Comparison

Wireless Webcam vs Thermal Camera

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

Head to head
About

Wireless Webcam

Features
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SplonkCam is the iOS camera companion for Splonk — the professional screen recorder and video editor for macOS. Stream your iPhone camera wirelessly, then edit everything right on your phone. STREAM TO YOUR MAC • Live Camera Streaming — Stream your iPhone camera in real-time to Splonk on Mac via local Wi-Fi • Automatic Connection — Discovers Splonk on your Mac instantly via Bonjour. Same Wi-Fi, zero setup. • High Quality — Up to 1080p at 60fps with optimized low-latency streaming • Portrait & Landscape — All orientations with automatic rotation handling • Local Backup — Optionally save a backup recording on your iPhone • Privacy First — Everything stays on your local network. Nothing goes to the cloud. FULL VIDEO EDITOR • Timeline Editing — Multi-track timeline with trim, reposition, and snap-to editing • Layouts — Fullscreen, stacked, side-by-side, and picture-in-picture with adjustable ratios • Custom Backgrounds — Gradients, solid colors, animated gradients, frosted glass, mesh gradients, and particle overlays • Cinematic Filters — 14 filters including Cinematic, Vintage, B&W, Noir, Chrome, and more • Motion Effects — Shake, glitch, speed ramp, zoom/pan with keyframes • Visual Effects — Blur, vignette, grain, chromatic aberration, light leaks, lens flare • Layout Transitions — Morph, card flip, cube rotation, slide, squeeze, circle reveal • Color Correction — Exposure, contrast, saturation, temperature, highlights, shadows • Audio Mixing — Per-track volume control and muting EXPORT EVERYWHERE • TikTok / Reels (9:16) • YouTube (16:9) • YouTube Shorts (9:16) • Instagram Post (1:1) • Twitter/X • Custom quality: 720p, 1080p, or 4K PERFECT FOR • Screen recording tutorials with facecam • Software demos and walkthroughs • Online course creation • TikTok and Instagram content • Product reviews and unboxing videos • Video podcasts and vlogs Camera streaming requires Splonk for macOS. The video editor works completely standalone — edit any video on your iPhone, no Mac needed. Download Splonk for Mac at https://splonk.app

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Thermal Camera

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Thermal FX turns your camera into three effects: a heat-map thermal look, an x-ray look, and a ghost detector. Point the phone, pick a palette, capture. FIRST, THE HONEST PART iPhone has no infrared sensor. Thermal FX re-colours the ordinary camera image by brightness, which is what every app on this list actually does. It is a look, not a measurement. It reports no temperatures, and it cannot see through walls, objects or clothing. Real thermography needs a FLIR or Seek attachment. What this app gives you is the look, done properly. THERMAL A real false-colour heat map driven by the brightness of the live frame, with auto-levelling so the picture keeps its range as the light changes. Six palettes: Iron, Rainbow, Arctic, Lava, White Hot, Black Hot. X-RAY A stylised x-ray treatment with optional bone overlays — hand, ribs, skull — for jokes and party photos. GHOST A detector-style overlay whose signal meter is wired to two real inputs: motion in the frame and sound level from the microphone. The meter moves for real reasons. What it means is entertainment, not evidence. SPIRIT BOX A radio-sweep sound effect inside Ghost mode: static, the click of channels changing, and every so often a word — spoken by the phone's own voice from a fixed list, pushed through pitch and reverb so it sounds like it came from somewhere else. Nothing is received: an iPhone has no radio, and no app can add one. The rhythm follows the ghost meter and the microphone, so it moves for real reasons. What the words mean is entertainment, not a message. EVERYTHING ELSE • Intensity slider on every mode • Pinch to zoom, front and back cameras, torch • Photos and video with sound, saved to your library • A capture gallery inside the app • 1080p, portrait, rendered on the GPU PRIVACY Frames and audio are processed on your device and never uploaded. Nothing is saved unless you tap capture. The app sends usage statistics that are not linked to you — which modes get opened, whether a purchase completes — to learn what works. They never include your images or audio, and there are no accounts and no ad tracking. THERMAL FX PRO Free: Thermal mode, Iron and White Hot palettes, photos with a small watermark. Pro unlocks all three modes, all six palettes, video recording, and removes the watermark. Available as a weekly subscription or a one-time lifetime purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Terms: https://thermal.slumbiapp.com/terms Privacy: https://thermal.slumbiapp.com/privacy

Screenshots

Wireless Webcam4 screens
Thermal Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wireless Webcam at none against Thermal Camera's 2. Thermal Camera's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Thermal Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Wireless Webcam asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wireless Webcam ships an update every 2 months, Thermal Camera every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Wireless Webcam versus Thermal Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWireless WebcamThermal Camera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPawel KarniejAksana Aheika

In-app purchases

None

Wireless Webcam

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Thermal Camera

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly$0.997 Days
One-time1
  • Lifetime$4.99

Questions

Is Wireless Webcam free?
Wireless Webcam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thermal Camera free?
Thermal Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Wireless Webcam or Thermal Camera have ads?
Neither Wireless Webcam nor Thermal Camera shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wireless Webcam or Thermal Camera?
Wireless Webcam ships an update every 2 months, and Thermal Camera every 3 days. Most recently, Wireless Webcam was updated on September 26, 2026 and Thermal Camera on October 7, 2026.

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