PicWish · Photo restoration
Default Standard mode generates a 2048px sharpened preview in 5.12s (21.90 dB PSNR) without healing creases; dedicated Restoration mode requires Pro.
US-West (California, AS2914)
JPEG · Output attached · Open native file ↗
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 · 2026-10-26
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.
Freemium (Free Standard Preview + Pro Credits Required for Restoration Mode)
Historical context only; not current purchase guidance.
Delivery & access
- Free delivery record
- 2048×2048 (Standard mode 2.0× cloud preview; dedicated Restoration mode and 0-credit save require Pro)
- Watermark
- Preview canvas displays a bottom PicWish banner; dedicated Restoration mode and 0-credit export require Pro credits
- Free allowance
- Free 2048×2048 preview in Standard mode; the flame-badged Restoration mode and exports on 0-credit accounts require Pro credits
- Account requirements
- Google, Apple, or email sign-in
- Maximum specification record
- 2048×2048 (Standard mode 2.0× cloud preview; dedicated Restoration mode and 0-credit save require Pro)
May include advertised capabilities; this does not establish a tested paid tier.
- Batch & API
- Supports up to 30-image Bulk Edit and commercial PicWish REST APIs
- Manual refinement
- Not recorded or not verified
Tested result & sample
PicWish's default `Standard` mode upscales the portrait to 2048×2048 in 5.12s with stronger edge contrast (edge_corr = 0.4879, hf_ratio = 0.5733, global PSNR = 21.90 dB), but because the dedicated `Restoration` mode is gated behind Pro credits, the 5 white creases are sharpened rather than inpainted (scratch_psnr = 4.48 dB) (result.png, download.png).
- Fixture
- anchor_restore_v1
- Recorded environment
- US-West (California, AS2914)
- Network-observed server wait
- 5.12 s
- End-to-end reference
- 6.77 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
- Marks the Restoration mode with a flame credit icon in the sidebar and opens the Pro modal upon selection
- Interaction
- Lists Standard, HD, Ultra HD, Ultra HD Max, and Restoration modes clearly in the right sidebar with free Standard preview, while gating the dedicated old-photo `Restoration` model behind Pro credits.
- Entity record
- Wangxu Technology Co., Ltd. (PicWish / Apowersoft)
- Origin
- Hong Kong / Shenzhen, China
- Domain history record
- 2021–Present
- Third-party tracking record
- Google Tag Manager · Bing BAT
- External information
- Not recorded or not verified
- Processing
- PicWish async enhancement pipeline + Alibaba Cloud Hong Kong OSS 1-hour expiring bucket (`wxtechhk.oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com`)
- Retention statement
- OSS signed links expire strictly after 3600 seconds (1 hour) under ISO/IEC 27001 controls
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_restore_v1 · Inspect fixture & file inspector →
Captures entry rules, result view and export disclosure.
Screenshots, native output and official claims support different conclusions. Evidence grades are not product safety certifications.
Evaluation basis & full scores · Overall 55.9/100
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 · 70/100 · 30%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 20 / 35 | Uploading to `/photo-enhancer` automatically generates a 2048×2048 `Standard` enhancement preview in 5.12s, but the dedicated `Restoration` mode in the right sidebar carries a flame (credit) icon and clicking `Restoration` or `Save` on a 0-credit free account opens the PicWish Pro paywall modal (landing.png, result.png, download.png). | Evidence A → |
| Interaction restraint | 20 / 30 | Lists Standard, HD, Ultra HD, Ultra HD Max, and Restoration modes clearly in the right sidebar with free Standard preview, while gating the dedicated old-photo `Restoration` model behind Pro credits. | Evidence A → |
| Background & reputation | 17 / 20 | Operated by Wangxu Technology (HK) Co., Ltd. (Apowersoft), ISO/IEC 27001 certified. | Evidence A → |
| Engineering & privacy | 13 / 15 | Stores temporary outputs on Alibaba Cloud Hong Kong OSS (`wxtechhk.oss-cn-hongkong.aliyuncs.com`) with 3600-second (`x-oss-expires=3600`) expiring signatures. | Evidence A → |
Capability · 49.8/100 · 70%
| Criterion | Score | Rationale | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| Task quality | 30.3 / 65 | Deterministic inspection on our 1024×1024 degraded portrait anchor (anchor_restore_v1): exports 2048×2048 (2×), scratch-mask PSNR = 4.48 dB (vs. 6.02 dB degraded baseline), portrait face ROI PSNR = 21.81 dB, global PSNR = 21.90 dB, SSIM = 0.8106, edge gradient correlation = 0.4879, high-frequency ratio = 0.5733 (30.3/65) | Evidence A → |
| Deliverable specifications | 6 / 20 | Generates a 2048×2048 Standard enhancement preview in 5.12s, while switching to the dedicated "Restoration" mode or clicking Save with 0 credits triggers the Pro paywall (6.0/20) | Evidence A → |
| Processing speed | 13.5 / 15 | Cloud Standard enhancement pipeline on Hong Kong OSS completes in 5.12s (13.5/15) | 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.
Revisions & corrections
- 2026-10-26
Initial live benchmark on Mode A synthetic degraded portrait & scratch anchor (anchor_restore_v1).