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Fax.Plus - Receive & Send Fax

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Alohi SA · Business · Free · v22.3

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Review-rating drop
1.75

2023-Q4 4.47 → last 90 days 2.72, text reviews

Peak quarter
4.47

2023-Q4, text reviews

Last 90 days
2.72

text reviews

Store rating
4.68

all 13019 ratings, incl. star-only

Store gap
1.96

store minus reviews

Est. MRR
$171k

#58 top-grossing, Business

store 4.68 · reviews 4.47 → 2.72 · gap 1.96 store 4.68 reviews 2.72

Store ratings include star-only taps from in-app prompts, which skew high. The peak and recent figures come only from people who wrote a review, which skews low. Compare each against itself: the drop is the signal, and a big gap between the two usually means heavy rating prompting is masking unhappy users.

Average rating by quarter from 500 text reviews

2★3★4★5★ 1★ 2023-Q2: 4.38★ from 60 reviews 4.38 2023-Q2 2023-Q3: 4.25★ from 61 reviews 2023-Q4: 4.47★ from 51 reviews 4.47 2023-Q4 2024-Q1: 4.24★ from 55 reviews 2024-Q2: 3.98★ from 48 reviews 2024-Q3: 2.74★ from 23 reviews 2024-Q4: 4.09★ from 11 reviews 2025-Q1: 3.13★ from 15 reviews 2025-Q2: 2.71★ from 17 reviews 2025-Q3: 2.82★ from 22 reviews 2025-Q4: 3.48★ from 21 reviews 2026-Q1: 2.36★ from 25 reviews 2026-Q2: 2.45★ from 31 reviews 2026-Q3: 2.38★ from 42 reviews 2026-Q4: 3.44★ from 18 reviews 3.44 2026-Q4
Faint bars have fewer than 8 reviews. Text reviews skew negative versus star-only ratings; read the direction, not the level.
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QuarterAvg stars Reviews
2023-Q24.38 60
2023-Q34.25 61
2023-Q44.47 51
2024-Q14.24 55
2024-Q23.98 48
2024-Q32.74 23
2024-Q44.09 11
2025-Q13.13 15
2025-Q22.71 17
2025-Q32.82 22
2025-Q43.48 21
2026-Q12.36 25
2026-Q22.45 31
2026-Q32.38 42
2026-Q43.44 18

Recent 1–2 star reviews

Won’t refund

★ · v22.3 · Oct 10, 2026

I hate the fact that they don’t do refunds, especially when I put chased the year subscription by mistake. 170 dollars gone just like that…

Not free

★★ · v22.2 · Oct 8, 2026

I selected this app as I understood it offered a few free pages, but it doesn’t. You have to dig deep into the app to find the option for free pages and then it has you enter your phone number for a confirmation text, which never arrives.

Didn’t work

★ · v22.2 · Oct 5, 2026

Didn’t work at all just buggered no confirmation

False advertising

★ · v22.1 · Oct 4, 2026

Despite choosing a free one time fax I was charged an additional 24.99 with no way to stop nor get my credit Numerous emails have gone on unanswered and I had to contact my cc company for resolution

Bait and switch ripoff to waste your time only that if you are lucky)

★ · v22.2 · Oct 1, 2026

Bait and switch ripoff to waste your time only that if you are lucky). They ask for information like your Google password. Don’t give it to them. Also, after you fill out a fax cover sheet, they will pop up a phone number verification screen that will wipe out everything you have filled out or attached. I wasted nearly 2 hours on this that I will never get back. Don’t put anything confidential into this.

$8.99 monthly became $167.99 annual

★ · v22.2 · Oct 1, 2026

My father had just died and I needed to fax paperwork to one of his creditors. I selected Fax.Plus’s $8.99/month Basic plan and was later charged $167.99 for an annual plan I did not knowingly approve. Their own support records confirmed I had initially selected Basic Monthly, yet they refused to reverse the charge. If the company responds to this review, please understand I already spent days dealing with their unhelpful billing support and ultimately had to dispute it. Fax.Plus blocked my account while the dispute was pending yet luckily I had kept screenshots and emails, and when I submitted the evidence to my credit card the full $167.99 was returned to me. My advice: screenshot everything, watch your billing closely, and pay by credit card.

$8.99 monthly became $167.99 annual

★ · v22.2 · Oct 1, 2026

I selected the $8.99/mo plan and was later charged $167.99 for an annual plan I did not knowingly approve. Fax.plus refused the refund. I disputed with my credit card and recovered the suspicious charge. Update: Alohis public response implies they can and will help. That was not my experience. If you search for more reviews online you’ll see. My father had just died and a creditor needed a fax. I sent it using their service, was overcharged by mistake, and then had to deal with their unhelpful support for a few days. They refused any help and implied I was being dishonest yet luckily I had screenshots of all my interactions and my credit card issuer used that evidence to reverse the charges. My advice to anyone considering using this service: keep screenshots of every step, watch your billing and email communications closely, and use a credit card so you have dispute protection when something goes wrong.

Tedious

★ · v22.0 · Sep 26, 2026

There is no way to bulk export all the faxes you sent out (to include the contents itself, such as pdfs etc) You have to go into each individual fax and click multiple times to save them individually as a pdf then go back in again and download the actual confirmation fax separately. I want to be able to have a hard copy of exactly what was faced with a receipt of confirmation with it.

Crooks

★ · v22.0 · Sep 25, 2026

Be careful. I thought I was only signing up for a month and then they charged me for the entire year! They have it shown in their website so they know this is a flaw in how they have this set up. I immediately cancelled once I realized what happened but have not been able to get a refund. I never used the service and yet I am down $91. It was an honest mistake in my part. They should be able to see I never used the service. I would stay clear of this app. Very dishonest business practice.

The Fax- Not a Reputable So

★ · v22.0 · Sep 25, 2026

Unreliable. Many faxes never go through. Bad experience. Would never recommend. Faces don't go through on mobile 80%of the time.

Unsatisfied

★ · v22.0 · Sep 23, 2026

Tries to force into paying monthly subscription

Scam

★ · v22.0 · Sep 23, 2026

Positive reviews for this app are bots. This is a scam

Misleading Pricing & Buggy Platform—Avoid!

★ · v22.0 · Sep 22, 2026

Do not download this app. The pricing structure is incredibly misleading. I signed up thinking I would be charged a reasonable $6.99 per month, but instead, the app immediately charged my card the entire annual fee of $83.99 upfront. To make matters worse, the actual platform is highly unreliable and full of glitches: * Hidden Sent History: After sending my second fax, it completely failed to appear in my sent folder. * Wasted Page Allotment: Because there was no confirmation in the app, I had to resubmit the document multiple times, which ate through my monthly page allotment unnecessarily. * Delayed Confirmations: Hours later, I received multiple emails confirming that every single attempt went through. The user interface is deceptive, and the transmission status tracking is broken. I feel completely ripped off by the billing and frustrated by a broken system. Save your money and find a reliable fax service instead.

Fax

★ · v21.9 · Sep 21, 2026

No deja enviar con solo número de fax sí o sí te pide número telefónico

Todd

★ · v21.9 · Sep 16, 2026

Supposed to free for 10 pages charged me almost 10 to wait another 10 mins for the fax

Got charged annually instead of monthly

★ · v21.8 · Sep 16, 2026

Make sure you carefully choose the monthly plan, the User Interface not very clear.

Scam

★ · v21.8 · Sep 7, 2026

I cancelled immediately because it could not do a simple fax I needed. I then contacted to cancel no response and they charged me the month after. STAY CLEAR. I now have to get a new card for them to stop charging me.

Click & bait

★★ · v21.8 · Sep 2, 2026

They bait you to give your number and create an account promising 10 free faxes, but once provided, the confirmation SMS or call never comes

This is not free!!!

★ · v21.8 · Sep 2, 2026

It looks and feels as though there is a one free time use, however there is not. In order to actually send the facts you have to subscribe which is very inconvenient and misleading.

SCAM

★ · v21.8 · Aug 31, 2026

They promise 10 free pages but it says 0 , and they want you to pay. I never used this app. False Advertising !!!

200 Pages Is A Lie

★ · v21.8 · Aug 27, 2026

I paid for a subscription that would allow me to send 200 pages per month as described in their subscription plans. However, I went to send one fax (my first and only with this service) with 24 pages, and it wouldn’t let me send it because it had too many pages. False advertising. I asked for a refund within minutes of my purchase and was informed that the company would not be returning my money. Waste of time and money.

Never sent

★ · v21.7 · Aug 27, 2026

No free trial, I tried sending 1 page, paid $8-9 for the lowest subscription and it never sent the 1 page I needed sent - it kept saying "number busy". Used a different app for free and it worked no problem. Contacted customer service for a refund but seems like a scam

Misleading information about the subscription (fraud)

★ · v21.7 · Aug 27, 2026

At the time of subscription, Fax.Plus clearly displayed the Basic Monthly plan for $8.99 and stated “$8.99 billed monthly.” However, I was charged approximately $92 instead.(one year subsecription) I would not have subscribed if the actual charge had been clearly disclosed. I consider this misleading and do not wish to continue using the service. Please cancel the subscription, refund the full amount, and confirm that no further charges will be made.

Terrible and disappointing app

★ · v21.7 · Aug 20, 2026

Thought there was a free trial, after submitting the fax it made me pay, then it was so slow and glitchy the fax never went through. Do not recommend.

Loses my info

★ · v21.6 · Aug 18, 2026

Glitches and Resets without any notice. Takes hours to fix. Not user friendly when there is a problem.

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