Retrocap FAQ

Retrocap is an AI photo restoration app for iPhone and Android that repairs, colorizes, sharpens and animates old photos in seconds.

The best app is one that can handle every kind of damage in one place: scratches, tears, fading, blur and missing color. Retrocap is an AI photo restoration app for iPhone and Android that repairs, colorizes, sharpens and animates old photos, is free to download and shows a before-and-after comparison so you can judge the result yourself.

Install Retrocap from the App Store, take a photo of your print with the iPhone camera or pick a scan from your photo library, then tap Restore. Retrocap’s AI removes scratches, tears, blur and fading in seconds, and you can save the restored photo straight to your Photos library.

Yes. Retrocap is available on Google Play for Android phones (Android 7.0 or later) and on the App Store for iPhone (iOS 16.4 or later).

No. Retrocap needs an internet connection to restore, colorize, enhance or animate a photo, because the AI processing runs on cloud servers rather than on your phone. Connect to Wi-Fi or mobile data before you start.

Retrocap is developed by Apphicbytes and published by Appnova Enterprises Ltd, a company registered in the United Kingdom, with offices in Istanbul and London.

Retrocap is free to download. Restoring, colorizing and animating photos uses credits, which come with a weekly or yearly subscription or with one-time token packs available inside the app.

Retrocap is free to download. Colorizing uses credits, which come with a weekly or yearly subscription or with one-time token packs available inside the app.

Subscriptions are managed by Apple and Google. On iPhone, open Settings, tap your name, then Subscriptions, and cancel Retrocap. On Android, open the Google Play Store, tap your profile picture, then Payments & subscriptions and Subscriptions, and cancel Retrocap. Deleting the app does not cancel a subscription.

Open Retrocap and tap Restore Purchases, using the same Apple ID or Google account you bought with. If credits are still missing, email info@apphicbytes.com with the date of purchase.

Your photos are used only to create your results. To process them, Retrocap sends them securely to its AI processing partner. Your photos are never sold, and you can delete them and your data from the app at any time.

Your photos are used only to create your results and are never sold. You can delete your photos and data from the app at any time. Our privacy policy explains this in detail.

You can delete your photos and data from the app at any time. If you need help, email info@apphicbytes.com from the address linked to your account.

Yes. Retrocap saves the repaired photo as a new copy, so your original photo stays unchanged in your library.

AI can add realistic, natural-looking color to black-and-white and sepia photos. Retrocap lets you choose a Natural, Vivid, Vintage or Cool style. Because the original colors were never recorded, the result is a realistic interpretation rather than an exact reconstruction.

Yes. Retrocap’s AI fills in torn corners, deep folds, tape marks and water stains by rebuilding the missing areas from the surrounding image. Results depend on how much of the original survives; areas that are completely missing, such as a lost face, cannot always be recovered.

Open the Animate tool and choose a portrait. Retrocap turns it into a short video with subtle, natural movement, and you can add optional voice narration before saving or sharing it.

Retrocap saves restored photos in high resolution, sharp enough for sharing on screen and for printing at common photo sizes.

Enhance improves sharpness, exposure, color and resolution. Restore repairs physical damage, with options to fix scratches and tears, remove stains and enhance faces. Use Enhance for clean but blurry or dark photos and Restore for damaged prints.

Retrocap is designed to repair damage while keeping the person's features. When a face is heavily damaged, the AI has to rebuild missing detail, so always compare the result with the original using the slider.

Retrocap's AI runs in the cloud, so you need an internet connection. Check your Wi-Fi or mobile data and try again. Very large files can take a little longer.

Try a sharper copy of the photo, photographed in even light without glare. For damaged prints, restore first, then colorize or animate.

Most restorations finish in seconds. Processing time depends on the size of the photo and your internet connection, because Retrocap's AI runs in the cloud.

Yes. Most people restore photos by photographing the print with their phone. For the best result, use even light, avoid glare and keep the phone parallel to the print.