ApplyKoala vs Simplify: autofill and auto-apply, or a tracker your AI works in
Xiang (Arnold) Shang · · 4 min read
Short answer: pick Simplify if you mostly want to apply faster: its free Copilot extension fills forms on many career sites, and Simplify+ can submit applications for you. Pick ApplyKoala if you want Claude Code, Codex, Claude or ChatGPT to find jobs, research companies and keep your applications, with no account until you need sync.
Prices and features below are from Simplify’s own website and help centre, and our own, on 26 October 2026. They change; check before you pay.
What each one is
Simplify is a job search platform built around Copilot, a free browser extension that autofills applications on what it says are over 100,000 company career sites, including Greenhouse, Workday, Lever, Ashby, iCIMS and Taleo. It also has a job board with matches, a resume builder and a job tracker. Simplify+ adds AI resume tailoring, cover letters, email drafts and Autopilot, which fills and submits applications without a review step.
ApplyKoala is a job tracker your AI can work in. Connect your AI tool to ApplyKoala’s MCP server and it saves each posting word for word, researches the company with sources, judges how you fit by quoting your own resume, keeps your interview stories and records each application. A free Chrome extension fills application forms from your details, and you press Submit.
Side by side
| Simplify | ApplyKoala | |
|---|---|---|
| Job tracker | Free; board (Columns) and List views, CSV import and export | Free and unlimited; sortable lists and a dashboard |
| Account needed | Yes, including for the extension | No; data stays in your browser until you turn on sync |
| Fills application forms | Yes, free Copilot extension, many career sites | Yes, free Chrome extension; fills empty fields only |
| Submits applications for you | Autopilot on Simplify+, 20 a week, no review step | No. ApplyKoala’s own tools never submit |
| Job board and matches | Yes | No; your AI searches, or you paste a posting |
| AI writing | Simplify+ | Your own AI (Claude, ChatGPT, Codex), at no extra cost from us |
| Works with Claude Code, Codex, Claude, ChatGPT | Simplify says it has not published an API or MCP server | Yes, a remote MCP server |
| Company research | — | Ratings, visa sponsorship, funding and news, each with a source and date |
| Price | Free; Simplify+ US$19.99 a week, US$39.99 a month or US$89.99 every 3 months | Free; sync (needed for the MCP server) US$3.99 a month or US$29 a year |
When Simplify is the better pick
- You apply to a lot of jobs on large company career sites and the form-filling is what slows you down.
- You want a job board that suggests matches, in the same place you track them.
- You are comfortable letting software submit applications for you without reviewing each one.
When ApplyKoala is the better pick
- You already use Claude Code, Codex, Claude or ChatGPT and want your AI to do the searching and research, then keep the results somewhere you can browse.
- You want to review every application before it goes out.
- You want company research with sources: who sponsors visas, recent funding, what employees say.
- You would rather not create an account, or pay US$40 a month, just to keep track.
Can you use both?
Yes. Simplify’s Copilot and ApplyKoala’s extension each fill forms from your own details, so you would normally keep one turned on. You can keep the tracking and research in ApplyKoala and apply however you like.
Questions
Can I move my applications from Simplify to ApplyKoala? If you can get your list out as a file, or select it on the page and paste it into a text file, your AI can move it in one message, keeping each status and date. How to move your job applications with AI.
Is Simplify free? Simplify’s help centre says basic Copilot autofill, the resume builder, the job tracker and Gmail integration are free. AI writing and Autopilot need Simplify+.
Does Simplify work with Claude or ChatGPT? On 26 October 2026, Simplify’s own llms.txt said a public API, webhooks and an MCP server are not currently published.
Does ApplyKoala apply to jobs automatically? No. ApplyKoala’s own tools never submit an application. Your AI can fill and submit forms with its own browser tools, and by default it asks you before each one.
Is ApplyKoala free? The tracker and the Chrome extension are free and need no account. Sync across devices is US$3.99 a month or US$29 a year, and the MCP server needs sync because your AI reads and writes through our servers.
Everything here works on paper. If you would rather not keep the paper,the app does this bit — paste a posting and it fills in the details, and it all stays on your own computer.