Scan Halal vs Checkly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Scan product barcodes
- Analyze ingredient sources
- Display halal status
- Inform halal dietary choices
- Supports USA & Canada products
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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
Checkly
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Know what's in your makeup, and what to do about it. Checkly scans the barcode or the ingredient list on makeup, skincare, hair and body products and gives you a straight answer: a strict score out of 100, a written verdict, every ingredient explained, and better swaps. ONE STRICT SCORE Every product is scored the same way, from its ingredient list alone. Microplastics, fragrance, parabens, drying alcohol, silicones, mineral oil, talc, nanomaterials and more count against it. No brand can change a score. Where a list is read off a pack, Checkly says how much of it was recognised. YOUR AI BEAUTY ASSISTANT Mira, Checkly's beauty assistant, answers your questions about makeup and skincare: what suits your skin, what to look for, what to avoid. Her answers come with top picks ordered by their Checkly Score. AI can be wrong, and none of it is medical advice. SCAN THE PACK WHEN THERE IS NO BARCODE Many makeup products aren't in any open database yet. Photograph the front and the ingredient list and Checkly names the product and scores the list. Ingredient Spotlight highlights what counts, live on the pack or on a screenshot of a shop's product page. EVERY INGREDIENT, EXPLAINED Tap any ingredient for what it is and what it does, in one plain sentence, with the function it serves in the formula, why Checkly flagged it and the source it rests on. BETTER SWAPS Under every result: products of the same type that score higher, checked by Checkly. FOR YOU A home page with your shades (from a few quick questions), what's expiring on your shelf, your week in scans, and Mira. YOUR SHELF Keep what you own, with your own photo of each product. Checkly counts down the period after opening (the open-jar symbol on the pack) and can remind you before your mascara is due to go. A MIRROR WITH A RING LIGHT Check your makeup up close: the front camera inside a ring light, warm, neutral or cool, with zoom and a tap to freeze. Nothing is recorded. INGREDIENT MATCH Compare two products and see how alike their ingredient lists are, weighted by position: what they share and what differs. HONEST ABOUT COVERAGE Product data comes from Open Beauty Facts, an open community database, and from ingredient lists checked by Checkly. Only a small share of makeup has a complete ingredient list, which is why reading the pack is a first-class feature. If a product has no list, Checkly says so instead of guessing, and you can ask for it to be scored. NOT MEDICAL ADVICE Checkly is an information tool. It does not diagnose, treat, monitor or prevent any condition, and it is not a medical device. Product data is community-edited and can be incomplete, so always read the packaging. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account needed. Your history, shelf, photos and beauty profile are stored on your phone. To look a product up, Checkly sends its barcode. Text read off a pack, and the questions you type to Mira with the profile answers they need, go to Checkly's server and its AI provider; your photos never do. A product you add stays on your phone. CHECKLY PREMIUM The introduction and the example results are free to look at. A subscription unlocks the app: • Monthly: €7.99 per month • Annual: €49.99 per year (€4.17 per month) Both plans start with a free trial. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel subscriptions in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Checkly is for ages 16 and over. Privacy Policy: https://get-checkly.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://get-checkly.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Checkly at every 3 days against Scan Halal's every 3 months. Scan Halal's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12 vs 17.0). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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. Scan Halal sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Checkly sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Scan Halal ships an update every 3 months, Checkly every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Scan Halal | Checkly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (2.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 35.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ummah Labs & Co. | Evan Bergsma |
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
Checkly
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Scan Halal
- Pro Version - Monthly$9.991 Month
- Pro Version$23.991 Year
- Ad-Free Version$9.99
Checkly
- Monthly Premium3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Checkly Premium Yearly Offer$22.991 Year
- Annual Premium3 Days trial$44.991 Year









