Comparison

Flir One vs MGS Radio Codec Camera

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

Head to head
About

Flir One

This app transforms your smartphone into a thermal imaging device when connected to a compatible camera. It helps identify hidden issues like water damage, electrical faults, and HVAC problems with advanced visual enhancements and measurement tools. Document and share your findings easily.

Highlights
  • Thermal camera view
  • Capture photos and videos
  • Temperature spot measurements
  • Color palette selection
  • Add text notes
  • Cloud upload and organization
  • Inspection guides
Features
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Connect your FLIR ONE® series Thermal Camera for efficient troubleshooting and inspection. Note: This app requires the FLIR ONE series Thermal Camera connected to your smartphone in order to see the thermal camera view, but feel free to explore the app without the device attached. For more information, visit www.flir.com/flirone. Whether you need to inspect electrical panels, find the source of HVAC failures, or discover hidden water damage, the FLIR ONE series offers the features you need to find problems faster and get more work done in less time. With advanced image enhancement features such as FLIR MSX® and FLIR VividIR™, the FLIR ONE series provides best-in-class thermal imagery for smartphones that ensures you can detect problems with precision. The revolutionary rugged and ergonomic camera design combined with the wireless connection of the FLIR ONE Edge series ensures that you can perform efficient troubleshooting with the camera attached to the phone, and have the increased flexibility of detaching the camera to easily inspect targets out of reach, while comfortably viewing your screen. Key FLIR ONE App features: • Scan for faults with the thermal camera view and capture photos and videos to your gallery • Troubleshoot efficiently with automatic tracking of the hottest and coldest spot (Edge Series and Pro Series only) • Choose between a variety of color palettes for best visualization • Analyze faults with temperature spot measurements • Adjust the IR scale to highlight the problem (Edge and Pro Series only) • Switch between Quality Mode for best possible image quality, or Performance Mode for a more responsive camera experience • Add text notes to photos to document your findings • Connecting to FLIR Ignite™ allows you to instantly upload your files to the cloud, so you can access them from any device, organize files into folders, edit images, create reports and share findings with co-workers and clients • FLIR ONE Inspection Guides (paid feature) empowers you to identify issues with confidence, through step-by-step guides packed with helpful tips on how to identify moisture, insulation and air leak issues • Explore the eco-system of a wide range of FLIR ONE compatible apps tailored for specific use cases For additional application ideas and news, or to share your day-to-day discoveries, follow FLIR on social media channels at facebook.com/flir, instagram.com/flir, x.com/flir, and youtube.com/flir. Terms of use: https://www.flir.com/corporate/terms-of-use/

About

MGS Radio Codec Camera

Capture humorous parody photos of game wireless call screens. This camera app automatically detects faces and places them onto simulated call interfaces. Easily take and save your creations with simple button presses.

Highlights
  • Parody game wireless call screen photos
  • Automatic face detection
  • REC button for taking pictures
  • SAVE button for storing images
  • Cosplay parody camcoder
Features
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This is a camera app that lets you take parody photos of game wireless call screens. It automatically detects faces and displays them on the screen. Press the REC button to take a picture, and press the SAVE button to save it.

Screenshots

Flir One4 screens
MGS Radio Codec Camera1 screens

Verdict

The call

Flir One and MGS Radio Codec Camera both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of MGS Radio Codec Camera's written reviews are positive against 22% of Flir One's. MGS Radio Codec Camera also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). Flir One's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (7.6K vs 25). On price, rating, update cadence and device support 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

Both are free to download. Flir One sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per year. MGS Radio Codec Camera asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Flir One against 4.8 for MGS Radio Codec Camera. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flir One has 7.6K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 22% of Flir One's written reviews are positive against 67% of MGS Radio Codec Camera's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Flir One ships an update every 5 weeks, MGS Radio Codec Camera every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Flir One versus MGS Radio Codec Camera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlir OneMGS Radio Codec Camera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (7.6K ratings)4.8 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews21.6% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.6K — better25
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size178 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFLIR Systems AktiebolagMasaharu Tsukamoto

Customer experience

Flir One

All ratings7,615 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews375 reviews
Positive21.6%
Neutral6.9%
Negative71.5%

MGS Radio Codec Camera

All ratings25 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Flir One

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Constantly disconnecting
  • App crashes
  • Doesn't work with older devices after updates
  • Slow refresh rate and high latency
  • App requires full photo library access
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  • Freezes and paralyzes phone
  • Crashes on startup

Requested features

6 requests
  • Bring back swiping between thermal and regular images
  • Allow locking temperature scale
  • Add temperature range display
  • Allow setting own emissivity value
  • Allow selecting colors on manual temperature scale
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  • Improve camera alignment adjustability

MGS Radio Codec Camera

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Flir One

Subscriptions1
  • Inspection Guides1 Year trial$29.991 Year
None

MGS Radio Codec Camera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Flir One free?
Flir One is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MGS Radio Codec Camera free?
MGS Radio Codec Camera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Flir One or MGS Radio Codec Camera?
MGS Radio Codec Camera is rated higher. Flir One averages 4.6 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while MGS Radio Codec Camera averages 4.8 from 25 ratings.
Do Flir One or MGS Radio Codec Camera have ads?
MGS Radio Codec Camera shows ads; Flir One does not.
Which is updated more often, Flir One or MGS Radio Codec Camera?
Flir One ships an update every 5 weeks, and MGS Radio Codec Camera every 2 months. Most recently, Flir One was updated on October 29, 2026 and MGS Radio Codec Camera on October 24, 2026.

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