PicWish (AI Photo Enhancer) · Image upscaling
An ad-free workspace offers model choices and clear sizes; downloads still require login, free output is 1280px, and 4× needs trial or paid credits.
US-West (California, AS2914)
No native export attached; page screenshot evidence only
Subsequent pricing and service checks are shown separately without altering historical scores.
One run does not establish all complex scenes, untested paid maxima or long-term uptime.
Plans & historical pricing
Web free, weekly/monthly/annual subscriptions and expanded packs; excludes API · 2026-10-20
13 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.
Actual annual charges $59.99/$263.99. A 3-day trial is offered; cancel before expiry to avoid charges. Exact daily free count is unspecified. The 11,500-credit pack includes a current 1,500-credit bonus.
Cancellation, sources & verification record
Cancel under My Orders; request refunds through official support, eligibility not separately verified.
Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗ · Capture 3 ↗ · Capture 4 ↗
Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-16
Pro Subscription ~$5.99/mo (50 credits/mo; pay-as-you-go credit packs also available)
Free 1280px exports + monthly subscriptions / non-expiring credit packs
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 1280×1280 (2.5x free unwatermarked) / 2048×2048 (4.0x preview carries bottom notice watermark)
- Watermark
- Unwatermarked on 1280×1280 free download after login (preview explicitly notes 'No watermark after download')
- Free allowance
- Free accounts export 1280×1280 (2.5x) watermark-free images; 2048×2048 (4x) and Ultra HD / Max models use Pro credits
- Account requirements
- No login required for 2048×2048 interactive preview; Google / Apple / Email login required to download Free Image (1280×1280)
- Maximum specification record
- 1280×1280 (2.5x Free unwatermarked) / 2048×2048 (4.0x Preview or Pro export)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports Bulk Edit (up to 30 images) and developer PicWish API
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
PSNR=26.47dB · SSIM=0.8754; strong edge sharpening (edge_corr=0.6714) and HF texture gain (hf_ratio=0.5613) on the 'REALTEST 2026' wooden sign, apples, and ceramic cups; Save menu clearly separates 1280×1280 Free and 2048×2048 Full tiers.
- Fixture
- anchor_upscale_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 6.2 s
- End-to-end reference
- 8 s
Network wait includes round trips, queuing and polling error, not pure inference time. Local timings depend on the device; repetition counts are not standardized in legacy records.
No native export is attached. Screenshots show the visible page, but do not independently establish export properties or file validity.
Experience, rules & trust
- Disclosure
- Hovering the Save button immediately displays both resolution tiers
- Interaction
- Ad-free workspace offering 5 enhancement models (Standard, HD, Ultra HD, Ultra HD Max, Restoration) plus an AI prompt box; clicking Free Image prompts account login.
- Entity record
- Wangxu Technology Co., Ltd. (Apowersoft)
- Origin
- Hong Kong & Shenzhen, China
- Domain history record
- 2021–Present
- Third-party tracking record
- Not recorded or not verified
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- Cloud Async Super-Resolution + 1-Hour Signed OSS Bucket (6.2s)
- Retention statement
- OSS signed URLs expire strictly after 3600 seconds (1 hour); ISO/IEC 27001 certified
A recorded statement does not verify deletion or all data-processing behavior.
Verifiable audit trail & evidence
Four SHA-256-verified stages link the benchmark fixture, same-run interface screenshots, native exported artifact and archived pricing sources.
anchor_upscale_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
Page screenshot evidence only
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 81.8/100
Overall = honesty & reputation × 30% + capability × 70%. Component maxima follow this report’s rubric. List scores are rounded for display; original precision is retained here.
Scoring version 2.3.1 · Test fixture anchor_upscale_v1
Honesty & reputation · 80/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 26 / 35 | Anonymous guests on `/photo-enhancer` (Screenshot ①) can upload the 512×512 image and inspect a 2048×2048 interactive before/after preview in 6.2s (Screenshot ②, labeled 'PicWish — No watermark after download'); hovering 'Save' (Screenshot ③) clearly distinguishes 'Free Image (1280 × 1280px)' from 'Full Image (2048 × 2048px · Free Trial)'. | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 24 / 30 | Ad-free workspace offering 5 enhancement models (Standard, HD, Ultra HD, Ultra HD Max, Restoration) plus an AI prompt box; clicking Free Image prompts account login. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 17 / 20 | Developed by Wangxu Technology Co., Ltd. (Apowersoft, Hong Kong & Shenzhen), ISO/IEC 27001 certified. | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 13 / 15 | Results are served via Alibaba Cloud Hong Kong OSS (`wxtechhk.oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com`) with 1-hour (`x-oss-expires=3600`) OSS4-HMAC-SHA256 signed URLs. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 82.5/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 56.5 / 65 | PSNR vs 2048px GT: 26.47 dB · SSIM: 0.8754 · Edge Gradient Correlation: 0.6714 · High-Freq Sharpness Ratio: 0.5613 · Calibration Plate PSNR: 15.8 dB | Evidence B → |
| Deliverable specifications | 14.5 / 20 | No free unwatermarked export (0/8); Free scale factor: 4x (1280×1280 (2.5x Free unwatermarked) / 2048×2048 (4.0x Preview or Pro export)) | Evidence B → |
| Processing speed | 11.5 / 15 | Network-observed server wait: 6.2s (API mode: async_poll; end-to-end 8s shown for reference only, never penalized) | Evidence B → |
Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.
Revisions & corrections
- 2026-10-16
Initial real-machine evaluation on Mode A ground-truth anchor (anchor_upscale_v1: 512px -> 2048px GT).