change between preview and export. Margins shift. The exported PDF does not always match the preview. This is a critical flaw. A resume is a document that must look perfect. The app cannot guarantee that. The user has to check every export manually. That defeats the purpose of an automated tool. The app should produce consistent output. It does not. The developer has not addressed this in any version. The latest version, 18.1.31.pro, still has the same issue.

The Permission That Should Not Exist

The app requests access to your contacts. That is not needed for resume creation. The app also requests access to your storage. That is needed for PDF export. The contacts permission is suspicious. The app does not use your contacts for any feature. There is no "share with contacts" button. There is no "import from contacts" feature. The permission is requested at install time. Most users grant it without thinking. That is the point. The app is collecting data it does not need. The privacy policy does not explain why this permission is required. The app shares data with third parties. That includes your contacts, if you grant permission. The app does not tell you this. The Play Store data safety section says the app "does not collect any data". That is a contradiction. The app requests contacts permission. That is data collection. The statement is misleading. The user is left with a choice: grant the permission or uninstall the app. Most users choose to grant it. They do not know what they are agreeing to.