Halal Check Food Scanner vs potanics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Halal Check Food Scanner
Instantly verify the halal status of food products using AI by snapping a photo or searching ingredients. Access a comprehensive E-number database, find accurate Qibla direction, and get precise prayer times. Enjoy live streams from Makkah and Medina.
- AI-powered food scanner
- Ingredient analysis in 30+ languages
- E-number database
- Qibla compass
- Precise prayer times
- Live streams from Makkah & Medina
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The #1 AI Halal Scanner that doesn't just say halal or haram — it explains WHY, for your own school of thought (Hanafi, Shafi, Maliki, Jafari, Hanbali), free and with no paywall. Snap any food label and AI reads every ingredient in 30+ languages, catching the hidden pork, alcohol, gelatin, haram E-numbers and zabiha questions that barcode-lookup apps miss, with a clear halal, haram or mushbooh verdict and sourced scholarly explanations. ALSO FREE, NO ACCOUNT NEEDED • Prayer times with adhan reminders for every prayer • Qibla compass pointing to Makkah anywhere • Islamic Hijri calendar • Live Makkah and Madinah, 24/7 • Search 500+ E-numbers and additives Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://halalcheck.one/privacy
potanics
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: potanics at none against Halal Check Food Scanner's 2. potanics also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price 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
Both are free to download. Halal Check Food Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. potanics asks for nothing beyond the download.
Halal Check Food Scanner ships an update weekly, potanics every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Halal Check Food Scanner | potanics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 53.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ali Reza Farahnak | Mark Dean |
Bugs and requests
Halal Check Food Scanner
Reported bugs
3 issues- Text not visible after updates
- Keyboard issues (number-only input)
- Scanning issues (product unknown)
Requested features
3 requests- Barcode scanner integration
- Search by ingredient name
- Availability information for different regions
potanics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Halal Check Food Scanner
- HalalCheck Pro$2.991 Month
- HalalCheck Pro$14.991 Year
potanics
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Halal Check Food Scanner free?
Is potanics free?
Do Halal Check Food Scanner or potanics have ads?
Which is updated more often, Halal Check Food Scanner or potanics?
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