Comparison

Leafscan vs atLEAF

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Measure leaf surface area
  • Log and export measurements
  • Measure multiple leaves per photo
  • Import photos from library
  • Automatic angle correction
  • Customizable units and thresholds
Features
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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.

About

atLEAF

Features
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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

Screenshots

Leafscan4 screens
atLEAF4 screens

Verdict

The call

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). Leafscan's advantage is chart position (#190 vs unranked). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

atLEAF is free to download; Leafscan costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Leafscan ships an update every 104 months, atLEAF every 44 months. The most recent releases landed on September 7, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Leafscan versus atLEAF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeafscanatLEAF
Price$19.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 104 monthsEvery 44 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#190 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCarlos AndersonFT GREEN LLC

In-app purchases

None

Leafscan

No in-app purchases

None

atLEAF

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Leafscan free?
Leafscan costs $19.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is atLEAF free?
atLEAF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Leafscan or atLEAF have ads?
Neither Leafscan nor atLEAF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Leafscan or atLEAF?
Leafscan ships an update every 104 months, and atLEAF every 44 months. Most recently, Leafscan was updated on September 7, 2026 and atLEAF on September 17, 2026.

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