Comparison

Faxbot vs vCard Editor

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Faxbot

Send faxes directly from your iOS device using your FRITZ!Box. Integrate faxing into your workflow by opening PDFs, scanning documents, or writing faxes within the app. Supports multiple recipients and includes detailed transmission reports.

Highlights
  • Send faxes via FRITZ!Box
  • Open and send PDF files
  • Scan documents with iOS camera
  • Create custom cover sheets
  • Markup and annotate documents
  • Send faxes to multiple recipients
  • Detailed transmission reports
Features
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Send faxes with your FRITZ!Box Faxbot turns your iPhone or iPad into a flexible fax client for your FRITZ!Box. Import PDFs and images, scan paper documents, write a message in the app, or create a cover sheet. Review and annotate everything before sending it to one or multiple recipients. Import PDFs and images Open files directly in Faxbot or share them from almost any other app. The document picker gives you access to iCloud Drive and compatible storage providers such as Dropbox, ownCloud, and Documents. Combine as many documents as needed, remove individual PDF pages, and use password-protected PDFs or files that already contain annotations. Scan paper documents Capture documents with the iOS camera. Intelligent document detection turns your scans into a PDF that is ready to review and send. Write faxes and add cover sheets Need to send a quick note? Compose it directly in Faxbot—no other app required. You can also add a cover sheet to imported documents. Markup and annotations Sign documents or add drawings, symbols, arrows, text, highlights, and a magnifier. You can also insert a blank page and edit it directly in the app. Transmission reports After each fax, Faxbot creates a detailed transmission report and stores it with the sent document. Requirements • FRITZ!Box Fon • FRITZ!OS 6.00 or later

About

vCard Editor

Easily view and edit vCard files received via email or AirDrop. Save modified contacts to your device or iCloud Drive, or use it as a private address book. Export contacts to merge with other vCard files.

Highlights
  • View and edit vCard files
  • Export to Contacts or iCloud Drive
  • Private AddressBook functionality
  • Merge contacts with vCard Extention
  • Receive vCards via Email/AirDrop
Features
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vCard Editor is the application for viewing and editing vCard files. When you receive a vCard via Email or AirDrop etc, you can send it to vCard Editor instead of iOS Contacts app, and check and modify it, then export it to your Contacts or save it in the iCloud Drive as a file. Also you can use vCard Editor not only for viewing and editing vCard but also for a private AddressBook. And using embedded vCard Extention, you can export a contact to merge it to the other vCard file.

Screenshots

Faxbot4 screens
vCard Editor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Faxbot at 72% against vCard Editor's 0%. Faxbot also leads on price (Free vs $1.99). vCard Editor's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Faxbot is free to download; vCard Editor costs $1.99 up front. Faxbot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. vCard Editor asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Faxbot ships an update every 8 months, vCard Editor every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Faxbot versus vCard Editor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFaxbotvCard Editor
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating—3.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHOsy - intelligent software.Goldbug Software

Customer experience

Faxbot

Written reviews39 reviews
Positive71.8%
Neutral10.3%
Negative17.9%

vCard Editor

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Faxbot

One-time1
  • Faxbot Pro$6.99
None

vCard Editor

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Faxbot free?
Faxbot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is vCard Editor free?
vCard Editor costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Faxbot or vCard Editor have ads?
Neither Faxbot nor vCard Editor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Faxbot or vCard Editor?
Faxbot ships an update every 8 months, and vCard Editor every 11 months. Most recently, Faxbot was updated on October 11, 2026 and vCard Editor on October 9, 2026.

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