Comparison

HalalBasis vs BrewBean

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

Head to head
About

HalalBasis

Features
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Most halal apps answer with a green tick or a red cross. This one doesn't. It shows you the ingredients, tells you where each E number comes from, and leaves the ruling to you. Scan a barcode and you get the ingredient list as printed on the pack, every E number named with what it's made from: plant, mineral, synthetic, insect, animal. Every code it flags carries a note on why people ask, all 58 of them. For 14, what HFA, HCC and JAKIM each ruled. When the barcode isn't in the database, photograph the ingredient list instead and your phone reads it. WHAT'S IN IT โ€ข Barcode lookup against Open Food Facts, an open database of over 4.6 million products โ€ข Photo reading of ingredient lists, for the products no database has โ€ข An E number handbook, 247 entries, works with no signal โ€ข Every entry names the source: plant, mineral, synthetic, insect, animal. All 58 it flags explain why people ask, and 14 carry rulings from HFA, HCC and JAKIM โ€ข Halal certification marks printed on the pack, where the database has them โ€ข 27 languages, switchable inside the app ABOUT THE MISSING VERDICT Take E471, the most common additive on a supermarket shelf that gives Muslims pause. It's made by splitting a fat and re-esterifying it. Plant oil and animal fat both come out as E471, and manufacturers switch between them on price. Every certifier in this app calls it mushbooh, which is a polite way of saying nobody can tell from the label. An app that shows you a green tick has picked a side on your behalf and not told you. I'd rather show you the ingredient, where it comes from, and who rules what. The ruling is yours, or your imam's. PRICE Three barcode scans free. After that, scanning needs a subscription. Reading labels by photo and the E number handbook are free forever, and there is nothing to sign up for. Ingredient data comes from Open Food Facts under the Open Database License. This is an ingredient information tool, not a religious ruling. Terms of use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy https://halalbasis.wuyuxai.com/privacy

About

BrewBean

Features
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Tu bitacora de cafe

Screenshots

HalalBasis4 screens
BrewBean4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BrewBean at none against HalalBasis's 2. HalalBasis's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. HalalBasis sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. BrewBean asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HalalBasis ships an update every 6 days, BrewBean monthly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
HalalBasis versus BrewBean: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHalalBasisBrewBean
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days โ€” betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size3 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerๅฒš็ƒœ ๅดMarcos Perez

In-app purchases

2 purchases

HalalBasis

Subscriptions2
  • Pro โ€” Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro โ€” Yearly$19.991 Year
None

BrewBean

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HalalBasis free?
HalalBasis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BrewBean free?
BrewBean is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HalalBasis or BrewBean have ads?
Neither HalalBasis nor BrewBean shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HalalBasis or BrewBean?
HalalBasis ships an update every 6 days, and BrewBean monthly. Most recently, HalalBasis was updated on October 31, 2026 and BrewBean on October 31, 2026.

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