Ask Halal vs HalalFoodScan
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ask Halal
Easily check if food items are Halal, Haram, or Mushbooh by scanning barcodes or searching names. If a product isn't listed, you can analyze its ingredients individually or submit it for review to expand the database.
- Halal, Haram, Mushbooh status checker
- Barcode scanning
- Product name search
- Ingredient analysis
- Product submission for database expansion
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Ask Halal app provides an easy and intuitive way to access an expanding database of Halal, Haram and Mushbooh food items. Retail products can be checked by scanning their barcode or by searching their name. If a particular product is not found, user can check its ingredients and additives in the app – one by one. Finally user can submit the product details to us. We would check its halal/haram status and will update it in the database.
HalalFoodScan
Instantly check if food products are Halal, Mushbooh, or Haram by scanning barcodes. Get detailed ingredient insights and additive analysis to make informed dietary choices.
- Barcode scanning for Halal status
- Detailed ingredient analysis
- Additive detection
- Halal, Mushbooh, Haram categorization
- Supply chain information
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Instantly determine if any food product is Halal, Questionable (Mushbooh), or Haram by scanning its barcode. Our app meticulously analyzes additives and ingredients to provide precise information on the product's status. Our Mission Our mission is to help Muslims eat healthier by providing clarity on what's in their food and determining if it is Halal or Haram. Key Features - Barcode Scanning: Quickly scan food product barcodes to identify if they are Halal, Haram, or Mushbooh. - Ingredient Insights: Access detailed ingredient lists and supply chain information for each product. - Additive Detection: For products not found in our database, simply scan the back of the food product to detect and analyze additives. Categories - Halal (حلال): Additives of vegetarian origin. - Mushbooh (مشبوه): Additives that can be of vegetarian, animal, or alcohol origin. - Haram (حرام): Additives of animal or alcohol origin. - Unknown: Additives with unknown origins.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HalalFoodScan at 4.5 against Ask Halal's 2.8. HalalFoodScan also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 17%) and ratings volume (198 vs 20). Ask Halal's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. HalalFoodScan sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Ask Halal asks for nothing beyond the download.
HalalFoodScan holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HalalFoodScan has 198 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Ask Halal's written reviews are positive against 32% of HalalFoodScan's.
Ask Halal ships an update every 8 days, HalalFoodScan fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ask Halal | HalalFoodScan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (20 ratings) | 4.5 (198 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | 31.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 198 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yasir Javed | APPSURGE |
Customer experience
Ask Halal
HalalFoodScan
In-app purchases
Ask Halal
No in-app purchases
HalalFoodScan
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Weekly$3.997 Days
- Annual$29.991 Year
- HalalFoodScan Premium$8.99
- HalalFoodScan Premium$39.99
Questions
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