Faxbot vs TextMaker
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
TextMaker
This app offers a complete word processing experience for your documents, bringing desktop-level features to your mobile device. It ensures seamless compatibility with Microsoft Word files and provides intuitive controls for editing and formatting on the go. Save your work locally or directly to cloud storage services.
- Microsoft Word DOCX compatibility
- Desktop-level editing and formatting
- Cloud storage integration
- Intuitive mobile interface
- Extensive graphics functions
- Spell check and complex document features
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■ TextMaker ► The only complete Office word processor for your Word files ► Work on your Word documents wherever and whenever you want. ► When working on the go, take advantage of a feature set that you would otherwise only know from your PC or Mac. ► Almost all features can be used permanently free of charge. The complete set of features that you know from Microsoft Word or TextMaker on your Mac or PC is now offered by TextMaker on your iPhone and iPad. Compatibility without compromise: TextMaker uses the Microsoft Office format DOCX as its native format. This guarantees seamless data exchange. You can open your documents directly in Microsoft Word without having to convert them. Intuitive operation on iPhone and iPad: TextMaker always provides an ideal user experience, regardless of whether you're using it on your iPhone or an iPad. On an iPhone, you can use the practical toolbars with just one finger. On an iPad, you work with ribbons similar to those on your Mac or PC. Save locally or in the cloud: TextMaker not only enables you to open and save documents stored on your device, but it also allows you to access your files in iCloud, Dropbox, OneDrive and all other cloud storage services. The TextMaker user interface is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and more than 20 other languages. TextMaker brings the features of a desktop word processor to your iPhone and iPad. You shouldn't settle for less. ■ Working with files ► Documents can be losslessly exchanged with TextMaker for Windows, Mac and Linux. ► Open and save DOCX and DOC files with full fidelity from Microsoft Word 6.0 to 2021 and Word 365, also with password protection ► Open and save OpenDocument files (compatible with OpenOffice and LibreOffice), RTF and HTML ■ Editing and formatting ► Numerous templates enable you to rapidly create attractive Office documents. ► Insert fields such as date/time, page number, consecutive numbers, etc. ► Borders, shading, drop caps, paragraph control ► Paragraph and character styles ► Format painter for the rapid transfer of formatting ► Tables ► Calculations in text and tables ► Automatic numbering of lines, paragraphs, lists and headings ■ Comprehensive graphics functions ► Draw and design directly in the document ► Microsoft-Word-compatible AutoShapes ► Insert pictures in a range of file formats ► Crop pictures, change brightness, contrast and gamma ► TextArt function for striking font effects ■ Spell check ► Automatic spell checking in numerous languages ► You can add any Hunspell dictionary. ■ Features for complex documents ► Comments ► Cross references, footnotes, endnotes, indexes, tables of contents, bibliographies ► Forms with input fields, dropdown lists, calculations, etc. ■ Other features Almost all features of TextMaker for iOS can be used free of charge. The following additional features are available to you via an inexpensive subscription: ► Printing ► Export to PDF, PDF/A and to the e-book format EPUB ► Sharing documents directly from TextMaker ► Outliner ► Multilingual thesaurus ► 2D and 3D charts ► Comments and tracked changes ► Free customer support A single subscription unlocks these features simultaneously in TextMaker, PlanMaker and Presentations for iOS. License agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TextMaker at every 2 months against Faxbot's every 8 months. TextMaker also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs paid) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Faxbot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and TextMaker sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Faxbot ships an update every 8 months, TextMaker every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Faxbot | TextMaker |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (492 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.8% of reviews | 76.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 492 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HOsy - intelligent software. | SoftMaker Software GmbH |
Customer experience
Faxbot
TextMaker
Bugs and requests
Faxbot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TextMaker
Reported bugs
3 issues- Issues with replacing images in documents
- Inconsistent behavior when saving documents
- Compatibility problems with older iPad models
Requested features
4 requests- Improved Apple Pencil support
- Ability to manage footnotes as a whole
- Better integration with cloud storage services
- More customization options for dark mode
In-app purchases
Faxbot
- Faxbot Pro$6.99
TextMaker
- Unlock all features7 Days trial$1.491 Month
- Unlock all features7 Days trial$13.491 Year








