Cheapfax
An iPhone app that lets you send a fax for 50 cents a page, with no monthly subscription — for the rare times you need to fax something and don't want to pay $15-20/month for a service you'll use twice a year.
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Description
Faxing feels like a relic, but plenty of legal, medical and government paperwork still requires it — and most fax apps solve that by locking you into a $15-20/month subscription for something you might need three times a year. Cheapfax takes the opposite approach: pay 50 cents per page, no subscription, no monthly minimum, and the charge only goes through if the fax actually sends.
You can fax a document via your camera, the Files app or your photo library, and the app shows you the exact price before you confirm payment. Failed transmissions are auto-refunded, documents are sent encrypted, and everything is deleted from the company's servers within 30 days. Payment runs through Apple's In-App Purchase system, meaning your card details never touch Cheapfax's servers directly. It only covers US and Canada destinations, so it's not a fit if you need international faxing.
💬 Our review
The short version: Cheapfax solves a narrow, low-frequency problem exactly right — occasional fax users get to pay per use instead of subscribing to a service they'll barely touch, and the price-before-payment plus auto-refund design builds real trust.
Against subscription incumbents like eFax or MyFax (typically $15-20/month), Cheapfax wins decisively for anyone faxing fewer than 30-40 pages a month — the math simply favors pay-per-page below that threshold. It loses if you fax regularly or need international coverage, where a subscription's unlimited or high-volume plans become cheaper per page and cover more destinations. For the specific use case of "I need to send one document to a US medical office and never touch a fax machine again this year," it's close to the ideal price structure.
💰 Pricing
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0,50 $ par page, aucun abonnement, aucun minimum mensuel, remboursement automatique en cas d'échec.
Pros
Paiement à la page (0,50 $), zéro abonnement ni minimum
Prix affiché avant confirmation, remboursement auto si échec
Transmission chiffrée, suppression des documents sous 30 jours
Paiement via Apple IAP, aucune donnée bancaire partagée avec l'app
Cons
Limité aux destinations US et Canada
iOS uniquement, pas d'app Android ni web
Devient plus cher qu'un abonnement au-delà de 30-40 pages/mois
Pas de fonctions avancées (envois groupés, intégrations pro)