Airware Maintenance vs Thermal Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Airware Maintenance
This utility app enables airport and airline personnel to securely connect with and test Airware appliances. It facilitates interaction with integrated peripherals for maintenance and diagnostic purposes.
- Secure appliance connection
- Appliance testing
- Peripheral interaction
- Maintenance tool
- Airport/airline personnel use
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The Airware maintenance application is designed for airport and airline personnel to use as a tool for testing and maintaining Airware appliances. The app establishes a secure connection to any Airware appliance and allows the end user to interact with it in order to test the integrated peripherals.
Thermal Viewer
Analyze radiometric thermal images directly on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. This app supports various thermal image formats and offers detailed temperature analysis, including spot, box, and ellipse measurements. It allows for live re-analysis and export of data and settings, all while keeping your images private and offline.
- Analyze radiometric thermal images
- Supports multiple thermal file formats
- Tap to read exact temperature
- Add spot, box, ellipse, and line measurements
- Live re-analysis with adjustable parameters
- Visible-light blend and MSX-style overlay
- Export temperature matrix to CSV
- Batch export of images and settings
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Thermal Viewer opens and analyzes radiometric thermal images right on your iPhone, iPad, and Mac. No Windows PC, no camera accessory, and no account. Searching for "FLIR Tools for Mac" or a SmartView alternative? This is the native app you have been missing. FLIR discontinued its Mac software and Fluke's mobile viewer is no longer maintained. Thermal Viewer fills that gap, fully offline. WORKS WITH • FLIR radiometric JPEG: E-series, T-series, Cx, FLIR ONE, CAT phones • Fluke IS2 files • Radiometric TIFF (ResearchIR, Vue / Duo Pro R) • InfiRay / P2 Pro thermal JPEG • DJI thermal JPEG (image and capture parameters) • Plain thermal JPEGs EVERY PIXEL IS A TEMPERATURE Tap anywhere to read the exact temperature. Add spot, box, ellipse and line measurements with min / avg / max, and Delta-T between any two of them. PROFESSIONAL ANALYSIS • 8 color palettes plus your camera's own palette • Level/span with histogram, isotherms, automatic hot and cold markers • Live re-analysis: change emissivity, reflected temperature and distance, and temperatures recompute instantly • Visible-light blend, picture-in-picture, and MSX-style edge overlay • °C / °F / K • Full camera, lens, GPS and parameter inspector EXPORT & BATCH • Export the full temperature matrix to CSV • Export rendered images (PNG) and reproducible analysis settings (JSON) • Hotspot Triage: scan a whole folder and flag every image above your threshold • Batch export PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything runs on your device. Your images never leave your phone: no cloud, no account, no tracking. Thermal Viewer is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by FLIR, Teledyne, Fluke, DJI, or InfiRay. Brand names are used only to indicate supported file formats. Privacy Policy: https://rush.tools/privacy Terms of Use: https://rush.tools/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Airware Maintenance at none against Thermal Viewer's 3. Thermal Viewer's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 15 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Thermal Viewer sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Airware Maintenance asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Airware Maintenance against 5.0 for Thermal Viewer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Airware Maintenance ships an update every 15 months, Thermal Viewer every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Airware Maintenance | Thermal Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 15 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 39 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Airware Solutions Limited | Rush Tools LLC |
Customer experience
Airware Maintenance
Thermal Viewer
In-app purchases
Airware Maintenance
No in-app purchases
Thermal Viewer
- Pro Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Pro Yearly$29.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$49.99
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