11 guides · iOS

ReColor guides

On-device AI photo colorization for restoring life to old and faded photos.

AI colorization How to Colorize a Black-and-White Photo on iPhone, Offline and in Seconds

Pick a black-and-white photo and ReColor adds natural colour on your iPhone in seconds, with no upload and no account. How it works, the free limit and what to expect.

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Before/after slider How to Compare Before and After with the ReColor Slider (and Check the Details)

Drag the divider to compare the original and the colourised photo, pinch to zoom into faces, and open full screen to judge colour before you save.

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Troubleshooting colours My Colorized Photo Looks Grey, Washed Out or Has Wrong Colours: Why and What to Try

Why a colourised photo can come out pale, patchy or oddly coloured, what the model can and cannot know, and practical fixes such as a better scan, a crop and a retry.

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Preparing scans How to Photograph or Scan Old Prints for the Best Colorization Results

Get a flat, glare-free, sharp digital copy of an old print with your phone before colourising: lighting, angle, cropping and what to avoid.

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Use case: family photos How to Bring Old Family Photos Back to Life in Color: A Whole-Album Workflow

A practical workflow for a shoebox of old prints: digitise, colourise, check faces, upscale small scans, save and share with family, all privately on your phone.

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HD Upscale (Pro) How to Enlarge a Small, Soft Old Photo 2× or 4× After Colorizing (HD Upscale)

HD Upscale (Pro) enlarges a colourised photo 2× or 4× on-device. What size you will really get on your iPhone, why not to upscale twice, and when it is worth it.

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Batch mode (Pro) How to Colorize a Whole Album of Old Photos at Once (Batch Mode, up to 10)

Pick up to 10 photos, let ReColor colourise them one after another on-device, review each, and save them all to Photos in one tap. A Pro feature.

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Save & share How to Save and Share Colorized Photos: Free Watermark and Size Limits vs. Pro

Save to Photos or share a colourised photo. Free exports are capped at 1280 px with a small watermark; Pro exports the full-resolution image without it.

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Library & storage Where Your Colorized Photos Are Kept, and How to Free Up Space in ReColor

ReColor stores each original and result privately on your iPhone. How the library grid works, how to delete projects, and how much space the app uses.

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On-device & private How ReColor Colorizes Photos On-Device: What Stays Private and What the App Stores

The colourisation and upscaling models run on your iPhone with no account and no upload. What is stored, what is not, and how to confirm it in airplane mode.

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Free & Pro ReColor Free vs. Pro: 3 a Day, Watermarked Exports, Lifetime or Yearly

Free ReColor colorizes 3 photos a day with watermarked 1280 px exports. Pro adds unlimited use, full resolution, batch mode and HD Upscale, as lifetime or yearly.

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