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Fax Apps for iPhone Compared: Pricing, Ratings, Best Uses
The best iPhone fax app depends on how you'll pay: per fax or per page for occasional faxing (FaxUp, Genius Fax), a plan for regular sending and receiving (FAX.PLUS, iFax, eFax, Fax Burner), and a plan with a BAA for patient records. Here are ten apps from the App Store with their real pricing models and ratings.
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FaxUp is our app, and it is on this list. It has far fewer ratings than the others, so weigh that. We haven't ranked the apps by quality; the table is sorted by number of ratings, and the guide below matches them to jobs.
The apps
| App | Developer | Rating | How you pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAX from iPhone | Municorn Limited | 4.8 (379,900) | Weekly to yearly subscriptions ($3.99 to $29.99), one free demo fax |
| FaxFree | BP Mobile LLC | 4.8 (175,601) | Weekly to yearly subscriptions |
| Fax Burner | Paul Rydell | 4.9 (45,807) | Free tier, then $12.99/month or $99.99/year |
| Genius Fax | The Grizzly Labs | 4.9 (44,351) | Credits priced per page (1 for $0.99, 10 for $6.99, 50 for $19.99); fax number from $3.99/month |
| iFax | Maplewoods Associates Ltd | 4.6 (37,788) | Subscriptions (7-day trial) plus a $0.99 outbound fax purchase |
| eFax Plus-Pro-Protect | Consensus Cloud Solutions | 4.7 (29,058) | Subscription, $16.99 to $18.99/month |
| Tiny Fax | TinyWork Apps | 4.7 (26,583) | Weekly to yearly subscriptions ($4.99 to $79.99) plus credits (50 for $2.99) |
| Fax.Plus | Alohi SA | 4.7 (13,561) | Free 10 pages, subscriptions ($8.99 and $17.99/month in the app), credit packs |
| FAX for iPhone (FaxFile) | Actual Software Inc. | 4.9 (13,421) | Credits only (50 for $2.99 up to 2,000 for $49.99), non-refundable |
| FaxUp | Cumhurali Kucukhas | 4.7 (41) | Pay per fax ($2.99 any length), credit packs, or an optional Unlimited subscription |
Which app for which job
| If you need | Look at |
|---|---|
| One fax now and then, any length | FaxUp ($2.99 per fax, our app), or Genius Fax for a short fax (per-page credits) |
| Lots of short faxes, no subscription | Genius Fax or FAX for iPhone (FaxFile): credit packs |
| A free fax number for a day | Fax Burner (temporary 24-hour number on its free tier, per its website) |
| Regular sending and receiving | FAX.PLUS, iFax, eFax or Fax Burner plans |
| Healthcare: a signed BAA | FAX.PLUS (Enterprise) or eFax (Business) |
| Weekly subscription is fine | FAX from iPhone (Municorn), FaxFree, Tiny Fax |
What to check before you install
- The in-app purchases list on the App Store page. It shows whether the app sells credits, single faxes or weekly plans.
- Per page or per fax. Per-page credits are cheap for a one-page form and expensive for a 20-page contract.
- Whether you need to receive. Only plans with a fax number can receive; sending-only apps can't.
- A preview. Faxes print in black and white at low resolution; an app (or the free fax preview) that shows this saves a wasted fax.
- HIPAA. For patient records, the service has to sign a BAA. Most consumer fax apps, FaxUp included, don't.
Where FaxUp fits
FaxUp is built for people who fax occasionally: $2.99 for one fax of any length, credit packs that don't expire, a black-and-white preview of every page, and the credit back if a fax fails. It is weaker if you need a free multi-page fax, a team, a BAA or many years of reviews. The step-by-step for iPhone is in how to fax from an iPhone.
Questions
What is the best fax app for iPhone?
It depends on how you fax. For one fax now and then, an app that charges per fax or per page beats a subscription: FaxUp ($2.99 per fax, any length) or Genius Fax (credits from $0.99 a page). For receiving on your own number, look at Fax Burner, FAX.PLUS or iFax. For a HIPAA BAA, FAX.PLUS Enterprise or eFax Business.
Is there a free fax app for iPhone?
Several apps have a free allowance rather than being free: Fax Burner has a free tier, FAX.PLUS gives 10 free pages once, and FAX from iPhone (Municorn) offers one demo fax. FaxUp's free fax (one page to the US or Canada) works on faxup.net in Safari.
Can an iPhone send a fax without an app?
Not on its own, since an iPhone can't make a fax call. But a web service works in Safari: on faxup.net/send you add the file, enter the number and send, without installing anything.
Why do so many fax apps charge weekly?
Many fax apps are sold as weekly or monthly subscriptions, often after a short trial. If you only need one fax, check the in-app purchases on the App Store listing before you start a trial, and cancel in Settings, Apple ID, Subscriptions if you don't want it to renew.
Sources
- FaxUp on the App Store (Cumhurali Kucukhas)
- FAX from iPhone on the App Store (Municorn Limited)
- FaxFree on the App Store (BP Mobile LLC)
- Fax Burner on the App Store (Paul Rydell)
- Genius Fax on the App Store (The Grizzly Labs)
- iFax on the App Store (Maplewoods Associates Ltd)
- eFax Plus-Pro-Protect on the App Store (Consensus Cloud Solutions)
- Tiny Fax on the App Store (TinyWork Apps)
- Fax.Plus on the App Store (Alohi SA)
- FAX for iPhone (FaxFile) on the App Store (Actual Software Inc.)
- Fax Burner free tier and plans
- FAX.PLUS pricing (BAA on Enterprise)
- eFax pricing (BAA on Business)
Ratings, rating counts and in-app prices were read from the US App Store on November 12, 2026 and change over time.
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