A leaf area meter
in your pocket

A leaf area meter
in your pocket

A leaf area meter in your pocket

Measure leaf surface area easily using your mobile phone.

Measure leaf surface area easily using your mobile phone.

Built for real-world research

Built for real-world research

Measure leaves instantly in the lab or the field. Export and analyze your data.

Measure leaves instantly in the lab or the field. Export and analyze your data.

Fast

Measure leaf area in about the time it takes you to take a picture.

Measure leaf area in about the time it takes you to take a picture.

Portable

Use Leafscan with leaves of any size in the lab or in the field.

Use Leafscan with leaves of any size in the lab or in the field.

Organized

Manage your measurements in a build-in research notebook.

Manage your measurements in a build-in research notebook.

Advanced measurements, simplified

Advanced measurements, simplified

Everything you need to capture accurate leaf data. All in a simple and beautiful interface.

Everything you need to capture accurate leaf data. All in a simple and beautiful interface.

Pixel-level accuracy

Built-in camera distance and angle correction—no calibration needed

Built-in camera distance and angle correction—no calibration needed

Multi-leaf detection

Measure as many leaves as you can fit in one photo, all at once

Measure as many leaves as you can fit in one photo, all at once

Leaf hole subtraction

Holes, tears, and missing tissue can be excluded from area totals

Holes, tears, and missing tissue can be excluded from area totals

Built for research

Organize your data into collections, like experiments and treatments

Organize your data into collections, like experiments and treatments

Data statistics

Calculate summary statistics on your data or export for analysis

Calculate summary statistics on your data or export for analysis

Easy configuration

Set your units, detection sensitivity, and more to suit your workflow

Set your units, detection sensitivity, and more to suit your workflow

Proven in peer-reviewed research

Proven in peer-reviewed research

Researchers worldwide rely on Leafscan to measure accurate
leaf data for publication in leading scientific journals.

Researchers worldwide rely on Leafscan to measure accurate leaf data for publication in leading scientific journals.

50+

50+

peer-reviewed citations

peer-reviewed citations

Nature Ecology & Evolution

Scientific Reports

New Phytologist

Plant, Cell & Environment

Annals of Botany

American Journal of Botany

Agronomy

Ecosphere

Wetlands Ecology & Management

+ more

What our users are saying

What our users are saying

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“I am using this app in a NASA, STEM research project and the amount of time this app is saving me is priceless.”

Doug

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“Really excited to have found this app. Great support staff too!”

Merri4

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“I used this app to finish a biostatistics project. Honestly a lifesaver!”

kfitz313

Get the Reference Sheet

Get the Reference Sheet

The reference sheet is used by Leafscan to scale the leaf to its actual size and correct for the camera angle.

The reference sheet is used by Leafscan to scale the leaf to its actual size and correct for the camera angle.

Download the Reference Sheet

Hello, I'm Carlos.

Hello, I'm Carlos.

Leafscan started with a phone call from my brother. He was spending countless hours measuring leaves with an expensive, bulky machine during his plant physiology degree. Shouldn't there be an app for that?


As a software developer with a keen eye for usability, I knew I could build something better: precise, practical, and designed around how researchers actually work.


I hope Leafscan makes your work a little easier. I read every review and email, so please don't hesitate to reach out.

Leafscan started with a phone call from my brother. He was spending countless hours measuring leaves with an expensive, bulky machine during his plant physiology degree. Shouldn't there be an app for that?


As a software developer with a keen eye for usability, I knew I could build something better: precise, practical, and designed around how researchers actually work.


I hope Leafscan makes your work a little easier. I read every review and email, so please don't hesitate to reach out.

support@leafscanapp.com

support@leafscanapp.com

Carlos Anderson, Ph.D.

Carlos Anderson, Ph.D.

Carlos Anderson, Ph.D.

Sole Developer & Designer
Leafscan

Sole Developer & Designer
Leafscan

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