Cigar Curator vs LEAF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cigar Curator
Manage your cigar collection and tasting notes with this personal inventory and journal app. Track humidity, temperature, and purchase details for each cigar. Supports manual entry, photo identification, and data export.
- Humidor inventory management
- Tasting journal with flavor notes
- Photo-assisted cigar identification
- Humidity and temperature tracking
- Purchase history and batch tracking
- Data export and backup
- Customizable appearance
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Cigar Curator is a personal humidor inventory and tasting journal for adult collectors. Keep your collection organized across multiple humidors. Add records manually or use photo-assisted identification, review suggested details, and keep your own photos, notes, and source information together. MORE PRECISE NOTES Explore an interactive flavor wheel with eight tasting families, switch to a searchable list, or add your own descriptions. Choose from more than 100 flavor notes and record overall impressions and notes for the first third, second third, and finish. Specific and custom notes stay intact through supported ChatGPT imports and CSV transfers. COLLECTION CONTROL Adjust or move multiple records, save useful filters, and review your inventory history. Undo eligible stock changes or restore a record from Recently Deleted. Purchase batches retain quantities, actual prices, sellers, acquisition dates, and optional image or PDF receipts. A JOURNAL THAT GROWS WITH YOU Use a quick entry or a guided review with an optional timer and Live Activity. Keep ratings, written notes, and flavor details, then compare past entries. You decide whether a quick journal entry deducts stock from your humidor. HUMIDOR HISTORY Record humidity and temperature readings, view condition charts and target ranges, and switch between Fahrenheit and Celsius. Optional local reminders help you keep track of humidor checks. YOUR RECORDS, WITH YOU Export a full collection backup with referenced photos and receipts, or use CSV for supported record transfers. The interface follows your chosen light, dark, or system appearance and supports larger text sizes. USER-CONFIRMED IDENTIFICATION Add from Picture combines on-device text recognition with an optional handoff to the separate ChatGPT app or website. Photo-assisted suggestions are not a guarantee of identification accuracy. Review suggested details before saving, retain sources, and mark information you have confirmed. Cigar Curator is a personal recordkeeping tool. It does not sell tobacco products, facilitate purchases, or operate as a marketplace.
LEAF
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LEAF is a private cigar journal and reference catalog for adults 21 and older. Keep a personal record of every cigar you smoke. Log a rating, write a review, capture your own read on strength and body, add tasting notes and a photo, and note details like size, where you were, and price. It is your journal, kept private to you. Look cigars up in a shared reference catalog, and use Similar Profiles to compare cigars by their catalog details. This is reference information, not a recommendation to buy or smoke. Private by default. Your reviews, photos, and notes are shown only to you. LEAF does not sell tobacco, link to retailers, or process purchases. Usage analytics are optional and can be turned off in Settings. Sign in with Apple is the only way to sign in, so there is no additional password to manage. LEAF is a tool for recording and referencing your own experience. It does not encourage or promote smoking or tobacco use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LEAF at Free against Cigar Curator's $0.99. LEAF also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
LEAF is free to download; Cigar Curator costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cigar Curator ships an update every 2 weeks, LEAF every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cigar Curator | LEAF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | LANCE NEILSEN CROMWELL | Kevin Washington |
In-app purchases
Cigar Curator
No in-app purchases
LEAF
No in-app purchases








