iPhone Repair in Chicago

The price of an iPhone repair should not be a surprise, so ours are on this page, by model, before you leave the house. Nova Fix is an independent iPhone repair shop in West Town, at 1927 W Chicago Ave. Walk in during open hours and you will usually leave with the phone fixed, or at least knowing exactly what is wrong with it. Every iPhone repair ends with a test of the part we touched, with you, before you leave.

Screens start at $89.99 and batteries at $49.99. Our listed models run from the iPhone X to the iPhone 14, and we also repair the iPhone 15, 16, 17, 18 and Duo. Those newer phones read Call for price while we confirm part costs.

What's wrong with your iPhone?

Symptoms overlap, and that is how people end up paying for the wrong part. Here is how the common ones sort out.

What you see	What it usually is	Repair
Glass cracked, picture normal	Top glass only, for now	Screen repair, from $89.99
Black screen, phone still rings	Display failed	Screen repair
Green lines, dead touch zones	OLED or touch layer	Screen repair
Drains by mid-afternoon	Worn battery	Battery replacement, from $49.99
Shuts off at 20%	Worn battery	Battery replacement
Screen lifting at the edge	Swollen battery, stop charging	Battery replacement
Cable loose or won't charge	Lint in the port, or a worn port	Charging port, from $89.99
Rear glass broken	Back glass	Back glass repair, from $99.99
Blurry photos, rattling camera	Lens glass or camera module	Camera repair, from $49.99
Callers can't hear you	Microphone, or a speaker clogged with dirt	Speaker repair, from $59.99
Stuck button	Side button flex	Button repair, from $89.99
Dead after a drop or spill	Battery, port or board	Board repair or water damage

Try the free things first. Force restart the phone, clean the port gently with a wooden toothpick, and try a different cable. A fair number of "broken" phones are one of those three.

Which screen option should you pick?

For many iPhones we list two options, Screen and OLED or LCD, and the difference is worth understanding.

Screen is our standard replacement and the lower price. You get a new working display with full touch, and it suits an older phone or a tight budget. Next to a factory panel, you may see small differences in brightness and color.

OLED or LCD is the step up. It uses a panel of the same type your iPhone shipped with: OLED on the iPhone X, XS, 11 Pro and the 12 and later, LCD on the XR, 11 and SE. Color, brightness and contrast sit closer to the original, which matters more on a phone you plan to keep. The iPhone screen repair page goes further, including what happens to Face ID and True Tone.

Neither option goes through Apple's own calibration process, so a parts notice can appear in Settings either way. If you need a factory part installed and verified by Apple, Apple is the place to go.

Which iPhones do we repair?

We list prices for the iPhone X, XR and XS, the SE, and the 11, 12, 13 and 14 families. Find your phone in the tables on this page. Any row marked Call for price is a model we still work on. We just need to confirm today's part cost.

The iPhone 15 and later use USB-C rather than Lightning, and the iPhone 14 and later (except the 14 Pro models) use a design where the back glass comes off on its own. Both changes make some repairs simpler than they used to be. iPhone Duo has an outer screen and a folding inner screen, so tell us which one failed.

Every listed price is also on our pricing page, sorted by model.

Is your iPhone worth fixing?

A repair usually makes sense if the phone still gets iOS updates and the job costs a fraction of what you would pay for a replacement. Add up everything it needs, though. An iPhone with a cracked screen, a tired battery and a dented corner can cost more to bring back than a good used phone.

Skip the repair if you were about to upgrade anyway and the damage won't affect trade-in much, or if the phone no longer gets security updates. We say so when that's the case.

When Apple is the better call

Sometimes you should go to Apple. If your iPhone has AppleCare, a covered repair is likely cheaper than ours. If your Face ID has failed, Apple can replace paired parts that an independent shop can't restore. If you want factory parts installed and verified, that's an Apple job too. Check Apple's repair prices and compare them with ours.

We make more sense when you want iPhone repair in Chicago done today, when your phone is out of coverage, or when the fault is on the board. Apple's usual answer to a board fault is a replacement. We do micro soldering in house, so a dead phone can often come back with your data still on it.

iPhone repair near West Town

We are on the south side of Chicago Ave between Wolcott and Damen, a short walk from the 66 Chicago bus. Most people just walk in. If you are after iPhone battery replacement or a newer model, book a time so we can have the part ready. Parts carry our 90-day warranty, and labor may apply.