5 Best Fax Apps for iPhone

If you were born during or after the millennium, chances are that you might never have seen a fax machine or even heard the term “Fax” before. We don’t blame you. As is the case with any piece of technology, fax has become part of the ancient museum of tech, owing to the growth of emails and file-sharing services. It still isn’t obsolete, though. Faxing remains a viable option for the secure transmission of legally binding documents in several industries like healthcare, legal, and government.

So, if you find yourself in a situation where you need to send or receive a fax, and you don’t have a fax machine, don’t fret. You can simply use your iPhone to do that, and there are several apps that let you do it. We’ve prepared a list of the best fax apps for iPhone and iPad below.

1. Municorn FAX from iPhone – Best Overall Fax App

When you search for fax apps on iOS, Municorn’s FAX from iPhone will be the first thing that pops up on the Apple App Store, and rightly so. With over 300K positive ratings, the app lets you easily send and receive faxes in the highest quality to over 90 countries.

Moreover, the FAX from iPhone app is fully HIPAA-compliant, and the faxes sent using the app are encrypted using 256-bit AES and TLS industry-standard protocols. This makes it a standard for the transmission of secure and sensitive information across healthcare, legal, and law-enforcement institutions.

The app features an advanced document scanner that lets you combine multiple documents across PDF, DOC, JPG, PNG, TIFF, and HTML formats into a single fax. As soon as you get started, FAX from iPhone allots you a dedicated fax number to receive faxes worldwide. You can choose a preferred US state number from several options with every subscription. Faxes ideally take less than one minute, and you can also track their status in real time within the app.

Municorn has integrated the app with cloud services, including iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, and Box. At any time, all your faxes are stored in an encrypted archive. Plus, you can get in touch with the in-app support bot or chat with the support team for prompt help. FAX from iPhone allows you to download faxes, prepare documents to send, and send a demo fax for free.

To send more faxes, you will need to subscribe to the Pro plan that starts at $9.99 for 1 week. If you intend to use the app for longer, you can select the monthly or yearly Pro plans for $29.99 and $249.99, respectively. Regardless of the plans you subscribe to, you can send or receive unlimited pages. This makes it one of the best fax apps you could use on an iPhone.

Pros	Cons
Easy to use	Can only send demo faxes for free
Supports multiple file formats
Seamless cloud integration with iCloud, Google Drive, and more
Allows faxing to 90+ countries
Real-time tracking status
Comes with in-app support bot or live chat

2. FaxFree – Best iPhone Fax App with Image Processing

FaxFree’s fax app might look minimal to a blind eye, but it comes loaded with features such as an integrated document scanner app and advanced scanning algorithms for better image processing. The app also comes with color correction, perspective correction, and noise and shadow removal tools that can enhance the quality of the scanned documents.

These documents can be saved as multi-page files and can be converted to PDF/JPEG files at any time. Like Municorn’s offering, FaxFree also provides international faxing across 90+ countries and real-time status tracking. It, however, doesn’t require a dedicated fax machine or phone line.

Additionally, you can use the app to create cover pages for your fax and even add logos to it. FaxFree has limited free usage. To send faxes from the app, you will need to subscribe to any of its Unlimited Faxes or Fax Without Limits plans, which start at $4.99 for one week.

Pros	Cons
Clean and minimal UI	Limited free usage
In-app image processing
Color correction and noise removal tools integrated
Supports file conversion to PDF or JPEG
International faxing

3. iFax – Best Fax App for Free Limited Use

If your fax requirement is short-term, iFax might be one of the best iPhone fax apps for you. That’s because it comes with a 7-day free trial that lets you send and receive a limited number of faxes. Long-term users can purchase the Monthly plan at $24.99. This plan bundles unlimited pages of fax sending and receiving along with a free local fax number.

Besides, iFax also lets you forward documents from your phone by fax or email. Like other fax apps on this list, you can use it to store files on the cloud and add a cover page before faxing. Additionally, iFax offers a way to edit and sign faxes within the app and manage your faxing contacts list.

Pros	Cons
Supports in-app document editing and signature	Expensive starting plan
Offers fax by email
Free local fax number
Offers 7-day free trial

4. Tiny Fax – Best Minimal App for iPhone

For all you minimals out there, Tiny Fax should be your go-to choice if you are looking for the best app to send and receive faxes on an iPhone. The app lets you send a single page or a document with multiple pages. You can send faxes with a well-designed cover page that you can share for free.

Like other fax apps, Tiny Fax also allows you to upload documents from cloud services like iCloud Drive, Google Drive, Box, and Dropbox. You can view the sending status of your outgoing faxes and get notifications for successful or failed deliveries. The app also offers app and email notifications for faxes you receive on your local fax number.

The major limitation, for some, might be that it only supports faxing to 50 countries. This is a lot less than what its competitors offer. On the bright side, it provides the cheapest paid plans with Unlimited Faxes, which start at $6.99 for 1 week.

Pros	Cons
Offers multiple cover page designs	No free plan on offer
Cloud integrated with Google Drive, Box, and more	Limited regional support worldwide
Real-time sending status
App and email notifications
Cheap starter plans offer unlimited pages

5. Fax.Plus

Another fax app alternative for iPhone is Fax.Plus. Its feature set is quite similar to the apps above, which includes an in-built document scanner and integration with cloud services like Google Drive and Dropbox. Fax.Plus is among the few fax apps for iPhone that support multiple file formats, including Microsoft Office Documents, PDF, JPG, PNG, and TIFF.

It comes with a programmable fax API and lets you send a fax from your email. Speaking of sending, you can draft your fax with a cover page, text, and signature. In addition to forwarding, replying, or resending your faxes, the app can also schedule a document you want to fax at a later time and date. It’s integrated with a retry for failed faxes feature that tries resending failed faxes at specific intervals until delivered.

Besides, you can configure the app to notify you for sent and received faxes. You can also add more email addresses to send notifications to others. Fax.Plus supports receiving faxes from more than 180 countries, but you can only send your document to 40+ countries for now. Its Basic paid plan starts at $8.99 and offers 200 free pages a month and one Fax Number.

Pros	Cons
In-app document scanner	Paid plans only offer limited pages for faxing
Multiple file format support	Only supports faxing to over 40 countries
Upload files from Google Drive and Dropbox	Other integrations require external add-ons
Offers fax scheduling for later
Automatic resending of undelivered faxes

That brings us to the end of our list of best fax apps for iPhone. In our experience, you’re good to go with any of the aforementioned apps. Personally, Municorn’s FAX from iPhone offers a complete package in terms of file support and unrestricted sending and receiving of faxes.

If you’re looking for ways to send a fax from Android phones, we’ve got your back. In case you have your doubts about which app to pick or have a suggestion of your own, let us know in the comments.