Comparison

PBTCare vs Verify Halal

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PBTCare

This app allows citizens to submit complaints to local authorities via mobile, providing a user-friendly channel for feedback and complaint management. It enables location-based complaint submission and offers responsive feedback to users.

Highlights
  • Submit complaints with mobile location
  • Receive responsive feedback
  • Monitor complaint statistics
  • User-friendly complaint channel
  • Facilitates communication with local authorities
Features
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Formerly known as i-Tegur. PBTCare Mobile application is a new innovation developed by the ministry to facilitate the public to make complaints to the local authorities (PBT) through mobile. The objectives of PBTCare 1. Establish rapport PBT and citizens by providing a user-friendly channel complaints in giving the best service to the people; and 2. Monitoring and more effective complaint management to top management PBT and KPKT through the same system resources and easily accessible. The functions of PBTCare 1. Allow shipping posing a complaint with the mobile location; 2. Provide feedback to the complainant with a more responsive; and 3. To monitor the statistics of complaints by local authorities or through the dashboard JKT provided more efficiently.

About

Verify Halal

Easily find Halal-certified food, consumer goods, and restaurants. Scan products or search by category to make informed purchasing decisions. Discover where Halal products are available or can be sold.

Highlights
  • Scan Halal member products
  • Search Halal products and premises
  • Filter by category
  • Locate products ('Found it Here/Sell it Here')
  • View Halal certification information
  • Access JAKIM's Halal directory
Features
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Verify Halal allows consumers to make an informed decision when shopping for their Halal products or searching for Halal Restaurants. Consumers can either scan verify Halal members products or Search halal products and premises via search bar, Search bar also helps consumer to search via different categories which could be select using the filter option on the right side of the search bar. An exciting feature of spotting halal product ‘Found it Here/Sell it Here’ is also added, through which consumers or Sellers spot the location of the product from Product detail page. Once user click on the Found it here or Sell it here, it will open a screen where user will see their current location on the map and by storing the location by clicking on the Pin button, user has to enter the store name and Confirm. During Halal Certification body’s convention Serunai has signed MOU with 16 CBs from Philippines, India, Austria, New Zealand, Ireland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, and Japan under Malaysia’s JAKIM to connect with Verify Halal in order for consumers to search products from their countries as well. Verify Halal app is an initiative under Malaysia’s JAKIM to build a quality halal repository, all the listed products are from certification bodies accredited and recognized by JAKIM. The status of halal and authenticity of the information contained are based on the guidelines of JAKIM’s Halal Hub Division, which in turn maintains the updated live Halal directory for Malaysia as well as list of JAKIM’s certified Foreign Halal Certification Body, which could be seen under Halal info of Verify Halal Application. For more information, contact us at marketing@verifyhalal.com. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PBTCare4 screens
Verify Halal4 screens

Verdict

The call

PBTCare and Verify Halal both sit at 2.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 39% of Verify Halal's written reviews are positive against 4% of PBTCare's. Verify Halal also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). PBTCare's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Verify Halal sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. PBTCare asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 2.0 for PBTCare against 2.0 for Verify Halal. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 4% of PBTCare's written reviews are positive against 39% of Verify Halal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PBTCare ships an update every 4 months, Verify Halal every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PBTCare versus Verify Halal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPBTCareVerify Halal
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)2.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews3.6% of reviews38.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB180 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJABATAN DIGITAL NEGARA (JDN)Serunai Commerce Sdn Bhd

Customer experience

PBTCare

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive3.6%
Neutral5.5%
Negative90.9%

Verify Halal

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews49 reviews
Positive38.8%
Neutral12.2%
Negative49.0%

In-app purchases

None

PBTCare

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Verify Halal

Subscriptions4
  • Premium without AI Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium with AI Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Premium without AI Annual$12.991 Year
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  • Premium with AI Annual$24.991 Year

Questions

Is PBTCare free?
PBTCare is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Verify Halal free?
Verify Halal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PBTCare or Verify Halal?
PBTCare and Verify Halal are both rated 2.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do PBTCare or Verify Halal have ads?
Neither PBTCare nor Verify Halal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PBTCare or Verify Halal?
PBTCare ships an update every 4 months, and Verify Halal every 4 weeks. Most recently, PBTCare was updated on October 14, 2026 and Verify Halal on October 24, 2026.

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