ShortCam Lite vs Thermal imaging
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Thermal imaging
Connect a thermal imaging device to your smartphone to view, capture, and record thermal data. This utility app allows real-time operation and access to all software functions through your mobile device.
- Connect to thermal devices via hotspot
- Real-time thermal viewing
- Capture thermal images
- Record thermal video
- Operate software functions remotely
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用户可以通过热点设备与手机APP连接，在手机上操作软件的各项功能，并可实时查看、捕捉、录像等。 Users can connect with the mobile APP through the hotspot device, operate the functions of the software on the mobile phone, and can view, capture, video.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Thermal imaging at 2.3 against ShortCam Lite's 1.0. Thermal imaging also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (14% vs 0%). ShortCam Lite's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 imaging holds the better App Store score, 2.3 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thermal imaging has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of ShortCam Lite's written reviews are positive against 14% of Thermal imaging's.
ShortCam Lite ships an update every 7 months, Thermal imaging every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShortCam Lite | Thermal imaging |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 2.3 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 14.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guangdong Laureii Intelligent Technology Co.,Ltd | GOYOJO Industrial Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
ShortCam Lite
Thermal imaging
In-app purchases
ShortCam Lite
No in-app purchases
Thermal imaging
No in-app purchases
