…you want one upfront payment, no monthly bill.
LazyApply’s lifetime tier is $129 once — cheaper than us over ~12 months if you stick with it. We bill monthly because we keep shipping; if you want set-it-and-forget-it, they’re the right call.
№ 04 Compare · LazyApply · Simplify · JobScan
How we compare.
Honest read on the three tools job-seekers most often weigh us against. Where we’re ahead, where we’re behind, and which one is the right answer for your search.
Most auto-apply tools are browser extensions running one Chrome stack on every site. One detection rule and you’re locked out everywhere.
I. Feature-by-feature · the matrix
| Capability | TimeBaQ | LazyApply | Simplify | JobScan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How it runs | ||||
| Native desktop app Not a browser extension | ✪ | Extension | Extension | Web only |
| Per-platform browser drivers Avoids single-stack detection | Patchright + fallbacks | 1 (Chrome) | 1 (Chrome) | N/A |
| Local-first storage Your data on your machine | ✪ | Cloud | Cloud | Cloud |
| Auto-apply | ||||
| Platforms covered | 7 | 8 | 5 | — |
| CAPTCHA handling Turnstile · hCaptcha · reCAPTCHA | All 3 | Partial | — | — |
| Scheduled / queued runs | ✪ | Manual click | Manual click | — |
| Cover letters & résumé | ||||
| AI cover letter per listing | ✪ | ✪ | Template | — |
| Voice-tuned Learns your tone from samples | ✪ | Generic AI | Generic AI | — |
| Per-listing résumé tailoring | Soon | — | Template swap | ✪ |
| ATS keyword scoring | Soon | — | ✪ | ✪ |
| Money | ||||
| Free tier | 25/mo, forever | 3-day trial | Free, basic | 5 scans free |
| Cheapest paid tier | $9.99/mo | $129 once | $19/mo | $49.95/mo |
| Founder pricing locked for life | ✪ | — | — | — |
Sourced from each product’s public pricing & feature pages, last updated Mar 2026. Spot something stale? Tell us.
II. Why TimeBaQ · four things they don't do
The matrix above lists features. The four below are why those features exist — the architectural calls competitors didn’t make.
01
Native app, not extension.
Means we control the whole browser stack — the part competitors can’t touch.
02
Patchright everywhere, with fallbacks.
Patchright as the default Chromium stack on every platform, with Nodriver and Camoufox as per-platform escalation paths.
03
CAPTCHA, three kinds.
Turnstile, hCaptcha, reCAPTCHA — the failure mode competitors stumble on most.
04
Voice-tuned cover letters.
The Power tier learns your tone. ATS systems detect “generic AI” with ~80% accuracy — this is the answer.
III. In fairness · where they're better than us
A comparison page with no honest losses is a marketing page. Here’s where the competition actually beats us, by use case.
…you mostly apply via “Apply with Simplify” buttons.
Their browser overlay across job-board listings is genuinely good and free. If your search is one-click-apply on listings that already have their button, you don’t need us.
…your problem is “my résumé isn’t passing the ATS.”
JobScan’s ATS keyword scoring is best-in-class — we have it on the roadmap but they’re years ahead. If you’re applying by hand to a few targeted roles and just need scoring, JobScan is the right tool.
TimeBaQ wins when your search is volume-heavy across multiple sites, when you care about CAPTCHA reliability, and when you want a cover letter that sounds like you. If that’s not your search — one of the above is a better fit, and we’d rather tell you that than sell you something you’ll refund.
Read next
The longer read
Six tools. Thirteen rows. Two cautions.
JobCopilot, Wobo, Jobright added to the read above — plus Sonara (closed Jan 2025) and ApplyHero, two names worth knowing not to use.
AboutWhy TimeBaQ exists.
The principles behind the choices on this page — solo-built, local-first, and why we refuse to spray-and-pray.
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