Test record & evaluation basis

Img2Go · Photo restoration

Heals all 5 creases and restores crisp portrait detail (23.66 dB PSNR) with free login-free 1024px lossless PNG export, though cloud processing takes 169s.

Test date 2026-10-26Free tier + subscriptionNative output attachedMethod 2.3.1
1 · Date, environment & tier2026-10-26 · Guest flow

US-West (California, AS2914)

2 · Fixture & native exportDegraded blurry & scratched portrait fixture (1024×1024) (anchor_restore_v1)

1024 × 1024 · PNG · Open native file ↗

3 · Price checks vs. test scoreOfficial pricing checked 2026-10-20

Subsequent pricing and service checks are shown separately without altering historical scores.

4 · What one test cannot proveScoped to this fixture & path

One run does not establish all complex scenes, untested paid maxima or long-term uptime.

Plans & historical pricing

Website free, monthly, annual and education plans; USD, Business billed per person · 2026-10-20

Plan · source date
Monthly / one-time
Annual bill / period
Quota & limits
Free
Free
Free Limited processing; no universal free-credit count published
USD 8/month
USD 77/year
Monthly Baseline 1× AI usage; batch processing
Annual Baseline 1× AI usage; 64GB files and batch processing
USD 29/month
USD 278/year
Monthly 5× Starter AI usage
Annual 5× Starter AI usage
USD 89/month
USD 854/year
Monthly Per-user billing; 20× Starter AI usage
Annual Per-user billing; 20× Starter AI usage
Education program2026-10-20 ↗
Free
Free
Free Paid apps free after student/teacher eligibility verification; non-commercial educational use only

8 plan / billing-period records, all listed; — means that period is not recorded.

Actual annual amounts are $77/$278/$854. Absolute removal quotas and per-image credit usage are unpublished; 1×/5×/20× cannot be converted into image counts.

Cancellation, sources & verification record

Page advertises a 14-day money-back guarantee and cancellation anytime; eligibility is subject to terms.

Official plans and usage terms ↗ · 2026-10-20 Capture 1 ↗ · Capture 2 ↗

Pricing recorded on the test date · 2026-10-26

Actual annual amounts are $77/$278/$854. Absolute removal quotas and per-image credit usage are unpublished; 1×/5×/20× cannot be converted into image counts.

Freemium (Guest Watermark-Free PNG Export + Credit Plans)

Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.

Delivery & access

Free delivery record
1024×1024 (1.0× native watermark-free lossless PNG · 1.89 MB)
Attached file dimensions
1024 × 1024 · PNG

Read directly from the attached file; this does not establish free download availability at that size.

Watermark
Watermark-free
Free allowance
Approx. 2 free AI restoration tasks per hour for guests before cooldown or subscription
Account requirements
Login-free direct upload, restoration, and download (optional Google/email login)
Maximum specification record
1024×1024 (1.0× native watermark-free lossless PNG · 1.89 MB)

May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.

Batch & API
Single-image restoration for guests; batch processing on paid plans
Manual refinement
Not recorded or not verified

Tested result & sample

With Remove Scratches enabled, Img2Go cleanly heals all 5 white creases across the forehead, cheek, hair, and sweater collar plus 45 dust specks (scratch_psnr = 18.16 dB) while restoring sharp eyes and facial texture (face_psnr = 24.43 dB, global PSNR = 23.66 dB, SSIM = 0.8637) (result.png, download.png).

Fixture
anchor_restore_v1
Recorded environment
US-West (California, AS2914)
Network-observed server wait
169 s
End-to-end reference
171.1 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.

Experience, rules & trust

Disclosure
Displays the "Remove Scratches" toggle and upload dropzone upfront with no post-processing paywall
Interaction
Exposes a clean "Remove Scratches" toggle and optional output format selector, providing a direct download button upon completion without upgrade popups.
Entity record
QaamGo Web GmbH (Radolfzell, Germany)
Origin
Radolfzell, Germany
Domain history record
2016–Present
Third-party tracking record
No third-party services listed in this record; this is not proof that none exist.
External information
Not recorded or not verified
Processing
QaamGo / dragon.img2go.com asynchronous scratch inpainting and portrait enhancement cluster
Retention statement
Offers an instant delete button on the result page with automatic 24-hour purge

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.

Stage A · Benchmark fixture Degraded blurry & scratched portrait fixture (1024×1024)

anchor_restore_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →

Stage B · Same-run screenshots 3 flow screenshots archived

Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.

Stage C · Native exported file 1024 × 1024 · PNG

Open native exported file ↗

Stage D · Archived pricing sources 1 official source snapshots

Official plans and usage terms (snapshot ↗)

Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.

Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 88.9/100

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_restore_v1

Honesty & reputation · 89.5/100 · 30%

CriterionScoreRationaleBasis
Pricing transparency31 / 35 Allows guest uploads directly on the "Restore Image" workspace with "Remove Scratches" enabled by default, delivering a 1024×1024 watermark-free lossless PNG without forced signup or hidden paywalls (approx. 2 free tasks/hour) (landing.png, result.png, download.png). Evidence A →
Interaction restraint27 / 30 Exposes a clean "Remove Scratches" toggle and optional output format selector, providing a direct download button upon completion without upgrade popups. Evidence A →
Background & reputation18 / 20 Operated by QaamGo Web GmbH in Radolfzell, Germany, a long-standing European web utility provider. Evidence A →
Engineering & privacy13.5 / 15 Processes jobs via the dragon.img2go.com async queue and provides an immediate server-delete button on the download screen, purging files automatically within 24 hours. Evidence A →

Capability · 88.6/100 · 70%

CriterionScoreRationaleBasis
Task quality60.1 / 65 Deterministic inspection on our 1024×1024 degraded portrait anchor (anchor_restore_v1): exports 1024×1024 (1×), scratch-mask PSNR = 18.16 dB (vs. 6.02 dB degraded baseline), portrait face ROI PSNR = 24.43 dB, global PSNR = 23.66 dB, SSIM = 0.8637, edge gradient correlation = 0.6529, high-frequency ratio = 0.5396 (60.1/65) Evidence A →
Deliverable specifications20 / 20 Exports a full 1024×1024 watermark-free lossless PNG (1,885,319 bytes) without login or secondary lossy compression (20.0/20) Evidence A →
Processing speed8.5 / 15 Async cloud scratch-removal and portrait restoration job on dragon.img2go.com/api/jobs completes in 169.0s server wait (8.5/15) Evidence A →

Legacy scores may include advertised maximum capabilities. Read tested output separately from paid capabilities. Records without matching tiers and scope are not ranked together.

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