The invention discloses a heat-insulating property detection device and a detection method. The detection device comprises a magnifying lens and a light source, wherein the magnifying lens is used for focusing the light rays generated by the light source. The magnifying lens focuses the light rays generated by the light source, a to-be-detected heat-insulating film is placed before or behind the magnifying lens, and the heat intensity difference is compared between the light rays passing through the heat-insulating film and the light rays not passing through the heat-insulating film, so as to judge the property of the heat-insulating film. The heat-insulating property detection method provided by the invention has the advantages of being visual, scientific, simple and accurate, is capable of effectively prompting the purification of thermal insulation industries, such as a heat-insulating film industry, and prompting the quality of products, and further, the heat-insulating property detection device provided by the invention is simple and convenient to operate.