VanceAI review

VanceAI is the strongest browser option for photos with real physical damage. Its Photo Restorer page says it detects and repairs scratches, tears, creases, stains, dust, fading and yellowing, then sharpens eyes, hair and skin texture, all in one automatic pass. A separate colorizer and upscaler let you make a color copy or a larger print. For whole albums, VanceAI for PC batch-restores photos on Windows. Pricing is credit based: the AI Photo Restorer uses 4 credits at 1K or 2K and 10 credits at 4K, and the Starter plan costs $15 a month billed annually ($180) for 260 credits a month, which covers about 65 standard restorations. You can start with free credits and preview a result without a watermark. Paid uploads are limited to 34 megapixels, 10MB and 8000 pixels, and images are deleted within 24 hours. VanceAI advises checking faces against the original. We compared documented features and published prices.

Who it is for

people restoring badly damaged photos for print, or whole albums on Windows

Price

Free credits to start; Starter from $15 per month billed annually ($180) with 260 credits a month.

$15 / mo $180 billed annually
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Repairs scratches, tears, cracks, stains, creases, dust, fading and yellowing
• Sharpens eyes, hair and skin texture in old portraits
• Separate AI Photo Colorizer and Image Upscaler for print-size copies
• Batch restoring with VanceAI for PC on Windows
• Uploaded images are encrypted in transit and deleted within 24 hours after processing

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Start with free credits and preview a restored result without a watermark
• Strength: AI Photo Restorer costs 4 credits at 1K or 2K and 10 credits at 4K
• Strength: Subscription credits roll over each month while you stay subscribed
• Weakness: Starter is $180 billed annually, a bigger upfront cost than phone apps
• Weakness: Paid uploads are capped at 34 megapixels, 10MB and 8000 pixels on the longest side
• Weakness: No phone app in the documentation we checked

Key facts

• Cheapest plan: Starter, $15 per month billed annually, 260 credits a month
• Restoration cost: 4 credits (1K or 2K), 10 credits (4K)
• Upload limit: 34 megapixels, 10MB, 8000 pixels longest side
• Data retention: Images deleted within 24 hours after processing
• Users: 9,800,000, according to VanceAI

Where it ranks

VanceAI is No. 4 in our Best Photo Restoration Apps verdict.