Reviva vs SoftOrbits Photo Retoucher

Reviva restores damaged photographs, colorizes black-and-white images, and sharpens blurry faces. Its Restore mode addresses tears, creases, water stains, missing corners, and fading. Colorize adds color to grayscale pictures, including skin tones, skies, and fabric, while Enhance aims to recover facial detail in blurry, soft, or low-resolution photos. The maker says a restored image is usually ready in well under a minute. Results can be saved in full resolution, printed, or shared. Reviva is available for iOS and macOS; listed compatibility requires iOS 15.1 or later, or macOS 12.0 or later on an Apple M1 chip or later. The Free plan costs nothing and includes three restorations, full-resolution downloads, and no watermarks. Reviva Pro Yearly costs $59.99 a year and includes unlimited restorations and full restored history. Uploaded originals are deleted from the processing pipeline after successful restoration, while results stay in history until deleted. The maker says photos are processed by third-party AI providers and are not used to train its own models.

SoftOrbits Photo Retoucher uses AI tools to restore old and damaged photos, addressing imperfections, noise, and blur while colorizing black-and-white images. It can detect scratches, dust, and print damage; the maker says the process preserves film grain. A face-restoration model is intended for blurry, scratched, or low-resolution pictures, and the product page says images can be enlarged up to 800%. Generative AI removes unwanted objects and restores backgrounds, while brushes and cleanup layers support localized manual corrections. Batch processing can handle multiple pictures or a whole folder. Desktop restoration runs locally without an internet connection, and the maker says photos are not uploaded to a server. The browser tool supports PNG, JPEG, JPG, WebP, and HEIC. Severe damage or missing areas may need manual touch-ups; the maker says it has tested images up to 25 megapixels. The software does not control a scanner, but scanned photos can be opened for restoration. A free trial is available, and the online tool can restore a photo or two at no cost. The product is paid, with no free plan.