Best Job Application Trackers in 2026: 6 Compared

The short list for 2026 is Leepo, Simplify, Teal, Huntr, Careerflow and a plain spreadsheet. Leepo is first because its tracker keeps itself current. The free Chrome extension offers to record each application when you reach the employer’s “application received” page. On Pro, which is $19 a month or $6.99 for a single week, employer replies sent to your Leepo address move the status by themselves. And Leepo notices when an application has gone quiet and reminds you to follow up. The free plan tracks unlimited applications. Of the others, as of November 2026, Simplify’s tracker is free with Simplify+ at $39.99 a month, Teal tracks unlimited jobs free, Huntr is free up to 100 jobs and $40 a month beyond that, and Careerflow’s free plan tracks up to 10 jobs with Premium at $23.99 a month.

Leepo is our product, so we list it first and say why; every fact about the other tools comes from their own websites, checked in November 2026 and linked where it appears.

The 6 best job application trackers at a glance (as of November 2026)

Prices are in US dollars and they change, so check the linked pricing page before you pay. We ranked the trackers on the thing that decides whether a tracker survives a long search, which is how much of the updating it does for you, and then on how much tracking the free plan gives you. A board you have to maintain by hand is the first thing to fall behind in a busy week.

Which job tracker updates automatically?

There are two moments when a tracker goes stale: when you apply, and when the employer replies. Here is what each tool does at both, according to its own pages.

Each row comes from the pages linked in that tool’s section below, read in November 2026. If one of these details decides it for you, confirm it on the tool’s own site.

1. Leepo: the tracker that keeps itself current

Leepo’s job application tracker is built so that most updates happen without you. It covers the whole life of an application:

• Saving a job. Paste any job link (LinkedIn, Indeed, company careers pages and more) and Leepo imports the role, the company and, when the posting lists it, the salary. On LinkedIn and Indeed the free Chrome extension saves the job and checks your fit.
• Applying. The extension fills the employer’s form on Workday, Greenhouse, Lever, Ashby, iCIMS and other application systems, and you press the employer’s own Submit button. On the “application received” page it offers to record the application, which moves to Applied.
• Hearing back. Pro gives you your own Leepo email address to use on job sites. Employer replies that arrive there move the application’s status by themselves, to online assessment, interviewing, offer or rejected, and sign-up codes are filled in for you.
• Hearing nothing. Leepo notices when an application has gone quiet and reminds you to follow up. You can save the recruiter or hiring manager against the application and draft the follow-up, which you send yourself.

You can look at the same applications as a list, a Kanban board or a table, and each application keeps its tailored resume, cover letter and interview prep with it.

• Free plan: unlimited tracked applications and resumes, the Chrome extension, Career Vault and 3 AI credits a month.
• Pro: $19 a month, $45 for 3 months or $6.99 for a single week. It adds the Leepo address and 80 AI credits a month. New Pro members get 3 free days first; a card is needed to start. Full details are on the pricing page.
• Who it suits: most job seekers, and above all anyone whose last tracker fell behind after the second busy week.

2. Simplify: a tracker fed by its autofill extension

Simplify is built around Copilot, its autofill extension. Its help center says the job tracker adds an application when Copilot detects a supported submission, and that you can also add records by hand or import a CSV file. With the Gmail integration connected, Simplify matches recruiting emails to tracked jobs and suggests status changes, which you approve or decline.

• Price (November 2026): the tracker, Copilot autofill and the Gmail connection are free. Simplify’s features and pricing article lists Simplify+ at $19.99 a week, $39.99 a month or $89.99 every 3 months, which adds AI resume tailoring, AI cover letters and AI email drafts.
• Who it suits: people who already use Copilot to fill forms and are comfortable connecting their Gmail inbox.

3. Teal: a free spreadsheet-style tracker

Teal’s job tracker page says its free Chrome extension bookmarks jobs from 40+ job boards in one click and picks up pay listed in the description. The tracker has a spreadsheet view, excitement ratings, notes, checklists and contacts, plus email templates for each stage of the search. You update each job’s status as you go, from bookmarked to negotiating.

• Price (November 2026): job tracking is unlimited on the free plan. Teal’s pricing page lists Teal+ at $13 every 7 days, $29 every 30 days or $79 every 90 days; the free plan has 1 email template per job stage and Teal+ has them all.
• Who it suits: people who like a spreadsheet layout and are happy to update statuses themselves.

4. Huntr: a Kanban board with a map

Huntr’s job tracker page describes a drag-and-drop Kanban board, a timeline of your search, a map of employer locations and job search metrics. Its Chrome Job Clipper saves a job’s details in one click, and its autofill page says the job’s details are saved to your board as you apply. Huntr also has mobile apps on the App Store and Google Play.

• Price (November 2026): Huntr’s pricing page lists a free plan that tracks up to 100 jobs. Unlimited tracking needs Huntr Pro at $40 a month, $90 every 3 months or $160 every 6 months.
• Who it suits: people who want a visual board and save most jobs from their phone.

5. Careerflow: a tracker beside LinkedIn tools

Careerflow’s job tracker page says its browser extension saves jobs from sites such as LinkedIn and Indeed, and that you follow each application from saved to interview. Its help center says you change a status by dragging the job card or choosing from a dropdown.

• Price (November 2026): Careerflow’s free vs Premium article says the free plan tracks up to 10 jobs. Its pricing page lists Premium at $8.99 a week, $23.99 a month, $54.99 a quarter or $172.99 a year.
• Who it suits: people who want LinkedIn profile tools in the same subscription as their tracker.

6. A plain spreadsheet: free and fully yours

A spreadsheet is the honest free option. Google’s Sheets page says anyone with a Google Account can create in Sheets, and that you can view and edit from a phone, tablet or desktop. You choose the columns, and the file is yours. The cost is your attention: every row, every status change and every follow-up date is typed by you. Our guide on how to track job applications has a template and a weekly routine if you go this way.

• Who it suits: a short search with a dozen or so applications, or anyone who wants no account with a job tool at all.

How to choose

For most job seekers the pick is Leepo. It tracks unlimited applications free, it offers to record each application when you submit it, it tells you when one has gone quiet, and on Pro it moves the status when the employer writes back, for less per month than Simplify+, Teal+, Huntr Pro or Careerflow Premium.

Choose Leepo if…

• You want the tracker to update from your submissions and, on Pro, from employer emails.
• You want to be told when an application has gone quiet, with the follow-up drafted for you to send.
• You want unlimited tracking on the free plan, in list, Kanban or table view.
• You want the tailored resume, cover letter and interview prep kept with each application.
• You want all of that for $19 a month, or $6.99 for a single focused week.

The others fit narrower cases

• Simplify if you already fill forms with Copilot and want status suggestions from Gmail.
• Teal if you want a free spreadsheet-style tracker and will update statuses yourself.
• Huntr if you want a map view and a mobile app, and 100 tracked jobs is enough or $40 a month is fine.
• Careerflow if LinkedIn profile tools matter as much as the tracker.
• A spreadsheet if your search is short and you enjoy keeping it by hand.

If you are unsure, start with Leepo’s free plan. It has no limit on tracked applications, so you can run your whole search on it and move to Pro when you want employer emails to update the board for you.

A one-week test on real applications

A tracker proves itself over a week, when you are busy and forget about it. Try this with the next five jobs you apply to:

1. Add five live jobs. Count what you typed by hand for each one.

2. Apply to all five. Afterwards, check the tracker: how many moved to Applied without you?

3. Add one contact, a recruiter or hiring manager, to the job you want most.

4. Leave the tracker alone for five days.

5. Open it again. Does it match your inbox? Count the statuses you have to fix.

6. Did it tell you which applications have gone quiet and are due a follow-up?

7. Work out the cost for the length of your search on the plan you would need.

To run it on Leepo, create a free account at leepo.ai and paste your first job link. For step 6, our guide to the follow-up email after a job application covers timing and wording. If you are weighing one tool closely, we have longer comparisons with Simplify, Teal, Huntr and Careerflow. And for the step before tracking, see our roundup of the best AI resume tailoring tools.