Comparison

Tessie vs LeafyPod

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

Head to head
About

Tessie

Enhance your Tesla ownership with detailed tracking, powerful automations, and real-time diagnostics. Monitor trips, battery health, charging, and receive important event notifications. Integrate with smart home systems and control your vehicle from various devices.

Highlights
  • Trip tracking
  • Battery health analytics
  • Charging and phantom drain tracking
  • Live charging view
  • Automations with schedules and triggers
  • Event notifications
  • Real-time OBD diagnostics
  • Cross-platform control (Apple Watch, Web)
Features
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Join over 500,000 Tesla drivers using Tessie to track, automate and protect their vehicles. Try it free! Requires a subscription or one-time payment. Happiness guaranteed or your money back. - Track your trips - Track your battery and compare it to others - Track charging and phantom drain - Monitor and control your Tesla using AI, including ChatGPT, Claude & Grok - Automate your Tesla using schedules and triggers - Get notified about driving, charging, Sentry events and more - Add a live charging view to your Lock Screen - View real-time OBD-level diagnostics using Profiler - Use your Apple Watch to control your Tesla - Use your Mac or PC to control your Tesla from your web browser - Integrate your Tesla with Alexa, Home Assistant, HomeKit and more Plus, import your existing data from TezLab, TeslaFi, Teslascope and TeslaMate. All data is 100% yours. View it, use it, export it or delete it. Tessie is built from the ground up for security using industry-leading best practices. Terms: tessie.com/terms Have questions or need help? Chat with us at support@tessie.com!

About

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.

Highlights
  • Smart planter connectivity
  • Real-time plant health monitoring
  • Personalized care tips
  • Automated watering schedules
  • Soil moisture tracking
  • Sunlight and temperature monitoring
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Tessie4 screens
LeafyPod4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LeafyPod at none against Tessie's 17. Tessie's advantage is ratings volume (9.6K vs 11) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Tessie sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. LeafyPod asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tessie holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tessie has 9.6K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Tessie's written reviews are positive against 50% of LeafyPod's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tessie ships an update weekly, LeafyPod every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tessie versus LeafyPod: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTessieLeafyPod
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9.6K ratings) — better4.5 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews63.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9.6K — better11
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTessieLeafyPod LLC

Customer experience

Tessie

All ratings9,648 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews593 reviews
Positive63.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative28.7%

LeafyPod

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Tessie

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inaccurate weather data
  • Missing trip and charging history
  • Unreliable Apple Watch integration

Requested features

4 requests
  • Charging schedule and preconditioning options
  • More customization and widget support
  • Sentry mode camera access
  • Improved Apple Watch reliability

LeafyPod

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Tessie

Subscriptions13
  • Legacy14 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Legacy14 Days trial2 variants$4.991 Month
  • Legacy1 Month trial$4.991 Month
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  • Basic14 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Pro14 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Pro14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Legacy14 Days trial$39.991 Year
  • Tessie14 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Legacy14 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • Tessie1 Month trial$69.991 Year
  • Basic14 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Pro14 Days trial$129.991 Year
  • Pro14 Days trial$149.991 Year
One-time2
  • Legacy (Lifetime)$199.99
  • Tessie$399.99
None

LeafyPod

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tessie free?
Tessie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LeafyPod free?
LeafyPod is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tessie or LeafyPod?
Tessie is rated higher. Tessie averages 4.8 out of 5 from 9.6K ratings, while LeafyPod averages 4.5 from 11 ratings.
Do Tessie or LeafyPod have ads?
Neither Tessie nor LeafyPod shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tessie or LeafyPod?
Tessie ships an update weekly, and LeafyPod every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tessie was updated on October 19, 2026 and LeafyPod on October 9, 2026.

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