Comparison

VHS Camera 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

VHS Camera

Features
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Give your videos a retro, old-phone or glitch look. Record with 5 free cameras, a live low-resolution preview and deliberately imperfect audio. Save and share without ads or watermarks. Premium unlocks 18 additional camera looks, including VHS Camcorder, gallery import, recents, advanced glitch, pixel, color and audio controls, and capture overlays. Free recording does not require a purchase. Features: • 5 free bad-camera looks • 18 distinct Premium cameras • Front and back camera recording • Photo and video import and processing (Premium) • Save to Photos and share • No ads, no watermark, no account and no tracking • Works offline Premium is available as a monthly subscription, annual subscription or lifetime one-time purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in your Apple Account settings. App Store shows the localized price before confirmation. Terms: https://huncut.store/en/apps/trashcam/terms Privacy: https://huncut.store/en/apps/trashcam/privacy

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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

VHS Camera4 screens
Thermal Camera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: VHS Camera at none against Thermal Camera's shown. Thermal Camera's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 9 days). On price, in-app purchases, 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. VHS Camera sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Thermal Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VHS Camera ships an update every 9 days, Thermal Camera every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
VHS Camera versus Thermal Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVHS CameraThermal Camera
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJohn Michael Escobar CeliAksana Aheika

In-app purchases

3 purchases

VHS Camera

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$6.991 Month
  • Annual Premium$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$89.99
2 purchases

Thermal Camera

Subscriptions1
  • Weekly$0.997 Days
One-time1
  • Lifetime$1.99

Questions

Is VHS Camera free?
VHS Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thermal Camera free?
Thermal Camera is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do VHS Camera or Thermal Camera have ads?
Thermal Camera shows ads; VHS Camera does not.
Which is updated more often, VHS Camera or Thermal Camera?
VHS Camera ships an update every 9 days, and Thermal Camera every 4 days. Most recently, VHS Camera was updated on October 28, 2026 and Thermal Camera on October 29, 2026.

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