LoopCV vs FastApply: The Honest Comparison
LoopCV and FastApply are two of the most-compared names in job application automation, and since we're one of the two, read this with that bias declared: we'll keep the comparison mechanical and factual, tell you where FastApply is a reasonable choice, and let you test our half free, which is the only comparison method that actually settles anything.
Comparing against the documents-first tier instead? See LoopCV vs AIApply.
The Two Tools in One Paragraph Each
LoopCV is a cloud platform: you upload your CV, set targeting (titles, locations, salary floor, exclusions), and it applies to matching roles across 30+ job boards automatically every day, server-side: nothing runs on your machine. Around the core sit the platform tools: a free ATS CV checker, CV builder, AI mock interview, question answering, and a self-maintaining application dashboard. Free forever plan; paid from €9.99/month.
FastApply is best known as a Chrome-extension-centered automation focused on high-volume applying, with aggressive positioning around LinkedIn Easy Apply throughput ("200+ jobs/day") and platform-specific tactics. It publishes energetically about volume mechanics and appeals to users who want maximum submissions per day on the boards it covers.
The Comparison That Matters
| LoopCV | FastApply | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Cloud/server-side: runs while your laptop is off | Extension-centered: your browser session does the work |
| Board coverage | 30+ boards including LinkedIn, Indeed, Glassdoor | Narrower, LinkedIn-centric emphasis |
| Volume philosophy | Targeted daily volume within platform limits | Maximum throughput marketing (200+/day claims) |
| Platform-limit risk | Designed around board limits (see below) | Pushing past LinkedIn's ~daily limits carries restriction risk on your account |
| Beyond applying | ATS checker, CV builder, mock interview, Q&A: full stack | Applying-focused |
| Free tier | Free forever plan, real applications, no card | Trial-style entry |
The 200-Applications-a-Day Question (Read This Part Even If Nothing Else)
The marketing arms race in this category centers on daily volume, so here's the honest physics: LinkedIn enforces practical daily limits on Easy Apply (commonly reported around 50/day: our limits guide covers the details), and accounts that hammer past platform norms via browser automation risk restrictions: your LinkedIn account, not the tool vendor's. More importantly, the response-rate math says 100+ well-targeted applications weekly across many boards outperforms 200 daily sprayed at one board: relevance decides outcomes once volume is sufficient. Our design bets on breadth-plus-targeting inside platform rules; evaluate any tool's volume claims against whose account carries the risk.
Where FastApply Is a Reasonable Choice
Fairness section: if your search is deliberately LinkedIn-centric, you want hands-on control of each session, and you're comfortable with the extension model's requirements (browser open, session active) and its risk profile, extension tools are a legitimate category: FastApply competes there with LazyApply and others (the by-price landscape). The category trade is the same for all of them: per-board depth versus multi-board breadth, and your machine's session versus a server doing it for you.
The Test That Settles It
Category-comparison posts (ours included) are inputs, not verdicts: the verdict is your dashboard. LoopCV's free plan runs real applications indefinitely with no card: configure it in 20 minutes, run two weeks, and compare what actually lands against any alternative you trial in parallel. We publish the same advice about ourselves everywhere (including who shouldn't use us): tools in this category multiply the search you bring: the right one is the one whose responses show up in your inbox.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between LoopCV and FastApply?
Architecture and breadth: LoopCV runs server-side across 30+ job boards with targeting filters and a full platform around applying (ATS checker, CV builder, mock interviews); FastApply centers on browser-extension automation with LinkedIn-heavy, maximum-throughput positioning. The practical trade: multi-board background automation versus single-session volume pushing, with platform-limit risk sitting on the user's account in the extension model.
Is applying to 200 jobs a day a good idea?
Mostly no: LinkedIn's practical Easy Apply limits sit far below that, exceeding platform norms via automation risks account restrictions, and response-rate math favors 100+ targeted weekly applications across many boards over one-board spraying. Volume matters enormously up to sufficiency: past it, relevance and breadth decide outcomes.
Does LoopCV work without keeping my browser open?
Yes: it's a cloud platform: applications run server-side on schedule whether your machine is on or off, which is the core architectural difference from extension-based tools where your browser session performs each submission.
Which is better for LinkedIn specifically?
LinkedIn is one of LoopCV's 30+ covered boards, applied to within platform norms; extension tools built around Easy Apply throughput go deeper on that single board at higher account-risk tolerance. LinkedIn-only searchers who accept the model may prefer an extension; searchers who want LinkedIn plus the rest of the market covered simultaneously are the multi-board platform's case.
Can I try LoopCV free before choosing?
Yes: the free forever plan submits real applications with no credit card and no expiry, and the ATS CV checker is free without an account: making a two-week parallel trial against any competitor the cheapest honest comparison available.