Comparison

Atraf vs FAX

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

Head to head
About

Atraf

Connect with LGBTQ+ individuals for dating, friendship, or casual encounters. This app offers a welcoming space for all identities on the spectrum to express themselves and find meaningful connections.

Highlights
  • Connect with LGBTQ+ members
  • Find dates, friends, or party partners
  • Express yourself freely
  • Meaningful connections
  • Welcoming to all identities
Features
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Atraf’s popular dating app returns with a new and improved version — bringing back all your favorite features and introducing exciting new ones. Atraf is the ultimate space for LGBTQ+ members to connect, express themselves freely, and find meaningful connections. Whether you’re gay, lesbian, bi, trans, or anywhere on the spectrum, Atraf welcomes you just as you are. Looking for true love, a new friendship, or a party partner? Whatever you’re into, you’ll find it here. More info on atraf at: https://www.atraf.com Terms of use and privacy policy: https://www.atraf.com/contentpage?pageId=1002

About

FAX

Transform your phone into a functional fax machine, complete with authentic modem sounds. Send typed notes, photos, scans, PDFs, and drawings to other users or even traditional fax machines.

Highlights
  • Real fax machine emulation
  • Authentic modem sounds
  • Send typed notes, photos, PDFs
  • Group faxes
  • Offline receiving
  • Optional real fax number
Features
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FAX-OFF turns your phone into a paper fax machine. Not a fax-themed messaging app. An actual fax machine, with the noises. Write a page. Dial somebody. A genuine T.30 modem handshake goes down the line: the chirp, the answer tone, the V.21 warble, the training screech you have not heard since 1997. Then the page prints, line by line, onto a paper roll at the other end, while you both sit there and watch. This is the whole idea. It is slow on purpose. WHAT GOES ON A PAGE Typed notes. Photos. Camera scans of actual paper. PDFs. Drawings done with a finger. Your contact card. A map of where you are standing. Everything is scanned into slightly grubby black-and-white paper on the way through, because that is what a fax does to things. There is a DIRTY GLASS setting. It makes it worse. ROLLS AND GROUP FAXES Every conversation is one long paper roll, kept on your phone. A group fax is a single call: the exchange rings everyone at once, whoever is holding a line prints the page live as it comes off your scanner, and the header records who was LINE BUSY or NO ANSWER so the whole group knows exactly who missed it. WHEN NOBODY IS HOME If the other machine is switched off, the exchange answers in its place and keeps the page. It starts printing the moment they open the app. Nobody has to be online at the same time, which is more than could be said for the original. WHAT IT COSTS Faxing another FAX-OFF user is free. Every page, as often as you like, forever. KEEP THE MACHINE. One payment, once. Unlocks group faxes, photos, PDFs, drawings and location pages, permanently. Not a subscription. Nothing renews, nothing to cancel. RECEIVING NUMBER. An optional real fax number that answers inside the app, so real fax machines can send pages back to you, with an outgoing monthly allowance included. Billed monthly and renews itself until you cancel in your App Store subscription settings. THE SMALL PRINT, PRINTED SMALL No ads. No tracking SDK. No call audio is ever stored: the exchange keeps a queued page only until it has been delivered, and the finished roll lives on your phone. FAX-OFF is a novelty communication app, not a certified or legally attested fax service. Do not use it for emergencies, or anywhere proof of transmission is legally required. Your lawyer has a real fax machine for that. Ours just sounds the same. Terms of Use (EULA): https://faxoff.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://faxoff.app/privacy

Screenshots

Atraf4 screens
FAX4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FAX at 5.0 against Atraf's 3.0. FAX also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Atraf sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month and FAX sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FAX holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Atraf ships an update every 10 days, FAX every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Atraf versus FAX: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAtrafFAX
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB36 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCyberserve Ltd.Yoav Schneider

Customer experience

Atraf

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

FAX

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Atraf

Subscriptions5
  • 1 month premium subscription14 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • Weekly Business subscription$29.997 Days
  • 3 months premium subscription$49.993 Months
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  • 6 months premium subscription$79.996 Months
  • Monthly Business subscription$89.991 Month
1 purchases

FAX

One-time1
  • Keep the Machine$9.99

Questions

Is Atraf free?
Atraf is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FAX free?
FAX is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Atraf or FAX?
FAX is rated higher. Atraf averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while FAX averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Atraf or FAX have ads?
Atraf shows ads; FAX does not.
Which is updated more often, Atraf or FAX?
Atraf ships an update every 10 days, and FAX every 4 days. Most recently, Atraf was updated on November 3, 2026 and FAX on October 31, 2026.

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