Comparison

Vegan Friendly vs iVegan

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

Head to head
About

Vegan Friendly

Discover vegan-friendly restaurants, businesses, and products with detailed reviews and photos. The app features a dedicated team that vets menus to ensure a good selection of vegan options. Filter by certification, delivery, or gluten-free availability.

Highlights
  • Find vegan-friendly restaurants and businesses
  • Detailed reviews and photos
  • Community-submitted content
  • Menu vetting by dedicated team
  • Filter by certification, delivery, gluten-free
  • Suggest new businesses
Features
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Welcome to the Vegan Friendly app! Find the best vegan friendly restaurants, businesses, and products nearby with detailed reviews, photos and more. Key Features: Free to download and use! 20K+ Vegan Friendly restaurants Reviews and photos created by the community Dedicated team personally vets every menu to ensure there is always a solid selection of vegan options for you Filter by vegan-friendly certified, 100% vegan, delivery, gluten free option(s) When you visit one of the businesses on our app, you know we’ve got you covered! Soon: exclusive perks and discounts just for you! Vegan Friendly Certified: We partner with businesses and officially certify them in accordance with our unique criteria - 25% vegan dishes including main dishes, to make sure there is a good selection of vegan options. Why Vegan Friendly? Vegan Friendly is a non-profit organization that promotes veganism and aims to make it more accessible, in order to end animal suffering and climate change. Don't see your favorite vegan friendly spot? If we’ve missed any businesses, we’d really appreciate your help! You can use the little plus sign in the top right of your app to suggest any businesses we should add to the database. Thank you so much! Download now and join the community - share your faves and help shape the future of vegan eating!

About

iVegan

Easily check if products are vegan by scanning their barcodes. Access a database of over 1 million items from major UK supermarkets. Get instant vegan status information to make informed shopping choices.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning for vegan status
  • Extensive product database (1M+ items)
  • Supports major UK supermarkets
  • Real-time vegan information
  • Regular database and feature updates
Features
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You always spend a lot of time in the supermarket searching for vegan friendly ingredients in the products? Do you want to know by just scanning a product if it's vegan or not? iVegan can tell you that! With more than 1 million products in our database!!! Works with UK most popular supermarkets: Tesco, Sainsburys, H&B, Iceland and much more! You will only need to scan the product barcode and we will tell you if it's vegan or not. We hope you enjoy! We will keep adding more products into our database , also updates and new functionalities every week! *Your iTunes account will be charged. Charges will occur upon confirmation of purchase or after the free trial period, if any, unless auto renewal is turned off or your subscription is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your subscription will automatically renew at the then-current rates within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. To cancel, visit the Account Setting in your iTunes account. Subscription fees are non-refundable. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if applicable, will be forfeited when you change your subscription. Our terms of service/use are available at http://legal.ivegan.io/terms.html and our privacy policy is available at http://legal.ivegan.io/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Vegan Friendly4 screens
iVegan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vegan Friendly at none against iVegan's 1. Vegan Friendly also leads on ratings volume (469 vs 7). iVegan's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. iVegan sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.49 per month. Vegan Friendly asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iVegan holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vegan Friendly has 469 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Vegan Friendly's written reviews are positive against 54% of iVegan's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vegan Friendly ships an update every 3 weeks, iVegan every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Vegan Friendly versus iVegan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVegan FriendlyiVegan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (469 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.6% of reviews53.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings469 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.112.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size84 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Association For a Vegan Future (RA)elton mendes vieira junior

Customer experience

Vegan Friendly

All ratings455 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral3.1%
Negative7.5%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive51.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative43.5%

iVegan

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive53.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative42.3%

Bugs and requests

Vegan Friendly

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • White screen on app launch
  • Splash screen freezing after location permission
  • Notification permission blocking app progression
  • Notifications not appearing in phone settings
  • App language displaying incorrectly (Hebrew)
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  • Address validation rejecting non-UK/USA locations
  • Search results showing restaurants hundreds of miles away
  • Inconsistent app behavior across devices

Requested features

11 requests
  • Bookmark/save favorite restaurants feature
  • Add restaurants to favorites/collections
  • View restaurant menus within app
  • Direct links to restaurant websites
  • Hide or filter out chain restaurants
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  • Direct contact/messaging with restaurants
  • Vegan verification/certification badge system
  • Expand geographic coverage beyond UK/USA
  • Better search results for travel destinations
  • Improved notification system functionality
  • Dark mode option

iVegan

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Vegan Friendly

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

iVegan

Subscriptions1
  • ivegan premium$1.491 Month

Questions

Is Vegan Friendly free?
Vegan Friendly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iVegan free?
iVegan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vegan Friendly or iVegan?
iVegan is rated higher. Vegan Friendly averages 4.6 out of 5 from 469 ratings, while iVegan averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Vegan Friendly or iVegan have ads?
Both Vegan Friendly and iVegan show ads.
Which is updated more often, Vegan Friendly or iVegan?
Vegan Friendly ships an update every 3 weeks, and iVegan every 2 days. Most recently, Vegan Friendly was updated on October 29, 2026 and iVegan on October 29, 2026.

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