Comparison

ThumbVideo vs NDI Camera

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ThumbVideo

This video player is designed for one-handed control on large screens. It offers intuitive gesture-based playback, including flicking, drawing circles, and long presses for fast forwarding. Supports various video file sources and offers remote control capabilities.

Highlights
  • One-handed control for large screens
  • Gesture-based playback (flick, circle draw, long press)
  • Vertical time slider on edges
  • Supports various video file sources
  • AirPlay and Bluetooth headset controls
  • Secret folder with Touch ID unlock
Features
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ThumbVideo is a video player forcused on thumb manipulation holding your device with one hand. Recent iPhone with large size screen has difficulty to control playback of video with one hand. But, you can do it with this App!! More specifically: 1. Horizontal flick on the movie pane is available to forward or backward the video for some pre-set seconds. 2. Time slider (which is normally shown on the top or bottom of the screen horizontally) is shown at the left or right edge _vertically_!! 3. Drawing a circle gesture works as a jog dial like FF/REW control. 4. Long press at any point results 10x FF. ■How to play You are able to play any of the following video files: 1. files copied via iTunes File Sharing. 2. files linked from any web page shown by in-app browser. *1 3. video captured with built-in camera 4. Movie, TV program, music video, video podcast, iTunesU contents from iTunes store (without DRM) 5. Video passed through "Open In..." feature from other App. 6. files linked with "thumbvideo://" scheme from Safari or other Apps. ■Other features -With AirPlay or Apple Digital AV adopter, you can use iOS device as flick enabled remote controller while watching video on TV/Projector. -You can play/pause/skip forward & backward with control buttons on ear-phones of Bluetooth headsets. -The last timecode(played point) is synced through iCloud. - The time to forward or backward by flicking can be set individually. -Your secret video can be hidden in "Secret Folder" (can unlock with touchID) -Bluetooth hadware keyboard Support. Some Tips are available at out support blog (basically in Japanese, sometime in English). Please check it to enjoy this app. Comments in any languages are welcomed. A tiny PHP script which render the HTML list of your video files has released. It will turns your PC/Mac or PHP enabled NAS into the server for this app. Please check my support URL.

About

NDI Camera

Transform your smartphone into a professional live-streaming camera. Easily send high-quality, low-latency video and audio to popular platforms like Zoom and MS Teams. Enhance your broadcasts with new camera angles and perspectives.

Highlights
  • Professional live-streaming camera
  • Low-latency video and audio
  • Seamless integration with popular platforms
  • Add new camera angles
  • Mobile source for live production
Features
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The easiest live-streaming camera you will ever use! Turn your phone into a professional live-streaming NDI camera and start streaming high-quality, low-latency video and audio with the touch of a button. NDI Camera is the official NDI app that makes your phone seamlessly capable of sending video into popular platforms like MS Teams, Skype, Zoom, and many more. For professionals, it's the ideal tool to bring mobile phones as a source into your live production system. More flexibility and additional perspectives: introduce new camera angles and add vantage points to your coverage to bring completely new dimensions to your live broadcasts, webcasts, and presentations. Note: Requires support for NDI 4 or newer. Download NDI Camera and start streaming from your phone to your network today!

Screenshots

ThumbVideo4 screens
NDI Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ThumbVideo at 100% against NDI Camera's 38%. ThumbVideo also leads on price (Free vs $19.99) and rating (5.0 vs 3.1). NDI Camera's advantage is ratings volume (187 vs 2) and chart position (#37 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ThumbVideo is free to download; NDI Camera costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ThumbVideo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NDI Camera has 187 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ThumbVideo's written reviews are positive against 38% of NDI Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ThumbVideo ships an update monthly, NDI Camera every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
ThumbVideo versus NDI Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThumbVideoNDI Camera
PriceFree — better$19.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.1 (187 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2187 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#37 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB4 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperKAZUYOSHI FURUTAVi(z)rt, Inc

Customer experience

ThumbVideo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

NDI Camera

All ratings187 ratings
Positive43.3%
Neutral18.7%
Negative38.0%
Written reviews256 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral18.8%
Negative43.8%

Bugs and requests

ThumbVideo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

NDI Camera

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes on iPhone 17
  • Freezing and loss of video feed
  • Incompatibility with latest iOS versions
  • Horizontal mirroring of video
  • Inability to detect device on Mac

Requested features

5 requests
  • Support for multiple camera lenses
  • Ability to select frame rate
  • More camera settings (white balance, ISO, etc.)
  • Remote control options
  • Portrait mode support

In-app purchases

None

ThumbVideo

No in-app purchases

None

NDI Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ThumbVideo free?
ThumbVideo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NDI Camera free?
NDI Camera costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ThumbVideo or NDI Camera?
ThumbVideo is rated higher. ThumbVideo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while NDI Camera averages 3.1 from 187 ratings.
Do ThumbVideo or NDI Camera have ads?
Neither ThumbVideo nor NDI Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ThumbVideo or NDI Camera?
ThumbVideo ships an update monthly, and NDI Camera every 2 months. Most recently, ThumbVideo was updated on October 3, 2026 and NDI Camera on October 15, 2026.

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