Aim it at the job.A copy of your résumé tailored to one posting. Never a score.
Vitaesmith Ultimate
The job seeker'swhole kit.
Your résumé, a cover letter for every job, a Web Résumé for your phone, and three books for the interview itself. Pay once and it's yours for good: no subscription, no account, and your work never leaves your computer.
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Get the highlights.
A cover letter for every job.In your résumé's design, with your details already in.
A Web Résumé for your phone.One page that reads well on any screen.
Spelling, checked.American, British or Canadian, on your computer.
Eighteen templates.Ten of them new, made for Ultimate.
Why Ultimate
A résumé is only the start. Then comes the cover letter, the job posting and the interview. Vitaesmith Ultimate has a tool for each, and three books for the room itself: bought once, and yours for good.
Job Posting Check
Aim it at the job.
Paste the posting for the job you want and choose Auto format. Vitaesmith shows what it asks for that your résumé doesn't say yet, then makes a tailored copy of your résumé for that one job. Your main résumé is never changed.
1tailored copy for each job
0changes to your main résumé
0scores, grades or pass marks
Tick only what's true for you. Each new line comes with a [bracket] for you to finish. The bar at the top says whether the main résumé or the copy is showing, and the preview and every export follow it. The posting stays on your computer.
Cover letters
A letter for every job.
In the same design.
Write a cover letter for each job you apply for, set in your résumé's own template, with your name and details already in. The job and the company come straight from the Job Posting Check.
- 168 starter lines across 14 lines of work, to make your own
- Your achievements from your résumé, one tap away
- The greeting, date and sign-off your English expects
- A letter from a posting, filled in from it and your résumé
- A check for any [brackets] left in, before you send it
- PDF or Word, like your résumé
Web Résumé
Your résumé, as a web page.
One file that reads well on any phone, in your template's own look. Put it on your own website, or open it on your phone to show someone in person.
18templates, each made to read on a phone
1file, with nothing else needed
Send employers your PDF or Word file. Many email systems flag web pages sent as attachments.
Spelling check
Typos, caught before anyone sees them.
Check your résumé and your letters against the word list for your English: American, British or Canadian. Change a word, ignore it, or add it to your own words, which travel with your résumé file.
- It knows your line of work's skills, so Kubernetes isn't a typo
- The word lists come inside the app: nothing is sent anywhere
Templates
One résumé.
Eighteen looks.
Vitaesmith's 8 templates, and ten new ones made for Ultimate. Switch as often as you like: nothing you wrote moves, and every template keeps its shape however much you write.
The same résumé in every one: Imani Ebere's, from our demo kit.
The interview books
Three books for the interview itself.
Included with Vitaesmith Ultimate: 335 illustrated pages, as PDFs to read on any screen or print. Written for interviews in the United States.
Book I · What to do
Interview Tips & Tricks
59 pages
The quick playbook, from the job posting to the offer, with a checklist at the end of every chapter.
Book II · How to do it well
Interview Speaking & Listening
85 pages
How you come across, how to speak so you're understood and remembered, and how to listen, with a drill in every chapter.
Book III · What to say
Interview Questions
191 pages
295 questions, the most likely first, then 20 for each of 14 lines of work: why they ask, a strong answer, another for a different starting point, and two never to give.
Every answer is a shape, not a script.
The answers in Book III are written with [brackets] for your own facts, so you tell your story in your own words. Jade, Theo and Marta show you how, with Smithy the anvil pointing out what matters.
The books' illustrations were made with an AI image tool. The books are for your own use, like the app.
Vitaesmith or Ultimate?
Two editions. One way of working.
Both build the same polished résumé, the same way. Ultimate adds the tools for everything around it.
| What you get | VitaesmithThe résumé builder | UltimateThe whole kit |
|---|---|---|
| A starter résumé for each of 14 lines of work | ✓ | ✓ |
| American, British and 7 more Englishes | ✓ | ✓ |
| PDF and Word, and the photo editor | ✓ | ✓ |
| Templates | 8 | 18 |
| Job Posting Check, with a tailored copy for each job | – | ✓ |
| Cover letters | – | ✓ |
| Web Résumé | – | ✓ |
| Spelling check | – | ✓ |
| Three interview books, 335 pages | – | ✓ |
| Price, once | $19.99 | $29.99 |
Already have Vitaesmith?Message us your order number at [email protected] for 30% off Ultimate. A résumé you backed up in Vitaesmith opens in it.
Your résumé never leaves your computer.
Vitaesmith Ultimate checks your spelling, makes your tailored copies and keeps your letters in your web browser, on your computer: three saves, with a backup file you can restore any time. The word lists come inside the app. We never see your work.
No accountNothing to sign up for, nothing to sign in to.
OfflineOne moment online to activate. After that, no connection needed.
Never uploadedActivation sends your code and a random ID. Never your résumé.
Your license
Write résumés for everyone you know.
Or charge for it.
Your license covers as many résumés and cover letters as you like, for anyone: family, friends, and paying clients if you write résumés for a living. The interview books are for your own reading.
Unlimitedrésumés and letters, for as many people as you like
1price, paid once
0renewals, ever
Compare
Pay once, or pay every four weeks?
How Vitaesmith Ultimate compares with a popular résumé website that also writes cover letters, from its own pages, read on November 4, 2026.
| Feature | Vitaesmith UltimatePewterham | Resume.ioOnline résumé builder |
|---|---|---|
| What you pay | $29.99, once | A 7-day trial, then a charge every 4 weeks1 |
| Renews by itself | Never | Yes, until you cancel1 |
| Cover letters | Included, as many as you like | As many as you like on a paid plan; one on the free plan1 |
Prices and terms change: check each site before you buy. Resume.io is a trademark of its owner; Pewterham isn't connected with it.
Vitaesmith Ultimate
The whole kit.
$29.99once · no subscription · yours for good · US dollars; any sales tax or VAT is added or included at checkout, as your country requires
Buying on this site opens in the next few days.
The appFor Windows or Mac, in Chrome or Edge. Nothing to install.
The three interview books335 illustrated pages, as PDFs.
The User GuideEvery step and tool, illustrated, plus START HERE.
Your code, by emailWithin minutes of paying.Within 24 hours of paying. One computer at a time; move it yourself 3 times a year.
Every update to version 1At no extra cost.
Already have Vitaesmith? Message us your order number at [email protected] for 30% off.
We don't refund a change of mind once the download starts. If anything's wrong with it, we'll fix it, replace it or refund you. Terms and refunds
Questions, answered.
What do I get when I buy?
A zip with the Vitaesmith Ultimate app, START HERE, the User Guide and the three interview books. Your activation code arrives by email from [email protected], usually within a few minuteswithin 24 hours.
Does the Job Posting Check score my résumé?
No. It shows what a posting asks for that your résumé doesn't say yet, and you tick only what's true for you. There's no score, no percentage and no pass mark.
Does a tailored copy change my résumé?
No. Your main résumé stays as it is. The copy is made for one job, Compare shows every change, and the bar at the top says which one is showing; the preview and every export follow it.
I already have Vitaesmith. Can I move up?
Yes: message us your order number at [email protected] for 30% off Vitaesmith Ultimate. A résumé you backed up to a file in Vitaesmith restores into Ultimate.
Are the interview books included?
Yes: all three come with Ultimate, as PDFs to read on any screen or print for yourself. They're for your own use, like the app.
Does it need the internet?
Only once, for a moment, to activate your code. After that it works offline; when you're online it checks in at most once a day.
Does it work on a Mac?
Yes: in Chrome or Edge, on Windows or Mac. You open it from the folder you download; there's nothing to install.
Can I use it on my phone?
Every screen fits a phone, and you can keep a private online copy that only you can open. The User Guide shows how. For the final PDF, a computer is simplest.
Can I write résumés for other people?
Yes: as many as you like, with their cover letters, for family, friends or paying clients. What you can't do is share or resell Vitaesmith Ultimate itself, or its books.
Can I get a refund?
We don't refund a change of mind once the download starts. If something's wrong with it, tell us: we'll fix it, replace it or refund you. Your legal rights aren't affected.
Will it get me an interview?
We can't promise that, and nobody honestly can. Vitaesmith Ultimate helps you make a clear, well-made résumé and letter and prepare for the room; what you say is up to you.
We read every message, and we keep improving.
Write to [email protected], about the app or anything else.
- Resume.io's pricing page (resume.io/pricing), read on November 4, 2026 as shown in the UK; US terms may differ: a 7-day trial that "auto-renews" and is then "billed every 4 weeks"; a quarterly plan that auto-renews, "billed every 3 months"; "Unlimited resumes and cover letters" and "Unlimited PDF downloads" on both paid plans; a free plan with "Only one resume and cover letter" and "Downloads only in TXT format".
- The résumés, the letter and the screens show Imani Ebere, an invented person from Vitaesmith's demo kit; her portrait is AI-generated, and the companies she worked for are invented too. Every screen shown is the real app.
- The interview books' illustrations were made with an AI image tool.