Honest comparison
Fotiqo Retouch AI vs HitPaw FotorPea
HitPaw FotorPea is a consumer desktop app for rescuing bad photos — enhance, unblur, restore, colorize. It is subscription-per-PC, its trial exports are watermarked, and independent reviews document two hard problems: invented faces on small or blurry inputs, and no strength controls anywhere. We built rescue as a per-image cloud service with the controls they lack.
| Fotiqo Retouch AI | HitPaw FotorPea | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.12 / rescued photo, pay as you go | $22.39/mo or ~$105.94 lifetime — per PC (published) |
| Free tier | Real previews + free credits at signup | Watermarked preview, export blocked |
| Face restoration | Fidelity dial: Faithful ↔ Beautified — identity preserved by choice | One-click; reviews report invented faces on tiny inputs |
| Control | Strength slider on every operation | Almost no sliders — the most-cited review criticism |
| What runs | Auto-triage: only the repairs the photo needs, verdict returned | You pick a model per pass |
| Old photos | Restore $0.15 + colorize $0.10 per image | Included in the subscription |
| Platform | Browser + REST API, batch at cloud speed | Desktop install (Win/Mac), local speed |
| Extra costs | None — credits are the whole price | Generative tools burn credits on top |
The math
200 bad photos a month: ours = $24. Theirs = $22.39/month per PC — before the extra credits their generative tools require, with no API and no server automation.
Where HitPaw FotorPea is genuinely strong
- A polished one-click desktop experience with mobile apps — genuinely easy for casual users.
- Unlimited local processing under a lifetime license can be cheaper past ~900 photos/month on one PC.
- A very broad consumer suite (avatars, generators, video tools) under one roof.
Competitor figures from hitpaw.com published pricing and independent reviews (Aiarty, Unifab, DIYVideoEditor), captured September 2026.
Try the difference on your own photos
100 free corrections at signup. Free live previews before you spend a cent.
Full catalog and pricing on the Retouch AI overview.