Comparison

cRc Kosher vs Bishul

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

Head to head
About

cRc Kosher

This app provides a comprehensive guide to kosher living, featuring lists of recommended certifications, a logo scanner for instant identification, and detailed product information. It also offers resources for food and non-food items, Kashrus alerts, and local kosher restaurant information.

Highlights
  • Recommended Hechsherim lists
  • Hechsher logo scanner
  • Food & beverage product lists
  • Kashrus alerts
  • Chicago-area kosher restaurants
  • Ask the Rabbi feature
Features
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The cRc Kosher app is your comprehensive resource for everything kosher. Featuring an enhanced design and improved user experience, with the ability to search across all lists within the app for quick access to the information you need. Features of the cRc Kosher app: - Recommended Hechsherim: See a list of recommended Hechsherim from across the United States and around the world. - Hechsher Logo Scanner: See a Kashrus logo you don’t recognize? Scan logos to get detailed information about the certification agency. - Food & Beverage Product Lists: Alcoholic Beverages, Beverages, Food, Fruits & Vegetables Checking Guide, Slurpees, and Starbucks products. - Other Essential Resources: Medicine, Non-Food products, Berachos guide, Tevilas Keilim and Kashering guide. - Kashrus Alerts: Stay up-to-date with the latest Kashrus alerts directly on your phone. - Chicago-Area Restaurants: Explore local establishments with an interactive, location-based map. - Audio Library: Listen to shiurim on kosher topics anytime, anywhere. - FAQ: Find answers to popular questions all in one place. - Policies: Access a list of general cRc policies. - Ask the Rabbi: Submit questions directly to a Kashrus Rabbi for personalized guidance. - Pesach Information: Seasonal updates for Pesach-related resources. The cRc Kosher app – your go-to source for all things kosher!

About

Bishul

Struggling with meal decisions? This app offers a curated selection of over 400 kosher recipes from 21 cuisines. It learns your preferences over time, suggesting dishes you'll love and avoiding those you dislike. Recipes include detailed ingredients, cooking steps, nutritional information, and kosher dietary tags.

Highlights
  • Recipe picker with preference learning
  • Over 400 kosher recipes
  • 21 diverse cuisines
  • Detailed ingredient checklists
  • Step-by-step cooking instructions
  • Nutritional flags and kosher tags
  • Shabbat and fast-day specific notes
Features
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Can't decide what's for dinner tonight? Then Bishul is the app for you! Tap once. Get a meal! Bishul's built-in picker spins through hundreds of recipes and lands on one you'll actually want to make. Favorite a dish, like it, or dislike it. Your favorites surface more often, dislikes never come up. With no preferences set, every roll is fair. The more you use it, the better it gets at reading your taste. Over 400 hand picked recipes from 21 cuisines and growing! Italian, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Indian, French, Thai, Mexican, Eastern European, Latin American, Fusion, and more! Every recipe is kosher, every method has been cross-checked against multiple authoritative sources, and every dietary tag is honest. Halachic care, built in. Recipes are clearly tagged fleishig, dairy, pareve, or fish-with-dairy. Shabbat-appropriate dishes on Fridays, fast-day notes when relevant, and Pesach-friendly recipes during Chag. Tap a recipe to see: • Ingredients as a checklist, tick items off as you shop or cook! • Method broken into clear steps • Nutrition flags (high-protein, gluten-free, dairy-free, low-carb, and gentle warnings for fat, sodium, sugar, or carb-heavy dishes) • Kosher notes specific to that dish Independent and ad-free. Bishul is built and maintained by one developer. No ads. No analytics. No accounts. No data leaves your device. Your favorites and settings live only on your phone. If you delete the app, every trace is gone with it. For everyday cooks and Shabbat hosts. Whether you're staring into the fridge on a Tuesday or planning Friday-night dinner for ten, Bishul gives you a place to start and a method to follow. The recipes are written to be made, not just read. May we merit to have a beautiful table like the table Abraham Avinu, and may our Hachnasat Orchim bring us to increase our Ahavat Chinam. May we merit to bring the Geula speedily in our days!

Screenshots

cRc Kosher4 screens
Bishul4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bishul at fortnightly against cRc Kosher's every 3 months. Bishul also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 88%). cRc Kosher's advantage is ratings volume (37 vs 2). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bishul holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: cRc Kosher has 37 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of cRc Kosher's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bishul's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

cRc Kosher ships an update every 3 months, Bishul fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
cRc Kosher versus Bishul: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametercRc KosherBishul
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (37 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChicago Rabbinical CouncilOmri Toren

Customer experience

cRc Kosher

All ratings33 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative9.1%

Bishul

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

cRc Kosher

No in-app purchases

None

Bishul

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is cRc Kosher free?
cRc Kosher is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bishul free?
Bishul is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, cRc Kosher or Bishul?
Bishul is rated higher. cRc Kosher averages 4.7 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Bishul averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do cRc Kosher or Bishul have ads?
Neither cRc Kosher nor Bishul shows ads.
Which is updated more often, cRc Kosher or Bishul?
cRc Kosher ships an update every 3 months, and Bishul fortnightly. Most recently, cRc Kosher was updated on June 10, 2026 and Bishul on September 20, 2026.

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