Comparison

Thermography Camera vs ASCII Motion

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

Head to head
About

Thermography Camera

Simulate infrared thermography camera effects on your photos with pseudo-color conversion. Easily apply interesting visual filters to your images for unique artistic processing. Note that this app cannot actually detect heat.

Highlights
  • Pseudo-color conversion
  • Infrared thermography simulation
  • Photo effects
  • Image processing
  • Artistic filters
Features
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You can use pseudo-color conversion to take photos that look like they were taken with an infrared thermography camera. Thermo cameras, thermography camera filters, thermography simulators Let's take photos with interesting effects For those who want to easily process images Note: Cannot actually detect heat

About

ASCII Motion

Features
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Turn GIFs, videos, and even your live camera into retro pixel animations built entirely from characters. Import from Photos or shoot with the live camera, and every pixel is redrawn as a character: dense where it's bright, sparse where it's dark. Drag the slider to change the grain in real time; swap the character set and the whole texture changes. FOUR RENDER MODES - Luminance: the classic look, maps chars by brightness - Dither: binary halftone, retro newsprint texture - Edge: Sobel outlines drawn with / | - \ - Braille HD: 2x4 dots per cell, 8x the detail at the same width 9 CHARACTER SETS + CUSTOM Standard, Fine (70-level gray), Blocks, Dots, Binary, Braille, CJK Strokes, Lines - and the fun one: Custom. Type any text as your brush and "paint" the video with your own name, a phrase, or a string of symbols. ONE-TAP CARTRIDGES MATRIX, GAME BOY, Amber Terminal, Newsprint, Blueprint, Braille, RGB Blocks, Ink Wash - switch the whole style like swapping a game cartridge. LIVE CAMERA The viewfinder turns into character art in real time. Hit record and a 10-second clip drops straight into the studio. EXPORT & SHARE - MP4 video - Animated GIF for chats - Transparent APNG sticker - Self-contained HTML player - double-click to play, rendered purely from characters and code, embeddable on your site - JSON frame data / plain text for developers and creators WHY ASCII MOTION - Fully offline: everything runs on-device, no network, no ads, zero data collection - Instant feedback: drag any parameter and preview live - Pixel feel: CRT scanlines, phosphor glow, 8-bit pixel font, tactile buttons Shoot a clip and watch it become living characters - that simple, that addictive.

Screenshots

Thermography Camera3 screens
ASCII Motion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Thermography Camera at Free against ASCII Motion's $0.99. Thermography Camera also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). ASCII Motion's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On in-app purchases 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

Thermography Camera is free to download; ASCII Motion costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thermography Camera ships an update every 2 months, ASCII Motion every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Thermography Camera versus ASCII Motion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThermography CameraASCII Motion
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.9 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB10 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperRyouhei Azuma亚文 臧

In-app purchases

None

Thermography Camera

No in-app purchases

None

ASCII Motion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thermography Camera free?
Thermography Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ASCII Motion free?
ASCII Motion costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Thermography Camera or ASCII Motion have ads?
Thermography Camera shows ads; ASCII Motion does not.
Which is updated more often, Thermography Camera or ASCII Motion?
Thermography Camera ships an update every 2 months, and ASCII Motion every 3 weeks. Most recently, Thermography Camera was updated on October 25, 2026 and ASCII Motion on October 25, 2026.

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