Can you fax from an iPhone for free?

What free fax usually means

• A small daily or monthly page limit, sometimes only one or two pages.
• Advertising or the provider's branding added to your cover page.
• Send-only, with no fax number of your own to receive replies.
• A trial that converts to a paid subscription unless you cancel.
• Limited information about how long your documents are kept and who can access them.

When a paid service makes sense

If you're sending medical forms, tax documents, legal paperwork or anything with your Social Security number on it, how the service handles your documents matters more than saving a few dollars. It also matters if you need replies, because the other party has to be able to fax you back.

FaxToFax doesn't have a free plan. The Personal plan is $4.99 for the first month, then $18.99 a month, and includes 200 pages a month across sent and received faxes, one user and one fax number. Extra pages are $0.10 each. You can cancel online at any time, and annual billing saves about 17%. Payments are non-refundable except where the law requires, so if you only need a single fax, check whether the first month fits your needs before signing up.

How to decide

Ask yourself three questions. How often will you fax? If it's once a year, a per-page store fax may be cheapest. How sensitive is the document? If it includes health, financial or identity information, choose a service that's clear about encryption and access. Do you need replies? If so, you need your own fax number.

If the answers point to a paid service, compare the monthly price with the page allowance you'll actually use, and check how easy it is to cancel. Whatever you choose, fax-from-iphone.com has step-by-step guides for sending common documents from Safari.