UniFi Protect vs LeafyPod
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UniFi Protect
Access your camera security system from your mobile device. Stream live feeds, manage devices, and download recordings. Offers cloudless storage and customizable alerts for residential and commercial users.
- Adopt and manage Protect devices
- Stream low-latency livestreams
- Download localized recordings
- Cloudless recording storage
- Timelapse footage scrubbing
- Personalized security notifications
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UniFi Protect brings the full functionality of our web-based camera security application to your mobile device. Adopt and manage your Protect devices, stream low-latency livestreams, and download localized recordings directly to your phone. Designed for residential and commercial use, UniFi Protect also allows you to: - Maintain complete data privacy with Cloudless recording storage. - Quickly scrub through hours of Timelapse footage to pinpoint the exact moments you're looking for. - Personalize security notifications based on a wide variety of individual, vehicular, and atmospheric-based detections.
LeafyPod
This app connects to smart planters to monitor plant health, including soil moisture, sunlight, and temperature. It provides personalized care tips and manages self-watering schedules, making plant care effortless for all experience levels.
- Smart planter connectivity
- Real-time plant health monitoring
- Personalized care tips
- Automated watering schedules
- Soil moisture tracking
- Sunlight and temperature monitoring
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Effortlessly monitor and manage your plants with the LeafyPod app, designed to connect seamlessly to your LeafyPod Planters. LeafyPod combines intelligent monitoring with a smart self-watering system, ensuring your plants stay healthy and thriving with minimal effort. Track essential metrics such as soil moisture, sunlight exposure, and temperature, and receive real-time insights tailored to your plants' needs. The app offers an intuitive interface to view plant health trends, receive personalized care tips, and manage watering schedules. Whether you’re a seasoned plant enthusiast or a beginner, LeafyPod makes plant care simple and enjoyable. Save time, eliminate guesswork, and nurture a greener, healthier indoor environment with LeafyPod – the smarter way to grow.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: UniFi Protect at 4.8 against LeafyPod's 4.5. UniFi Protect also leads on ratings volume (78K vs 11). LeafyPod's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UniFi Protect holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UniFi Protect has 78K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of UniFi Protect's written reviews are positive against 50% of LeafyPod's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UniFi Protect | LeafyPod |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (78K ratings) — better | 4.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 78K — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 270 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ubiquiti Inc. | LeafyPod LLC |
Customer experience
UniFi Protect
LeafyPod
Bugs and requests
UniFi Protect
Reported bugs
5 issues- Geofencing not working as expected
- Doorbell audio/video not syncing properly
- Frequent disconnections from cameras
- Playback issues and video not loading
- Notifications not reliable or timely
Requested features
5 requests- Add option to snooze/silence notifications
- Improve video scrubbing and playback controls
- Integrate with Apple HomeKit
- Add custom notification sounds
- Enhance multi-view and layout options
LeafyPod
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
UniFi Protect
No in-app purchases
LeafyPod
No in-app purchases
