Canva resumes review

Best for

Creative roles and anyone who wants full design control for free

Price

Freemium · from $144/year
Free: Free templates and editor, up to 20 AI uses

Platforms

Web, iOS, Android

Made by

Canva

App store ratings

iOS 4.9★ (3.6M) · Android 4.7★ (27.3M)

What it is

Canva offers thousands of resume templates you can edit for free on the web and in its iPhone and Android apps. Magic Write drafts and rewrites text, and you can export to PDF, share a link or order prints. It is a design tool first, with no job-tailoring or ATS scoring.

What the AI does

• Magic Write text generation and rewriting
• Magic Design layouts
• Translate

Pros and cons

How it scores

Great free design tool on every device, but its AI is generic and not resume-specific. App ratings are for the Canva app overall.

Feature checklist · 3 of 9

• ✓Free plan that lets you download a resume (yes)
• ✓AI writes or rewrites bullet points and summaries (yes)
• –Tailors your resume to a specific job description (no)
• –ATS or resume score check (no)
• –AI cover letter writer (no)
• –LinkedIn import or profile optimisation (no)
• –Job application tracker (no)
• –AI interview practice (no)
• ✓Large library of designed templates (40+) (yes)

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Alternatives

See all Canva resumes alternatives, ranked →

• Kickresume 8.6/10Anyone who wants strong AI-written drafts and polished templates on any device
• Teal 8.0/10Active job seekers tailoring a resume for many applications
• Rezi 7.7/10Job seekers applying to large companies that screen with ATS software
• Jobscan 7.4/10Fine-tuning an existing resume for specific high-priority jobs

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Sources

• Canva resume templates
• Canva pricing
• Canva on the App Store
• Canva on Google Play