LeafSpy Pro vs Jackery Home
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LeafSpy Pro
Monitor your Nissan Leaf's battery health, charging history, and vehicle diagnostics. Perform dealer-level functions like changing settings and reading trouble codes. Log data and sync to Dropbox for detailed analysis.
- Cell pair voltage monitoring
- Battery temperature readings
- Battery AHr rating and capacity
- Charging connection history
- Diagnostic Trouble Code (DTC) reading
- Tire pressure monitoring
- Trip and charge logging
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The Leaf Spy Pro allows anyone with a Nissan Leaf electric vehicle, an iOS 7.1+ device and a supported Bluetooth 4+ LE OBDII adapter (Vgate vLinker FD+ and MC+ OBDII adapters recommended) or a WiFi OBDII adapter, the ability to monitor their battery and other vehicle information normally visible only to the dealer. Support for English, Japanese, German, French, Chinese, Russian and Arabic languages. Note: The iPhone 4 and early iPads (2nd Gen) do NOT support Bluetooth 4+ LE. Currently supports 2011 to 2025 Leaf. (2026 Leaf not yet verified). Information displayed by Leaf Spy Pro: * Voltage of each of the 96 cell pairs (highlighted if shunt active) * Minimum, average, maximum cell pair voltages * Histogram of cell pair voltages * Battery Temperature readings (4 sensors for 2011/12 models, 3 for 2013 models) * Battery AHr rating (this will decease with age and is an indication of remaining capacity) * VIN * Odometer (miles or km) * Number of Quick Charge connections * Number of L1/L2 Charge connections * EVSE Max available amps * EVSE voltage * Battery energy level in GIDs & kWh * Resetable energy usage meter (Wh resolution) * Graphic display of SOC, GIDs and DTE (Distance to Empty) * Remaining distance meter (miles/km) to Event (Low Battery Warning, Very Low Battery Warning or Reserve) based on user selectable energy efficiency * Graphic display of battery temperature with min, avg, max temperatures * Tire Pressure of each of the four tires with low pressure warning and delta pressure warning alarm (not yet supported on 2018 Leaf) * Ambient Temperature * Displays climate control settings and power used. * Trip and Charge Log * Logging function that records most data and optionally GPS location to a csv file that can be easily imported into excel. * Dropbox support to sync Log files * Can run in background while connected to Leaf allowing you to use other apps. LeafSpy Pro also gives you the ability to perform functions normally requiring a visit to the dealer. * Change automatic door lock/unlock settings * Change VSP sound settings on 2013 to 2017 Leaf * Change Dash language on 2011 to 2017 Leaf * Read Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTC) * Register Tire Positions (required after tire rotation or seasonal tire changes so your Leaf knows the correct location of each tire on the car) * Ability to reset DTCs from selected ECUs (including the DTC set when a different battery pack is installed.) * Special modes when only parts of a Leaf are used in a custom vehicle. Ability to create custom screens by creating a CSV file. See help file for definition format.
Jackery Home
Manage and monitor your Jackery home energy storage devices remotely. View operating status, control modes, and upgrade firmware via cloud or Bluetooth connection. Share device access with family and friends.
- Device binding and sharing
- Remote monitoring and control
- Cloud and Bluetooth connectivity
- Change work modes
- View operational statistics
- Remote and direct device upgrades
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Jackery Home App is a terminal app for users to manage and monitoring Jackery home energy storage devices. Its main functions include: ● Users can bind their devices to their registered accounts, or share their devices with family and friends to view and control; ● Connect the device to the cloud platform through the app's network configuration, monitor the device's operating status, remotely control the device, change the device's work mode, and view statistical data on device operation; ● The app connects devices through Bluetooth near end to monitor device operation status and control devices; ● Upgrade devices, support remote platform upgrades for devices, and also support app direct connection to devices for device upgrades.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Jackery Home at Free against LeafSpy Pro's $19.99. LeafSpy Pro's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 1.4) and review sentiment (46% vs 5%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Jackery Home is free to download; LeafSpy Pro costs $19.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LeafSpy Pro holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LeafSpy Pro has 114 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 46% of LeafSpy Pro's written reviews are positive against 5% of Jackery Home's.
LeafSpy Pro ships an update every 2 months, Jackery Home every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LeafSpy Pro | Jackery Home |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $19.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (114 ratings) — better | 1.4 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 45.7% of reviews — better | 5.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 114 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #9 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | James Pollock | Jackery |
Customer experience
LeafSpy Pro
Jackery Home
Bugs and requests
LeafSpy Pro
Reported bugs
5 issues- Doesn't connect via Bluetooth on iOS
- Crashes on startup after iOS updates
- Fails to load data despite being connected
- Doesn't work with Mini OBD2 scanners
- Can't change sounds on newer Leaf models
Requested features
5 requests- Add support for newer Leaf models
- Improve user interface and design
- Add Apple CarPlay integration
- Expand compatibility with more OBD2 dongles
- Improve documentation and in-app help
Jackery Home
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LeafSpy Pro
No in-app purchases
Jackery Home
No in-app purchases









