Pricing
Free to check. $4.99 when it passes.
Run your photo against your document's official spec for free. Pay only at download, one time, with no subscription. Full refund within 14 days, for any reason.
Pricing
One price. No subscription.
Check your photo for free. Pay only when it passes and you download it.
Digital photo
$4.99
A file sized and formatted for online applications, like U.S. online passport renewal.
- Checked against official specs
- Background checked
- JPEG at the required size
Digital + print sheet
$6.99
Everything in Digital, plus a 4 × 6 in sheet ready to print at any photo counter.
- Everything in Digital
- Printable 4 × 6 in sheet
- Download again for one year
Your money back if it doesn't work out
Full refund within 14 days, for any reason. Rejected later for something we measure? Still refunded. Refund terms
The details
What you're paying for, and what you're not
The check is always free
Upload a phone photo and we measure head size, eye position, tilt, background and lighting against your document's published spec. You see the result before you pay anything.
One-time payment, no subscription
$4.99 for the digital file, $6.99 for the file plus a 4 × 6 in print sheet you can print at any photo counter. You pay once, per photo. There is no plan, no renewal and nothing to cancel.
Full refund within 14 days
Full refund within 14 days, for any reason. Rejected later for something we measure? Still refunded.
Refund termsUnpaid files deleted after 24 hours
Your photo is checked in your browser. Only when you click “Make my file” does a cropped copy go to our server, which builds your file from it without storing the copy. A file you don't buy is deleted after 24 hours. A file you buy stays available to download again for one year, then it is deleted.
Privacy policySome documents have nothing to buy
Canada requires a commercial studio stamp and Australia requires dye-sublimation prints — rules no website can satisfy. For those documents we offer the free check only, and the page says so.
Independent service
We're not affiliated with any government. The authority handling your application makes the final decision. Our job is to get the measurable rules right before you submit.
What the same photo costs elsewhere
A US passport photo taken in a store, as listed on each company's own website on September 16, 2026, before tax. Prices can differ by location.
| Where | Listed price | Digital copy for online renewal |
|---|---|---|
| Walmart Photo Center | $7.64 | Optional USB for online renewal, no price listed |
| USPS, at your passport appointment | $15.00 | Not mentioned |
| Walgreens | $16.99 | Free digital copy by email |
| CVS | $17.99 | $3.99 by email, select locations |
| Here, at home | $4.99 or $6.99 | The $4.99 file is the digital copy; $6.99 adds a 4 × 6 in print sheet |
Store prices include the photo being taken for you; ours does not, and you print the sheet yourself. Sources and details for each store: passport photo cost in 2026.
FAQ
Pricing questions
Yes. Uploading a photo and running it against your document's published requirements costs nothing. You pay only if the photo passes and you want to download the finished file.
$4.99 gets you the digital file, sized and formatted for online applications like U.S. online passport renewal. $6.99 adds a 4 x 6 inch print sheet you can take to any photo counter, and you can re-download it later.
No. It's a one-time payment per photo. There is no account plan, no recurring charge and nothing to cancel.
Full refund within 14 days, for any reason. Rejected later for something we measure? Still refunded. After 14 days, send us the office's notice if the photo was refused for size, head height, background or file format. The full terms are on our terms page.
Your photo is checked in your browser. Only when you click “Make my file” does a cropped copy go to our server, which builds your file from it without storing the copy. A file you don't buy is deleted after 24 hours. A file you buy stays available to download again for one year, then it is deleted.
Canada requires prints stamped by a commercial studio, and Australia requires dye-sublimation prints on 200 gsm paper — the APO explicitly advises against photo apps. For those documents we offer only the free pre-submission check, because selling a file there would be selling something that can't work.
The refund rule in full: terms of service, refunds.
Get your photo right the first time.
No trip to a photo booth, no guessing the rules. Check your photo for free, and pay only if you want the file.
Independent service, not affiliated with any government.