Bring old photos back to life. In one tap.

Snap a faded, torn, water-stained, or black-and-white print. Tap once. Mend Memories repairs the damage, brings back the color, and keeps the faces looking like the people you remember. No prompts, no editing, no guesswork.

Mend Memories app on iPhone
How it works

Three steps. No prompts.

Built for the family historian who has never typed a prompt and never has to.

Step 1 — Pick a photo
STEP ONE

Pick a photo

Snap a quick photo of the print, or pull a scan from your library. A faded Polaroid, a torn wedding portrait, a school photo from 1971 — anything you can hold.

Step 2 — Choose what to fix
STEP TWO

Choose what to fix

Ten restorations, each written in plain English. Pick the one that matches what's wrong with your photo. No sliders, no settings, no AI prompts.

Step 3 — Save it
STEP THREE

Save it

A frontier image model does the work. Thirty seconds to a minute later, save the restored photo, share it, or send it to print.

What it restores

Ten one-tap restorations.
Written in plain English.

Every action is one tap, pre-tuned for real prints. Seven are free on every plan. Three are studio effects you can unlock once.

Included on every plan7 free
01

Modernize

Make an old photo look like it was taken today, without losing the person in it.

02

Colorize

Add natural, true-to-era color to black-and-white and sepia prints.

03

Repair

Remove scratches, creases, and surface damage.

04

Remove Flash Glare

Clear up glare, red-eye, blur, and washed-out spots.

05

Fix Exposure

Pull detail back out of photos that are too dark or too bright.

06

Modernize — Professional

A stronger modernize for portraits, tuned for a clean, professional finish.

07

Heavy Damage Repair

Rebuild badly torn, cracked, or water-damaged photos. This reconstructs what's missing instead of blurring over it — the hard cases most apps can't touch.

Pro effects · unlock once for $1.99, use on any plan3 pro
08

Studio

Dramatic editorial portrait lighting.

09

Headshot

A polished, magazine-style studio portrait.

10

Golden Hour

Warm, soft, late-afternoon sunlight.

A box of old family photos
Why Mend Memories

Built for the people who never learned to prompt.

Most AI photo tools expect you to know what "denoise," "diffusion," or "img2img" mean. This one doesn't. The shoebox in the closet deserves better than a learning curve.

No prompts. Ever. Ten plain-English restorations, built and tuned by people, refined for printed photos.
It still looks like them. Restoration that preserves the face you remember. No waxy skin, no rearranged features, no stranger where your grandfather used to be.
The hard cases, actually fixed. Tears, creases, water stains, missing corners. Heavy Damage Repair reconstructs the photo instead of smearing over the crack.
Your photos stay yours. Sign in with Apple means we never ask for your name or email. Your photo is sent to the image model only to restore it, it isn't used to train AI, and we don't keep it.
Print-ready output. Every restoration comes back at 2K. Frame it at 8×10 or larger with no loss.
Stories

Memories, mended.

★★★★★

I have a box of my grandfather's photos from the war. I gave up on them ten years ago. In one afternoon I had every single one back.

M
Maria T. Restored 47 photos
★★★★★

My mother cried when I showed her her wedding photo in color. I'd never seen it that way. Honestly worth ten times the price.

D
David L. Mother's Day, 2026
★★★★★

I'm 71 and I do not understand AI. I do, however, understand the camera button and the "Mend" button. That was enough.

J
Joan P. First-time user
Pricing

Three free restorations.
Then pick a pace.

Every plan includes all seven restoration actions. Pick the bundle that fits the size of your shoebox.

FREE TRIAL
Open the app and your first three restorations are free. Use them, see the results, then decide if you want a plan. Nothing is charged until you choose one.

Starter

For the one photo that's been nagging you.

$ 2.99 / month
10 restorations
per month
  • All 7 restoration actions
  • Sharp 2K, print-ready output
  • About 25¢ per photo

Pro

For the keeper of the whole family archive.

$ 9.99 / month
50 restorations
per month
  • Everything in Plus
  • About 17¢ per photo
  • The lowest price per photo

Pro effects

$1.99 one-time unlock

Studio, Headshot, and Golden Hour, the three effects that go beyond restoration. Unlock once, use forever on any plan.

Top-up packs

From $1.99 one-time

Run out before your next renewal? Buy a one-time pack. Your monthly restorations are always used first, and top-ups last a year from the day you buy them.

8 restorations $1.99
20 restorations $4.99
50 restorations $9.99

Plans renew monthly. Unused monthly restorations don't roll over; they reset each renewal. Top-up restorations are used only after your monthly ones and expire one year after purchase. Cancel anytime in Settings → Subscriptions.

Common questions

Yes, it really is that simple.

Do I need to know anything about AI?
Nothing at all. No prompts, no sliders, no settings. Pick a photo, tap one of ten plainly worded actions, and wait about thirty seconds to a minute. The AI stays in the background. You never talk to it.
Will it still look like the person?
Yes. Mend Memories restores the photo without redrawing the face. No plastic skin, no smoothed-away features. The goal is the person you remember, not a lookalike.
Can it fix badly torn or water-damaged photos?
That's what Heavy Damage Repair is for. It rebuilds the missing parts of a photo instead of blurring over the damage, so torn corners, deep creases, and water stains come back as real detail.
What kinds of photos can it restore?
Printed photos of any age: Polaroids, studio portraits, school and military photos, wedding albums, faded color prints from the 70s and 80s, sepia tintypes, and photos that have been folded, torn, or water-damaged. If you can hold it and snap it, we can probably restore it.
What happens to my photos?
When you restore a photo, it's sent to the AI image model that does the work, and the result comes back to you. Your photo isn't used to train AI, and we don't store it on our end. Sign in with Apple means we never ask for your name or email.
What are the Pro effects?
Three premium effects — Studio, Headshot, and Golden Hour — that go past restoration into a finished, professional look. Unlock them once for $1.99 and they're yours forever on any plan.
Is it really iOS-only?
For now, yes. Mend Memories is built for iPhone and iPad. We're watching demand for Android. If you'd like one, tell us.
How big are the restored photos?
Every restoration comes back at 2K, ready to print. Most people frame the result at 8×10 or larger with no loss in quality.
What happens after the free restorations?
The free trial is three restorations, not a clock. Once you've used them, you decide whether to subscribe. Nothing is charged unless you pick a plan, and you can cancel anytime from Settings → Subscriptions on your iPhone.
Mend Memories

Their faces are still in there.
Go get them.

Three free restorations to start. About thirty seconds to a minute per photo. The shoebox is waiting.