OnCampus vs LeafByte
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OnCampus
Navigate and engage with university life through real-time information on campus services, transportation, and emergency alerts. Access course catalogs, dining options, and campus maps to enhance your experience.
- Emergency alerts
- Course catalog browsing
- Live bus tracking
- Campus directory
- Interactive campus map
- Real-time parking data
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OnCampus is your live connection to NC State. Track Wolfline buses, see open dining spots, check how busy the gym is and find open parking. BUS TRACKING • Real-time arrival predictions for Wolfline, GoRaleigh and GoTriangle buses • Watch buses move along their routes • Plan your trips on campus DINING • See which dining locations are nearby and open right now • Find hours and service updates at a glance LIVE CROWD LEVELS • Real-time crowd levels at gyms and libraries • Pick the right time to work out or find a quiet spot to study PARKING AVAILABILITY • See live space counts in campus parking decks and lots • Find visitor and permit areas before you drive in INTERACTIVE CAMPUS MAP • Find buildings, dining, bus stops, parking, bike racks and accessible routes • Search with walking, driving and transit directions CAMPUS RESOURCES • Search NC State services, offices and tools • Tailored to students, faculty, staff, parents and visitors WOLFALERTS AND NOTIFICATIONS • Get WolfAlert emergency notifications • Opt in to updates on campus topics of interest EVENTS, NEWS AND CAMPUS MEDIA • Browse what's happening on campus • Find university news and media in one place
LeafByte
This application allows users to quickly and accurately measure leaf area and herbivory by taking photos. It supports various leaf types and conditions, and saves data to spreadsheets. Features include freehand drawing for reconstruction and automatic skew correction.
- Measure leaf area and herbivory
- Save data to spreadsheets
- Analyze leaves of any size
- Reconstruct missing leaf margins
- Measure dark or light plant material
- Read barcodes
- Correct photo skew
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LeafByte measures leaf area and herbivory quickly and accurately. Take a picture of a leaf and a scale to measure total leaf area and leaf area consumed. - Saves your data in a convenient spreadsheet on your phone or in Google Drive - Analyzes leaves of almost any size or shape - Uses freehand drawing to reconstruct missing leaf margins - Can measure dark plant material (such as leaves) on a white background or light plant material (such as petals) on a dark background - Reads and records all major barcodes - Automatically corrects skew in photos taken at an angle
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Verdict
OnCampus and LeafByte both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of LeafByte's written reviews are positive against 36% of OnCampus's. LeafByte also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). OnCampus's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (43 vs 13). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for OnCampus against 4.8 for LeafByte. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 13 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 36% of OnCampus's written reviews are positive against 100% of LeafByte's.
OnCampus ships an update every 6 weeks, LeafByte every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OnCampus | LeafByte |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (43 ratings) | 4.8 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 43 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | North Carolina State University | Abigail Getman-Pickering |
Customer experience
OnCampus
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In-app purchases
OnCampus
No in-app purchases
LeafByte
No in-app purchases
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