Is MyPerfectResume free? You can build a resume and cover letter for free and download them as plain text (TXT) as often as you like. A formatted PDF or Word file is not free: it needs the 14-Day Premium Access plan, which costs $2.95 and then "auto-renews at $23.95 billed every 4 weeks", according to the MyPerfectResume pricing page on 18 October 2026. Left running, that is $314.30 in the first year. Below are the exact plan terms, how to cancel and what to expect on refunds, a setting most guides miss (your resume can stay in a public database after you cancel), who owns the site, and what reviewers say.
A disclosure: ApplyEze makes job-application software that competes for part of the same budget. It is not a resume builder. We did not buy MyPerfectResume; this post is built from its pricing page, its terms of use, public review sites and court records, all read in October 2026.
The short answer
| What you want | Free? | Cost, October 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Build a resume and cover letter | Yes | $0 |
| Download as TXT | Yes, unlimited | $0 |
| Download as PDF or Word | No | $2.95 for 14 days, then $23.95 every 4 weeks |
| A year of access | No | $95.40 up front, renews yearly |
| A guaranteed refund | No | Request within 14 days; terms say refunds are not guaranteed |
If you need one designed PDF this week, the trial does that for $2.95, as long as you cancel before day 14. If you will be job hunting for months, the annual plan costs far less than the trial track.
What is free, and what is not
The free Basic Access plan is described as "Access our basic features". The plan list includes "Unlimited Downloads in TXT Format", and the terms describe the free service as "unlimited use of our proprietary content and the ability of downloading a free .txt version of your resume".
The feature grid also lists "Unlimited PDF & Word Downloads", "40+ customizable templates" and "ResumeCheck" feedback that scans "for 30+ issues". It shows the same feature names under every plan and marks which ones each plan gets with icons, so read the checkmarks rather than the list. The terms settle the main point: the free download is the .txt version.
The free route that works: build in MyPerfectResume, download the TXT, paste it into a word processor and export your own PDF. You lose the template design, not the words.
The trial and the renewal
| Plan | Price today | Then (MyPerfectResume's words) | First year if never cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Access | Free | none | $0 |
| 14-Day Premium Access ("MOST POPULAR") | $2.95 | "After 14 days, auto-renews at $23.95 billed every 4 weeks. Cancel anytime." | $314.30 |
| 1-Year Premium Access ("BEST VALUE (69% SAVINGS)") | "$7.95/month" | "Pay $95.40 up-front and save 69%. Automatically renews each year." | $95.40 |
The math, shown. After the 14-day trial, 351 days remain in the year. A renewal on day 14 and then every 28 days fits 13 times (the 13th lands on day 350). So the trial track is $2.95 plus 13 times $23.95, which is $314.30. Four-week billing gives 13 charges a year, one more than monthly billing would.
The "69% savings" claim checks out against that path: 13 renewals cost $311.35, and $95.40 is 69% less. The catch is that the annual plan is billed in one payment and "Automatically renews each year", so put the renewal date in your calendar.
Rough break-even: if you need premium for more than 14 weeks, the annual plan costs less than the trial track. The trial plus three renewals covers 98 days for $74.80; the fourth renewal takes it to $98.75, already above $95.40.
The pricing page also says "1499 people have used 14-Day Premium Access in the past 24 hours", with a footnote that "The number shown is a result of a calculation. Actual number is higher." Treat counters like that as marketing, not data.
Refunds and how to cancel
The two official statements are not the same:
| Where | What it says |
|---|---|
| Pricing page | "Money-Back Guarantee: Request a refund within 14 days of subscribing to premium access to qualify." |
| Terms of use, "Last Updated: April 30, 2026" | "Provider does not guarantee refunds." And: "You may request a refund if notice of cancellation of your subscription is provided before the end of the initial period, if the initial period is offered." |
So a refund is something you ask for, inside the first 14 days, not something you are owed. Ask in writing, before day 14, and keep the reply.
Cancel steps, from the terms
- Go to the online cancel page in your settings. The terms describe it as "the online cancel page under your settings page", and the summary at the top says "going to the home page under My Accounts and My Settings".
- Or contact customer service, which the terms list as the other way to cancel "anytime".
- Wait for the confirmation. The terms say MyPerfectResume "will send an email with a cancellation number to confirm any cancellation request". If you do not get it, the terms tell you to "contact our customer service department directly".
- Keep the cancellation number until you have seen one full billing date pass with no charge.
- If your card expires, billing does not stop on its own. The terms say that if you do not cancel, "you authorize us to continue billing that payment method".
Two pieces of context. There is no federal one-click cancellation rule in force: the Federal Trade Commission asked for public comment in March 2026 on whether to amend its negative option rule, after its 2024 version was vacated. And the terms carry binding individual arbitration with a class action waiver. You can opt out of arbitration only by mailing written notice to BOLD LLC in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, "within thirty (30) days of your first agreeing to these Terms".
Your public profile after you cancel
This is the part of MyPerfectResume's terms that most "is it free" pages skip.
- Cancelling does not hide your profile. The terms say: "the cancellation of your subscription will not result in the unpublishing of your Profile from the public resume database. Your Profile may be removed by deleting your Account."
- Finishing a resume can add you to an employer database. "By completing your resume, you will be automatically included in the Provider Network resume database", which the terms say spans "affiliated properties and partner portals including Monster.com and Careerbuilder.com". You can opt out while building or set it to private. Even then, it "will remain searchable under a 'Private' setting that won't share your contact details (only name and city)".
- Sign-up can register you with Monster too. The terms mention a "dual registration" with Monster that "You may opt-out of" during sign-up or in account settings.
- Published means public. For the online profile, the terms say contact details you include "will be published and publicly available to everyone", and that once information is out, it "may have been already previously accessed, stored, and/or copied by others".
A privacy checklist when you leave:
- Cancel the subscription and keep the cancellation number.
- Unpublish the online profile, which the terms say you can do manually.
- Set your resume to private in the database settings, or opt out of the Provider Network.
- If you want it gone, delete the account. The terms say that is what removes the profile from the public database.
Who owns MyPerfectResume
MyPerfectResume's terms are "the legal contract between BOLD LLC (352385) and each end user", and "Auxiliant S.à.r.l (B199343) may additionally act in our contract as a merchant of record". The site footer reads "Bold Limited".
BOLD's own about page lists My Perfect Resume, My Perfect Cover Letter, LiveCareer and Zety as its builders, and Monster, FlexJobs, Bold.pro, CareerBuilder and Sonara among its other products. That is why the trial plans look alike across sites: our Resume Now guide covers a sister brand with the same shape of plan, and our FlexJobs review and Sonara review cover two more BOLD products.
A lawsuit, with no finding. A rival builder, Rocket Resume, sued BOLD in federal court in California on 2 April 2026 (Rocket Resume, Inc. v. BOLD Limited, N.D. Cal. 5:26-cv-02852), an antitrust case. The complaint alleges that BOLD's sites "entice customers with 'free' resume-builders" and then charge "10-20x this fee every four weeks", and it names My Perfect Resume among the brands. These are a competitor's allegations, and we found no ruling on them.
What users say
The scores, as of 18 October 2026:
| Source | Score |
|---|---|
| Trustpilot | 4.5 from 19,613 reviews; 80% five-star, 6% one-star; replies to 99% of negative reviews |
| Apple App Store, MyPerfectResume Builder | 3.26 from 117 ratings |
| BBB, BOLD LLC | A+, accredited since 22 September 2021, 250 complaints in 3 years across all BOLD brands on the profile |
The themes, paraphrased:
- It is easy to use. This is the most common praise on Trustpilot, and it is fair: reviewers describe getting a clean resume done quickly with the suggested wording. If you dread a blank page, this is what you are paying for.
- The trial became a subscription. Recent one-star reviews say buyers were charged without realizing the trial renewed automatically. A LifeProTips thread, quoted in the Rocket Resume complaint, describes the $2 trial renewing at close to $23 and being hard to cancel.
- It costs more than expected. One review on the first page on 17 October 2026 was titled "It's expensive!".
- Reaching support took effort, with at least one reviewer describing continued charges and only a partial refund.
The pricing page also says "30% higher chance of getting a job" and "42% higher response rate from recruiters". The footnote says these are "Based on around 1,000 responses of a study where 287 of the respondents used a resume builder tool". That is a vendor claim from a self-run survey with no published method, not evidence about MyPerfectResume itself.
If a builder is not the bottleneck
MyPerfectResume is good at one thing: turning your history into a tidy resume fast. If your problem is the hours spent sending that resume out, tailoring it per posting and filling application forms, that is a different tool. ApplyEze gives new accounts 50 free credits, once per email address with no card, and nothing is charged when they run out. A credit is used only when an application is confirmed as submitted. List prices are Starter at $19 a month for 700 applications and Pro at $99 a month for 3,000. For more on the builders, see our best AI resume builder comparison and is Resume.io free.