Thermal P2 vs ShortCam Lite
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
ShortCam Lite
View thermal imaging photos from your diagnostic instruments. This utility software allows you to connect and analyze images captured by specific hardware.
- Thermal imaging viewing
- Connects with ShortCam instruments
- PCB diagnostic image analysis
- Image viewing software
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A Thermal Imaging Image Viewing Software for use with ShortCam PCB Diagnostic Instruments
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Thermal P2 at 2.0 against ShortCam Lite's 1.0. Thermal P2 also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (29 vs 1). ShortCam Lite's advantage is monetization model (free vs paid). 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.
Thermal P2 holds the better App Store score, 2.0 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thermal P2 has 29 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Thermal P2's written reviews are positive against 0% of ShortCam Lite's.
Thermal P2 ships an update fortnightly, ShortCam Lite every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thermal P2 | ShortCam Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (29 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 10.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Raysen Microsystem Technology Co., Ltd. | Guangdong Laureii Intelligent Technology Co.,Ltd |
Customer experience
Thermal P2
ShortCam Lite
In-app purchases
Thermal P2
No in-app purchases
ShortCam Lite
No in-app purchases
