Leafscan vs Whisper Local
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.
Whisper Local
This app converts audio and video files into text directly on your device, ensuring privacy. It supports recording or importing files, automatic language detection, and easy sharing of transcripts.
- On-device transcription
- Import audio/video files
- Record with microphone
- Automatic language detection
- Format and share transcripts
- Plain text export
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Whisper Local turns audio into text directly on your device for better privacy and control. Import an audio or video file, or record with the microphone, then get a clean transcript without sending your content to a remote server. Choose a language manually or let the app detect it automatically, then format, copy, or share the result as plain text.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Whisper Local at Free against Leafscan's $19.99. Whisper Local also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 104 months). Leafscan's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On rating, 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
Whisper Local is free to download; Leafscan costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Leafscan against 5.0 for Whisper Local. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Leafscan has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Leafscan ships an update every 104 months, Whisper Local every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Leafscan | Whisper Local |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 104 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carlos Anderson | Francois Guilleme |
In-app purchases
Leafscan
No in-app purchases
Whisper Local
No in-app purchases
