Comparison

Scan Halal vs The Quran Path

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

Head to head
About

Scan Halal

This app helps Muslims make informed halal dietary choices by scanning product barcodes. It analyzes ingredients and provides halal status, simplifying the process of understanding food product composition.

Highlights
  • Scan product barcodes
  • Analyze ingredient sources
  • Display halal status
  • Inform halal dietary choices
  • Supports USA & Canada products
Features
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Trusted by millions of Muslims who rely upon Scan Halal everyday. The most informative source on halal food products. Scan Halal is largest halal foods organization bringing transparency to the halal food industry and providing valuable and much-needed information readily available at their fingertips to make better informed halal dietary choices. Scan Halal was born out of frustration with reading through all the long worded hard to pronounce time consuming ingredients that so many of us muslims struggle with every day. We handle the complicated stuff, so you don't have to. Simply scan the barcode (UPC/EAN) of the product you wish to consume and within seconds our app will breakdown the sources of ingredients (plant, animal, synthetic, etc) and display the halal status. Our app service is trusted by millions of muslims and other halal consumers who rely upon Scan Halal everyday. Made by the team at scanhalal.org. There’s lots of work that goes on behind the scenes, working around the clock at Scan Halal to make sure things are running smoothly. Our team of food technologists, nutritionist, and auditors have a strong understanding in food matters and a wealth of industry experience that work endlessly to serve both the Muslim community and Halal Certification Industry. To learn more, you can also visit scanhalal.org This app currently supports U.S.A & Canada Products. U.K, France, & Germany release coming soon! Terms of Use: https://scanhalal.com/pages/terms.html

About

The Quran Path

Track your Quran memorization progress with this companion app. Log your journey Ayah by Ayah, Surah by Surah, or Juz by Juz. Features visually appealing metrics and customizable settings to motivate your memorization goals.

Highlights
  • Progress tracking by Ayah, Surah, or Juz
  • Dynamic statistics and charts
  • Motivation features for next memorization sections
  • Multiple Arabic Quranic fonts
  • Customizable font size, themes, and display
Features
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QuranPath is built for Hifdh. Read the Quran, mark what you have memorized, listen to reciters, test yourself, and track every ayah. MUSHAF PAGE Read the printed mushaf, line for line, and turn pages like a book. Madinah 1405H, Madinah 1441H and IndoPak, each with tajweed colours. Hold a word for its meaning and pronunciation. On iPad, turn it sideways for two pages. Or read ayah by ayah, with word by word English and transliteration. TRACK YOUR HIFDH Tap an ayah to mark it memorized. Juz and surah breakdowns show where you stand, and Pinned Progress keeps what you are working on at the top. SET A SCHEDULE Pick what to memorize and when you want it done. QuranPath gives you a daily target and tells you if you are ahead or behind. TEST YOURSELF Hide the page and recite. Tap or slide to bring the words back one at a time. MARK YOUR MISTAKES Tap the word you stumble on. Your trouble spots are collected by surah, so you can go straight back to them. LISTEN Play any range of ayat with thirteen reciters. Follow the highlight, repeat a range, download for offline listening, and keep going in the car with CarPlay. WIDGETS Your progress and today's schedule on the home screen. Tap one to open what you are memorizing. Memorizing the Quran takes years. QuranPath keeps track of where you are, one ayah at a time.

Screenshots

Scan Halal4 screens
The Quran Path4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Quran Path at 100% against Scan Halal's 35%. The Quran Path also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Scan Halal's advantage is ratings volume (2.4K vs 25) and iOS requirement (12 vs 17.0). On price, 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. Scan Halal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. The Quran Path asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Quran Path holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Scan Halal has 2.4K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Scan Halal's written reviews are positive against 100% of The Quran Path's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Scan Halal ships an update every 3 months, The Quran Path every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Scan Halal versus The Quran Path: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScan HalalThe Quran Path
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (2.4K ratings)5.0 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.4K — better25
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB216 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUmmah Labs & Co.Gassan Yacteen

Customer experience

Scan Halal

All ratings2,272 ratings
Positive69.3%
Neutral5.8%
Negative24.9%
Written reviews263 reviews
Positive35.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative58.2%

The Quran Path

All ratings25 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Scan Halal

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues
  • Inconsistent scanning results
  • Submitted products not getting reviewed

Requested features

4 requests
  • Search function to find products
  • Faster verification of submitted products
  • Improved database coverage
  • Option to disable location access

The Quran Path

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Scan Halal

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Version - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Pro Version$23.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ad-Free Version$9.99
None

The Quran Path

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scan Halal free?
Scan Halal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Quran Path free?
The Quran Path is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Scan Halal or The Quran Path?
The Quran Path is rated higher. Scan Halal averages 3.8 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while The Quran Path averages 5.0 from 25 ratings.
Do Scan Halal or The Quran Path have ads?
Neither Scan Halal nor The Quran Path shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Scan Halal or The Quran Path?
Scan Halal ships an update every 3 months, and The Quran Path every 10 days. Most recently, Scan Halal was updated on October 29, 2026 and The Quran Path on October 25, 2026.

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