Leafscan vs atLEAF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Leafscan
Instantly measure leaf surface area using your phone's camera. Log and export measurements as a CSV file. Requires a white background with reference markers for accurate results.
- Measure leaf surface area
- Log and export measurements
- Measure multiple leaves per photo
- Import photos from library
- Automatic angle correction
- Customizable units and thresholds
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Leafscan is a leaf area meter in your pocket! Use your mobile device to take a picture of a leaf and instantly get its area. Keep track of your measurements in a notebook and export it as a CSV file via AirDrop, email, and more. You’ll only need a white background with reference markers, which you can make yourself or download free from our website (http://www.leafscanapp.com). Features: - Measure leaf surface area with high accuracy - Log your measurements and export them as a CSV file - Measure multiple leaves in one photo at once - Take pictures using the camera or load them from the photos library - Holes, tears, and missing tissue can be excluded from the total area - Automatically correct for photos taken at an angle - Customize the measurement units (mm, cm, or in) - Customize the reference length and detection thresholds Some of the icons in this app were provided by https://icons8.com.
atLEAF
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This app is a powerful tool for farmers and agronomists. It implements the Bluetooth® interface for atLEAF devices, allowing to remotely command them and to acquire measure data. Even by itself, it has many useful functions such as: • Planting: evaluation of the number of plants on a given field that can be defined as area, or length and width, or interactively through a map • Seeding: evaluation of the number and price of seeds • Weather and forecast data given for the mobile location • Unit conversions • Conversions among atLEAF measures and SPAD units, chlorophyll content and wheat N-management • Definition of group of measures and measure names When connected through Bluetooth with an atLEAF BLUE chlorophyll meter, it allows to: • Read information and status of the device • Set or read time and clock of the device • Transfer measure names from the device • Perform a measure on the device and read measure data with sensor temperature • Acquire the mobile location and to associate it to the measure • Display for a stored group of measure data in list form, graph or points on maps • Display statistics for a measure group • Export group of measures in an ADAT file
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: atLEAF at Free against Leafscan's $19.99. atLEAF also leads on update cadence (every 44 months vs every 104 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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
atLEAF is free to download; Leafscan costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Leafscan ships an update every 104 months, atLEAF every 44 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Leafscan | atLEAF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 104 months | Every 44 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carlos Anderson | FT GREEN LLC |
In-app purchases
Leafscan
No in-app purchases
atLEAF
No in-app purchases
