Comparison

Halal Check vs Hamdly

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

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Halal Check

Features
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Know what's in your food — before you buy it. Halal Check uses AI to scan any ingredient list or barcode and instantly tells you if a product is Halal, Haram, or Mushbooh. No database. No guessing. Just clear answers in seconds. CAMERA SCANNING Point your camera at any ingredient label for instant analysis. Halal Check reads the actual ingredient text — so it works even when no barcode exists or the product isn't in any database. BARCODE SCANNING Quick-scan packaged products and get a full ingredient breakdown before anything goes in your cart. AI INGREDIENT ANALYSIS Checks for pork derivatives, alcohol, gelatin, animal-derived colorings, E-numbers, emulsifiers, enzymes, flavor enhancers, and other additives — with a clear explanation of every finding. HALAL / HARAM / MUSHBOOH Every scan returns one of three verdicts: - Halal — permissible - Haram — not permissible - Mushbooh — doubtful, proceed with caution E-NUMBER BREAKDOWN Full analysis of every E-code in the ingredient list, with halal status and source for each one. WHY HALAL CHECK? Most halal scanner apps only work when a product is already in their database. If it's not there, you get nothing. Halal Check's AI reads and analyzes the actual ingredient text — making it reliable for new products, local brands, and imported goods with no barcode or database entry. Premium starts at $29.99/year — up to 40% less than the leading halal scanner apps. WHAT WE DETECT: - Pork and all pork-derived ingredients - Alcohol and alcohol-based extracts - Gelatin (animal source) - Carmine (E120) and animal-derived colorings - Emulsifiers and stabilizers (E470–E483) - Enzymes: rennet, pepsin, lipase - Flavor enhancers (E621, E631, E635) - L-Cysteine (E920) and other hidden additives Note: Halal status may vary depending on Islamic school of thought, regional standards, and certification body. Halal Check is a decision-support tool. For matters requiring a definitive ruling, consult a qualified Islamic authority. Download free and take the guesswork out of halal shopping. Terms of Use: https://denwee.com/app/halal_scanner/terms

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Hamdly

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With Hamdly you can read the Cevşen, do zikir, read the Quran and check prayer times and the qibla. With family, friends and loved ones you can start a zikir circle (halka) together. When a hatim, the 4444 Tefriciye or the shifa salawat is being read, you share out the juz and the counts in the app: everyone can see who took what and how much is left. No ads. ▸ CEVŞEN AND DUAS The prayers of the Great Cevşen are here: Cevşen-i Kebir, Celcelûtiye, Evrâd-ı Kudsiye, Sekine, Tahmîdiye, Delâilü'n-Nûr, Münâcât-ı Veysel Karânî, Münâcâtü'l-Kur'ân, Hulâsatü'l-Hulâsa, Ashâb-ı Bedir and Ashâb-ı Uhud. There are also morning and evening prayers, the Rabbenâ prayers and the prayers of the Prophet. You can share the Cevşen or the Evrâd-ı Kudsiye with friends and read it together. You carry on from where you left off. ▸ ZİKİR CIRCLE, ZİKİRMATİK AND DAILY VİRDS Start a zikir circle with your family or friends; everyone counts as they go and the total fills up together. When you do zikir alone there is also the zikirmatik: count your tesbihat and let the app keep the number. You can gather your daily virds with their goals into one circle and tick them off as you finish. ▸ 4444 TEFRİCİYE, SHIFA SALAWAT, HATIM When the Tefriciye (Salât-ı Nâriye) is being read, everyone takes as much as they will read and records it as they go; you can see how much is left. If a loved one is unwell, you can share out the shifa salawat in the same way; you can also set it up for yourself. When a hatim is being read, hand out the juz: everyone takes their juz, ticks it off when read, and you can see which juz are still free. No more keeping a list on WhatsApp. ▸ THE QURAN AND TRANSLATION (MEAL) You can read the Quran without internet. Every verse comes with a translation (meal), word meanings and tafsir (commentary); you can listen to a verse or surah, and download a surah to listen offline. In the root explorer you can see the roots of Arabic words and their derivatives. Your place is saved and you can add bookmarks. ▸ MEMORISATION Add a verse or prayer you want to memorise to your list. In memorisation mode some words are hidden and you try to recall them; you can also practise starting from the previous and next verse. A verse you find hard comes back, and verses you have not looked at for a long time are brought back to you. It is also the place to refresh your hifz. ▸ PRAYER TIMES AND QIBLA You do not need to search the internet for the prayer time every time. The times and how long until the next one are in the app. In Türkiye, the Netherlands, Germany and other European cities the app shows the times for where you are; when you go to another city the times update by themselves. You can set a prayer-time notification, a reminder before the time and an alarm for tahajjud; on supported iPhones the adhan plays as the alarm. For the qibla you do not need to download a separate app and see ads: the compass shows which way and how many degrees to turn. Times can differ by location and calculation method. Automatic updating by location is optional and you can turn it off at any time. ▸ ASMAÜ'L-HÜSNA AND HIJRI CALENDAR The 99 names of Allah with their meanings and abjad values; you can do the zikir of each name as many times as its abjad number. Also the kandil nights, the three holy months, Ramadan and other blessed days. ▸ FRIENDS Add friends and invite them to a hatim or zikir. If someone bothers you, you can report or block them. ▸ NO ADS No ads appear while you pray or read the Quran. The sources of the religious content are explained in the "Sources and Licences" section of the app. Contact: contact@hamdly.com · hamdly.com

Screenshots

Halal Check4 screens
Hamdly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hamdly at none against Halal Check's 2. Hamdly also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Halal Check sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. Hamdly asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Halal Check ships an update every 3 weeks, Hamdly every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Halal Check versus Hamdly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHalal CheckHamdly
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB269 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel ShtepuLittle Lion Labs

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Halal Check

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Access3 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Yearly Access$29.991 Year
None

Hamdly

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Halal Check free?
Halal Check is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hamdly free?
Hamdly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Halal Check or Hamdly have ads?
Neither Halal Check nor Hamdly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Halal Check or Hamdly?
Halal Check ships an update every 3 weeks, and Hamdly every 3 days. Most recently, Halal Check was updated on October 24, 2026 and Hamdly on October 26, 2026.

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