Old photos retain valuable memories of the past. If you want to see life in the past, you can see it in old photos. However, you may find some creases, spots or scratches in old photos due to improper storage or aging. Well, don’t get frustrated. With an online photo restoration tool, it is still possible to restore an old photo so that you can see the different cultures in the old photos. Since there are many photo restoration editors online, in this article, we will show you two online old photo restoration tools VanceAI and AiPassportPhotos, to help you figure out which is better for old photo restoration.

VanceAI vs AiPassportPhotos

Apart from AI Photo Retoucher, VanceAI provides other amazing editing and artistic tools such as image enhancer, background remover, photo to sketch or anime converter, VansPortrait, AI Photo Dehaze and image cropper , etc. Powered by AI, VanceAI Photo Restorer helps restore old photos by removing scratches, tears, spots, dust, and sepia from damaged old photos with automatic and manual methods. With all the features you need at one place, the interface is simple and easy to operate. VanceAI can be used online and offline, as you can download it on your Windows.

AiPassportphotos can make old photos come alive with a high-quality photo restoration solution. Apart from old photo restoration, there are many photo tools in AiPassportPhotos, such as AI background blur, face cut out, photo retoucher, and passport photo editor, etc. Totally powered by AI technology, it automatically restores old and faded photos by improving photo quality, enhancing face clarity, and coloring photos in seconds.

Steps to Repair Old Photos

With AI technology, the steps to repair old photos are a bit similar when you use these two old photo restoration tools. You can turn your old photos into new ones with the following simple and quick steps.

VanceAI 

  • Launch VanceAI website on your device or download the app on your Windows PC.
  • Upload an old image that you want to restore.
  • Choose the restoration method. There are many options available to restore your old, faded or damaged photos. You can choose automatically or manually to fix scratches, spots and creases in the picture. Or choose to improve photo quality with auto-denoising and manual adjustment. And you can turn on colorized B&W photo options to color the picture.
  • Select the Restore Now option and wait in the queue for AI technology to process your picture. 
  • Preview repaired old photos and click Edit for a better picture restoration. 
  • Once done, download the restoration picture to your device. If you are not satisfied with the results, you can restart the historical restoration.

AiPassportPhotos

  • Launch AiPassportPhotos on your device and choose “old photo restoration“.
  • Upload an old or damaged image to the website.
  • Wait for AI technology to process your picture. It often takes 15 seconds to complete the restoration. You don’t need to manually fix the picture yourself.
  • Once done, you will see the new clear picture in color. If you want to make the portrait stand out, you can blur the background with different levels.
  • Download it on your device.

VanceAI offers manual and automatic ways to repair old photos, while AiPassportPhotos only provides an automatic way in one click, which is more straightforward. If you want to save time and effort to get a picture in real life, AiPassportPhotos will be your best choice.

Photo restoration effect

VanceAI photo restorer removes scratches from old photos and shows a more natural picture. It improves the overall color and makes the crease fade in the new picture. However, AiPassportPhotos mainly works on the face in the picture, showing a colored and smooth face. Some creases are still clear in the other part of the photo. There are some color differences on the face and background. If you want to remove spots and tears on the face and try to bring the real face back, AiPassportphotos can create a more vivid color correction. If you want a more natural , detailed repair of the face and faded background in old photos, VanceAI will be better.

Repair Speed

VanceAI Photo Restorer can provide high speed on your old photo restoration. But you should register or sign up for a faster speed to avoid long queues as a visitor. Otherwise, you need to wait a few minutes for your old photo to be processed.

When you use AiPassportphotos, you can have your photo done in 15 seconds without waiting in line. 

Price

VanceAI

When you download a picture on vanceai.com, it costs 1 or 2 credits. VanceAI offers different subscription options, so you can choose one based on how many credits you need.

Desktop versioin: 

  • $39.90 per month
  • $99.90 for 1 year
  • $129 pay once and use it for life.

Pay As You Go version, a one-time purchase plan.

  • $4.95 for 100 credits 
  • $6.95 for 200 credits (hot)
  • $11.45 for 500 credits 
  • $17.95 for 1,000 credits 

With desktop subscriptions, you can get a license for 1 PC, and 200 credits per month for online services. In addition, you can get priority in technical support. If you run out of your monthly credits, you can choose the pay as you go version.

AiPassportPhotos

AiPassportPhotos also offers different subscription versions available to get high-quality photos. When you download a photo, you need to use credit to pay for it. One image equals one or two credits. You can preview the result freely and forever.

When you register your account, you can get 2 free credits. You will get 5 more credits if you invite friends to use AiPassportPhotos. 

Subscription plan

  • $5.00 for 40 credits/month
  • $9.90 for 100 credits/month

Pay as you go version (Credits are available to use forever)

  • $2.99 for 3 credits
  • $4.99 for 10 credits
  • $39.99 for 100 credits

Conclusion

Both AiPassportPhotos and VanceAI are great for old photo restoration. You can choose anyone you need. Of course, if you want to get a cheaper one, VanceAI will be a better one that can save more money and get more photos. But if you are looking forward to getting a natural photo, AiPassportPhotos will do better.

By Dolores Xiao

I am a content creator and marketer with over 5 years of professional writing experience. I hold a bachelor's degree in communications and have a natural curiosity about technology, as evidenced by my technology blog. As an avid traveler, I draw upon adventures in over 10 countries to inject unique cultural perspectives into my articles and social media campaigns. I thrive on developing engaging content that informs and inspires audiences.