CigarGuard vs The Leaf Aficionado
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CigarGuard
Monitor and control the humidity inside your humidor remotely. This app connects to a Bluetooth adapter for your Le Veil Cigar Digital Humidifier, allowing you to check and adjust humidity levels without opening the unit. No internet connection is needed for operation.
- Remote humidity monitoring
- Humidity control
- No internet required
- Bluetooth connectivity
- Humidor status without opening
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Cigar Guard is an application for the Le Veil Cigar Digital Humidifier. It lets you easily know and control what the humidity inside of the humidor is without opening it. No internet required. Le Veil Bluetooth adapter required.
The Leaf Aficionado
Instantly access comprehensive cigar information by scanning a cigar band. Discover brand, origin, flavor profiles, and pairing suggestions to enhance your cigar experience.
- Cigar band scanning
- Brand and origin details
- Flavor profile analysis
- Pairing recommendations
- Comprehensive cigar database
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We built an app that lets your customers scan a cigar band and instantly know everything about it — brand, origin, flavor profile, even what to pair it with. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CigarGuard at none against The Leaf Aficionado's 8. CigarGuard also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.6). The Leaf Aficionado's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 11 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. The Leaf Aficionado sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. CigarGuard asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Leaf Aficionado holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
CigarGuard ships an update every 11 months, The Leaf Aficionado every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CigarGuard | The Leaf Aficionado |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Thomas Chen | Emily Bellows |
In-app purchases
CigarGuard
No in-app purchases
The Leaf Aficionado
- Aficionado Monthly2 variants$9.991 Month
- Connoisseur Monthly2 variants$15.991 Month
- Aficionado Yearly2 variants$83.991 Year
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- Connoisseur Yearly2 variants$134.991 Year
Questions
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