mScopePal vs Thermal Vision FX Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
mScopePal
This camera app aids in capturing microscopic images by allowing easy adjustment of color and brightness. It supports zooming and manual focus to avoid disturbing the microscope's settings. It's designed to be used with a microscope and an adapter on compatible Apple devices.
- Microscopic image capture
- Color adjustment (white balance)
- Brightness adjustment (exposure)
- Zooming support
- Manual focus function
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mScopePal is a camera app specialized for microscopic shooting. (This is not an application that turns your iPhone into a microscope. Run mScopePal on iPhone or iPod touch which is attached to a microscope using an available adapter etc.) Easy adjustment of color (white balance) and brightness (exposure). Zooming supported. The manual focus function does not disturb the focus of the microscope. How to use: https://studio-phiz.com/apps/mscopepal-desc-eng/
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 rating: Thermal Vision FX Camera at 4.4 against mScopePal's 2.7. Thermal Vision FX Camera also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (793 vs 27). mScopePal's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (44% vs 21%). On price, 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.
Thermal Vision FX Camera holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thermal Vision FX Camera has 793 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 44% of mScopePal's written reviews are positive against 21% of Thermal Vision FX Camera's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
mScopePal ships an update every 4 months, Thermal Vision FX Camera every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | mScopePal | Thermal Vision FX Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (27 ratings) | 4.4 (793 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better | 21.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 | 793 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | 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 | 12.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studio Phiz | Masaharu Tsukamoto |
Customer experience
mScopePal
Thermal Vision FX Camera
Bugs and requests
mScopePal
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
mScopePal
No in-app purchases
Thermal Vision FX Camera
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is mScopePal free?
Is Thermal Vision FX Camera free?
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