Is It Vegan? vs Vegan Essentials
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Is It Vegan?
This app helps vegans shop by scanning product barcodes and deciphering ingredient labels. It supports over 100 languages and features a vast database of categorized ingredients, making vegan shopping quick and easy.
- Barcode scanning
- Ingredient label photo analysis
- PowerScan technology for cart scanning
- 100+ language support
- 20,000+ categorized ingredients
- Extensive product database search
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- The original vegan app is back! With over 1 MILLION downloads worldwide, we've been helping vegans shop since 2012. - This new app version has these features to make your shopping easier than ever: - The app can now work on products in over 100 languages! - The app has PowerScan technology to scan your whole cart in seconds. - The app can decipher ANY food label's ingredients list by taking a photo. - The app has over 20,000 categorized ingredients. - The app has a search function to instantly reference our extensive product database. - New optimized and intuitive app layout. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://isitvegan.net/privacy.html
Vegan Essentials
Discover a wide selection of high-quality, animal-free, and cruelty-free products. This application serves as a convenient online marketplace for all your vegan shopping needs.
- One-stop vegan shopping
- High-quality products
- Animal-free options
- Cruelty-free selection
- Online marketplace
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Vegan Essentials is a one-stop shopping destination for all vegan products. Shop now to get the highest quality animal-free & cruelty-free products.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Is It Vegan? at 4.7 against Vegan Essentials's 4.2. Is It Vegan? also leads on review sentiment (28% vs 0%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). Vegan Essentials's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, 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. Is It Vegan? sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Vegan Essentials asks for nothing beyond the download.
Is It Vegan? holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of Is It Vegan?'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Vegan Essentials's.
Is It Vegan? ships an update weekly, Vegan Essentials every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Is It Vegan? | Vegan Essentials |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (14 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 28.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 128 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Conner Burggraf | Bloombox Club |
Customer experience
Is It Vegan?
Vegan Essentials
Bugs and requests
Is It Vegan?
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when opening the app
- Scanning barcodes doesn't work
- Incorrect information for vegan products
- Inability to add new products to the database
Requested features
5 requests- Update database with more products
- Improve accuracy and reliability
- Add option to remove ads
- Enhance scanning and search functionality
- Expand to more countries/regions
Vegan Essentials
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Is It Vegan?
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Quarterly Subscription$4.993 Months
- Semiannual Subscription$6.996 Months
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- Annual Subscription$9.991 Year
- Lifetime Subscription$19.99
Vegan Essentials
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Is It Vegan? free?
Is Vegan Essentials free?
Which has better reviews, Is It Vegan? or Vegan Essentials?
Do Is It Vegan? or Vegan Essentials have ads?
Which is updated more often, Is It Vegan? or Vegan Essentials?
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