Thesis statement:

 It is at the heart of a text and its driving force. It gives unity to the essay.
 It is the main point of the paper that you want to convey to the readers.
 It is the factual information that you want to either explain or prove in your paper.
 It is usually the last sentence of the first paragraph that express the gist of the
content of the rest of the paper.

Topic sentence:
 It gives unity to the paragraph that contains the main idea that the paragraph will
develop.
 It states exactly what is the content of your paragraph to introduce to your
readers. 
 It explain thoroughly the main idea or the thesis statement of the paper through a
sentence.
 It is usually at the fist sentence in your paragraph to give readers an overview of
the content of the rest of the paper.

Similarities:
 Both are declarative statement and not a question nor a prediction.
 Both controls the selection of evidence to support the paper’s claim. 
 Both are interesting and accurate to attract readers to read the paper.
 Both are clear and concise.