HitPaw vs Let's Enhance (2026): which should you pick?

Pick HitPaw if

• Fits if you restore or upscale old photos and prefer a desktop app
• Works for people who want photo, video and audio tools under one credit balance

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want real results free, as the free plan shows previews only
• Watch out: the 7-day trial renews at $42.99 a month on Windows and $69.99 on Mac
• Pricey if you pay monthly at $24.99, or weekly at $9.99 for 300 credits
• Tight if you use the desktop apps, which are sold and priced separately from the online plans

Pick Let's Enhance if

• Fits if you upscale photos for print or listings
• Makes sense if you have old photos to repair

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want ongoing free use, as the 10 credits are a one-time grant
• Tight if you process lots of images, because one image uses one credit and Starter holds 100
• Watch out: credits and stored unused credits end when you cancel
• Watch out: business plans and pay-as-you-go bundles are on other tabs and aren't listed here

HitPaw

• The Free plan shows previews only and has no AI generators, so real use means paying.
• Weekly, monthly and yearly plans each come with a fixed credit allowance, and the Yearly plan's 3,000 credits are for the whole year.
• Pricing shown here is for the online editor; the desktop and mobile apps are sold separately and priced separately.
• Plans renew automatically; the 7-day trial renews at a stated $42.99 a month on Windows and $69.99 on Mac.

Let's Enhance

• The free credits are a one-time grant, and results carry a watermark until a paid plan or bundle is bought.
• Credits and unused-credit storage end when a subscription is cancelled; only the personal plans roll credits over.
• Background removal is limited to 16 megapixels on input and output.
• Business plans (1,000, 2,500 and 5,000 credits) and pay-as-you-go bundles are on separate tabs and are not listed here.

HitPaw

Photo enhancer and upscaler

Sharpens, denoises and upscales photos. Online, the credit plans cover up to 300 to 3,000 enhanced images depending on the plan.

AI image generator

Generates images from prompts, with portrait, headshot, anime and character generators, and lists models such as GPT Image 2, Nano Banana Pro and Flux Kontext.

Image editing tools

Includes a background remover and changer, watermark and object removers, a photo retoucher, old photo restoration and an image format converter.

AI video effects and generation

Creates video from images and text and applies effects such as AI dance and product videos. Listed models include Seedance 2.0, Veo 3, Kling and Wan.

Audio tools

The same credits cover an AI music generator, an audio enhancer and a vocal remover.

Desktop and mobile apps

FotorPea (photos) and VikPea (video) run on Windows and Mac, with iOS and Android apps for enhancing, art generation and photo-to-video.

Let's Enhance

Upscaler

Raises resolution up to 16x, with outputs up to 512 megapixels depending on the plan.

Enhancer and sharpener

Recovers detail, fixes color and reduces blur and compression damage, with Prime and Gentle modes.

Old photo restoration

An Old Photo mode repairs damage and scratches before enhancing.

Batch editing

The homepage says up to 20 images can be edited at once.

Image generation and video

Paid plans generate AI art; the site also lists an image-to-video tool and a chat editor.

Business and API products

An enhancer and upscaler API is listed, and a sister product, Claid.ai, targets ecommerce catalogs.

HitPaw

• Free$0

  Preview-only results in the enhancers, no AI generators, limited exports and upload size.

• Weekly$9.99

  per week, billed weekly

  300 AI credits a week, shown as $24.99 crossed out. Up to 150 generated images or 300 enhanced photos.

• Monthly$24.99

  per month, billed monthly

  1,200 AI credits a month, shown as $69.99 crossed out. Up to 600 generated images or 1,200 enhanced photos.

• Yearly$79.99

  per year, billed yearly

  3,000 AI credits a year, shown as $199.99 crossed out. Up to 1,500 generated images or 3,000 enhanced photos.

Let's Enhance

• Free$0

  10 credits on signup, upscaling up to 8 megapixels, 6 months of storage and a watermark on results.

• Starter$9

  per month for 100 credits, billed annually ($12 billed monthly)

  Upscale up to 256 megapixels, roll over up to 600 unused credits, AI art generation, background removal and chat support.

• Pro$24

  per month for 300 credits, billed annually ($32 billed monthly)

  Upscale up to 350 megapixels, roll over up to 1,800 unused credits, with 6 months of storage.

• Max$34

  per month for 500 credits, billed annually ($45 billed monthly)

  Upscale up to 512 megapixels and roll over up to 3,000 unused credits.

HitPaw

• Other savings

  7-day free trial of HitPaw Ultra

  The pricing page offers a 7-day free trial of HitPaw Ultra (VikPea) on Windows and Mac, renewing at $42.99 a month on Windows and $69.99 on Mac.

Let's Enhance

• Annual discount

  Lower price with annual billing

  The pricing page shows each personal plan about 25% cheaper per month when billed annually, for example $9 instead of $12 for Starter.