vidar vs Thermal P2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
vidar
This utility app enhances the use of handheld thermal cameras by displaying images directly on your phone screen, eliminating the need for external monitors. It also simplifies sharing photos and videos with friends and offers convenient camera operation.
- View thermal camera images on phone screen
- Eliminates need for external displays
- Easy photo and video sharing
- Streamlined thermal camera operation
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Vidar可以让您更加方便，有趣的使用手持热像仪，您可以通过手机屏幕看到热像仪的图像而不用外界显示器，从而避免携带沉重的外界显示器； 您可以将您所拍摄的照片和视频更加方便的分享给您的朋友 您可以更加方便的操作您的热像仪；
Thermal P2
This professional thermal camera connects to your smartphone for plug-and-play temperature measurement. It's ideal for both personal and industrial use, from inspecting household utilities to diagnosing equipment issues.
- Ultra-small professional thermal camera
- 12μm high-performance infrared detector
- Self-developed ASIC chip
- Compact size, lightweight, low power consumption
- Plug-and-play smartphone connection
- Accurate temperature measurement
- Heat map analysis
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TempMaster，touch the temperature of the world TempMaster is an ultra-small professional thermal camera with a 12μm high-performance infrared detector and a self-developed ASIC chip. Its advantages include compact size, light weight, low power consumption, and high performance. You can connect it directly to the cellphone for plug-and-play accurate measurement. Personal consumption: household temperature measurement, water, electricity, and heating pipeline distribution and fault inspection, photo taking, peep-proofing, animal searching, etc.; Industrial and engineering usage: PCB overhaul, pipeline inspection, equipment overhaul, heating alarm, breeding, heat map analysis, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: vidar at free against Thermal P2's paid. vidar also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 11.0). Thermal P2's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (11% vs 0%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
vidar ships an update every 2 months, Thermal P2 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | vidar | Thermal P2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.1 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 10.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 27 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wuhan Guide Infrared Co.,Ltd. | Raysen Microsystem Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
vidar
Thermal P2
In-app purchases
vidar
No in-app purchases
Thermal P2
No in-app purchases
