Thermal Viewer vs Thermal Vision FX Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thermal Viewer
This application allows users to control and capture images and videos from a thermal camera. It offers adjustments for zoom, color palettes, brightness, contrast, and image enhancement. Users can also manage camera settings like sleep timers and indicator lights.
- Adjustable zoom, pseudocolor, brightness, contrast
- Image enhancement
- Photo and video capture
- View captured images and videos
- Adjust auto-sleep and auto-shutdown timers
- Control indicator lights and laser cursor
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1.可调节热像仪实时画面的放大/缩小、伪彩、图像亮度、图像对比度、画面增强等功能调整； 2.对热像仪拍摄画面进行拍照、录像，并可查看拍摄图片和视频； 3.对热像仪的自动休眠时间和自动关机时间调整； 4.对工作指示灯、充电指示灯、激光/照明灯开关控制； 5.对热像仪激光光标位置进行调整； 6.可分享信息至其它平台。
Thermal Vision FX Camera
Apply real-time thermal-style heat vision filters to your camera feed. Enhance your photos and videos with unique visual effects. Supports standard iOS screen recording for video capture.
- Real-time thermal vision filters
- Live heat imaging effects
- Video recording via iOS screen recording
- Photo and video enhancement
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This is a camera app with thermal-style heat vision filters in real-time. To record video, please use the standard iOS screen recording function. https://support.apple.com/HT207935
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Thermal Viewer at none against Thermal Vision FX Camera's shown. Thermal Viewer also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). Thermal Vision FX Camera's advantage is ratings volume (798 vs 3). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Thermal Viewer against 4.4 for Thermal Vision FX Camera. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thermal Vision FX Camera has 798 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 17% of Thermal Viewer's written reviews are positive against 21% of Thermal Vision FX Camera's.
Thermal Viewer ships an update every 6 weeks, Thermal Vision FX Camera every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thermal Viewer | Thermal Vision FX Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.4 (798 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 21.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 798 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wuhan Guide Infrared Co.,Ltd. | Masaharu Tsukamoto |
Customer experience
Thermal Viewer
Thermal Vision FX Camera
Bugs and requests
Thermal Viewer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Thermal Vision FX Camera
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes
- Freezes
- Incompatible with some devices
Requested features
2 requests- Exit full screen mode
- Night vision mode
In-app purchases
Thermal Viewer
No in-app purchases
Thermal Vision FX Camera
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Thermal Viewer free?
Is Thermal Vision FX Camera free?
Which has better reviews, Thermal Viewer or Thermal Vision FX Camera?
Do Thermal Viewer or Thermal Vision FX Camera have ads?
Which is updated more often, Thermal Viewer or Thermal Vision FX Camera?
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