PenPoint vs ThermaScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PenPoint
This app provides secure mobile access to communications surveillance data for law enforcement investigations. It helps users understand target locations by mapping cellular tower sectors and ping services.
- Secure mobile access to surveillance data
- Mapping of cellular tower sectors
- Precision location ping services
- Analysis of target location patterns
- Support for law enforcement investigations
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PenPoint works with PenLink’s on-premise software, PLX, to conduct lawful communications surveillance operations in support of law enforcement investigations. PenPoint provides secure mobile access to communications surveillance data collected and stored by a PLX system. Specifically and primarily, PenPoint helps mobile users understand the probable whereabouts and location patterns of targets by mapping cellular tower sectors and precision location ping services offered by several mobile carriers.
ThermaScan
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ThermaScan is a mobile app for thermal inspection workflows in the field. It helps auditors, contractors, and inspection teams document jobs, upload thermal images, review AI-assisted findings, and generate clear reports from one streamlined workflow. With ThermaScan, users can: Sign in and access active inspection workflows Add customer and property details before starting an audit Upload thermal images by inspection zone Review AI-assisted findings, severity scores, and visual annotations Organize scans into structured audit sessions Generate professional reports for completed jobs Reopen previous sessions and review audit history ThermaScan is designed to support faster field documentation, clearer analysis, and more consistent reporting for thermal inspection work.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ThermaScan at every 3 days against PenPoint's every 2 months. 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.
PenPoint ships an update every 2 months, ThermaScan every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PenPoint | ThermaScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 461 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pen-Link, Ltd. | Brian Smith |
In-app purchases
PenPoint
No in-app purchases
ThermaScan
No in-app purchases









