The Leaf Aficionado vs Cigar Notes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Leaf Aficionado
Instantly access comprehensive cigar information by scanning a cigar band. Discover brand, origin, flavor profiles, and pairing suggestions to enhance your cigar experience.
- Cigar band scanning
- Brand and origin details
- Flavor profile analysis
- Pairing recommendations
- Comprehensive cigar database
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We built an app that lets your customers scan a cigar band and instantly know everything about it — brand, origin, flavor profile, even what to pair it with. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Cigar Notes
This app helps cigar enthusiasts log and remember every cigar they smoke. Record ratings, tasting notes, photos, and even the weather at the time of smoking. It offers monthly stats, a smoke calendar, and the ability to save favorite lounges.
- Log cigar ratings (draw, aroma, burn, flavor)
- Record tasting notes and favorite quotes
- Add photos to entries
- Track monthly stats and smoke calendar
- Save favorite lounges and smoking spots
- Share reviews with friends
- Sync journal across devices
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Cigar Notes is the cigar journal that remembers every smoke for you. Log a cigar in seconds :: Search a library of 8,500 (and growing), rate it on various characteristics, jot your tasting notes, and snap a photo. Each entry is automatically stamped with the weather and where you were. FEATURES • Rate every cigar on four marks — draw, aroma, burn, and flavor — for an honest overall score • Tasting notes and a favorite quote for each smoke • Snap or attach a photo, framed just how you like it • Recap — monthly stats, a smoke calendar, all-time totals, and your highest-rated sticks • Vibe — save your favorite lounges and smoking spots • Buddies — share reviews and see what your friends are smoking • Your journal syncs across your devices Whether you're a weekend hobbyist or a seasoned aficionado, Cigar Notes keeps your collection, ratings, and memories in one beautiful place. Cigar Notes is a personal journaling tool intended for adults of legal smoking age. It does not sell tobacco.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cigar Notes at none against The Leaf Aficionado's 8. Cigar Notes also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). The Leaf Aficionado's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ratings volume, 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. The Leaf Aficionado sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Cigar Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Leaf Aficionado holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 5 respectively.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | The Leaf Aficionado | Cigar Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Emily Bellows | JONATHON TIMOTHY MORTON |
In-app purchases
The Leaf Aficionado
- Aficionado Monthly2 variants$9.991 Month
- Connoisseur Monthly2 variants$15.991 Month
- Aficionado Yearly2 variants$83.991 Year
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- Connoisseur Yearly2 variants$134.991 Year
Cigar Notes
No in-app purchases
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