Nova Scanner vs Fax from iPhone
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nova Scanner
Transform your phone into a powerful mobile scanner. Easily capture, edit, and share documents as PDFs or JPEGs. Features include OCR for text extraction, faxing, and secure document management.
- Multipage scanning
- OCR text extraction
- Cheap fax service
- Document signing
- Cloud file integration
- Export as PDF/JPEG/PNG
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Want a scanner in your pocket? SOLUTION: Scanner Now - extracts all the features of a real scanner into your iPhone. With Scanner Now, all you need to do is just take photos of your pages, documents, receipts, whiteboard, anything page like, leave the rest to the app, and have a coffee! Scanner Now is a handy scanner app that will turn your iOS device into a powerful mobile scanner. Easily scan, save, and share any documents in PDF or JPEG. More than just a PDF scanner. Use Scanner Now to turn anything — receipts, notes, documents, photos, business cards, whiteboards — into PDF with text you can reuse from each PDF and photo scan. Designed and developed by polycents! APP FEATURES: Scanner document - Multipage scanning - 3 pre-set page effect, black & white(thresholding), grayscale, colored. - 3-page enhancements - color correction, noise removing, white balance - Page finding - auto-detect border of a page. - Page rotating. Fax document - Cheap fax service - Send fax quickly - Fax history can be queried OCR document - Easily turn an image to text with the OCR function. - Extract text from a scanned document and then edit it as you wish. - Text scanner recognizes all popular languages and can even detect multiple languages within one document. Sign document - Easily sign in any document - Save each of your signatures Documents Management - Docs are arranged by the timeline. - OCR - Grid and list view. - Edit, share, rename, merge, delete documents, and pages. - Pictures from the camera roll, album. - Files from iCloud, Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box, Evernote, One Note Documents Share - System based sharing menu. - Export as PDF, JPEG, PNG. - Fax, Email, Printer. Misc - Passcode when launching. - File transferring via Wi-Fi. # Subscription Details # - A free trial period is provided. - Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. - Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. - Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were originally charged for the subscription. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of the free trial will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription The following subscription plans are available (price may vary depending on location): • 12-month subscription with 7-day trial version – US$ 11.99 • 1-month subscription – US$ 1.99 Privacy Policy: https://www.iubenda.com/privacy-policy/55082894 Terms of use: https://polycents.com/terms-%26-conditions-3 Please don’t be hesitate to contact us using the built-in support page or directly email to scanner@bhi-technologies.com when you meet with any problem.
Fax from iPhone
Easily send faxes from your iPhone or iPad to over 90 countries. This app offers an intelligent document scanner and smart image processing, allowing you to combine multiple documents into a single fax. Choose between pay-per-page bundles or subscription plans for unlimited sending.
- Send faxes to 90+ countries
- Intelligent document scanner
- Combine multiple documents
- Pay per page or subscribe
- Add cover pages
- Track sent faxes
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Send fax in just a few taps on your iPhone. Install ‘Fax from iPhone’ now and fax documents effortlessly, across the world. Send Faxes on the go with this Simple & easy to use online Fax App for your iPhone or iPad. You no longer have to look for a Fax Machine every time you need to send a Fax. The Fax app would allow you to fax a document around the world in just a few simple steps. Fax app features: - Send faxes to 90+ countries - Intelligent document scanner & smart image processing - Combine/merge multiple documents into a single fax file by taking photos with the camera - Multiple payment options - Pay per page or Subscribe to send unlimited pages - Add a Cover page to add more information for the receiver - History mode - Track sent faxes with Telephone numbers in the history mode Subscription Plans - Send unlimited faxes across the world with subscription plans. - 1-month subscription — US$ 39.99 - 12-month subscription — US$ 69.99 Package bundles - Pay per page - Bundle of 5 fax pages — US$ 14.99 - Bundle of 15 fax pages — US$ 19.99 - Bundle of 30 fax pages — US$ 24.99 - Bundle of 100 fax pages — US$ 34.99 *Note: Fax app subscription plans & package bundle prices may vary depending upon your location. Information about the auto-renewal of subscription: - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - The account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours before the end of the current period. The cost depends on the selected plan - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase Privacy Policy: https://useleoai.com/privacy.html Terms of Use: https://useleoai.com/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fax from iPhone at 5.0 against Nova Scanner's 4.6. Fax from iPhone also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Nova Scanner's advantage is ratings volume (819 vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Nova Scanner sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Fax from iPhone sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fax from iPhone holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nova Scanner has 819 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Nova Scanner's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fax from iPhone's.
Nova Scanner ships an update every 2 months, Fax from iPhone every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nova Scanner | Fax from iPhone |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (819 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 819 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Beesoft Apps | Nisos UK |
Customer experience
Nova Scanner
Fax from iPhone
Bugs and requests
Nova Scanner
Reported bugs
3 issues- Subscription not working as expected
- Repeated prompts to subscribe even with active subscription
- Distorted or partial image capture
Requested features
3 requests- Bulk document sharing
- Improved subscription management
- Compatibility with more platforms (e.g., Canvas, Discord)
Fax from iPhone
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Nova Scanner
- Scanner App Premium - 1 Month$1.991 Month
- PDF Scanner, Fax and OCR7 Days trial$9.991 Year
- PDF Scanner, Fax and OCR7 Days trial$10.991 Year
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- Scanner App Premium - 1 Year7 Days trial$11.991 Year
- Scanner App - 50 Fax Credits$3.99
- 250 Fax Credits$9.99
- 600 Fax Credits$19.99
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- Upgrade to Premium$19.99
- 2000 Fax Credits$49.99
Fax from iPhone
- Monthly unlimited fax$12.991 Month
- Yearly unlimited fax$69.991 Year
- 1 Fax$6.99
- 5 pages$14.99
- 15 pages$19.99
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- 30 pages$24.99
- 100 pages$34.99
Questions
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