Is it Kosher? vs Bishul
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Is it Kosher?
Easily find kosher-certified products and drinks in any store. Search for your favorite items and view their kosher status by scanning kosher authorities' databases. Supports over 60 databases worldwide.
- Search for kosher products
- Check kosher certifications
- Supports 60+ global databases
- Find product prices
- List of kosher e-Numbers
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This app will help you to choose kosher products and drinks in any shop. Find all the possible products allowed from the point of view of Jewish dietary laws. Search for favourite pruducts and their prices in supermarkets. Visit our page on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/isitkosherapp and share your experience or ask questions or write your questions and suggestions to us info@kosherdev.com . Just enter the name of the product and press Search, app will scan kosher authorities databases for the kosher certifications details. Currently the more than 60 databases are supported from the following countries: Middle East - Israel Europe - Estonia - Finland - France - United Kingdom - Italy - Russia - Ukraine - Poland - Germany - Netherlands - Belgium - Switzerland - Greece North America - Canada - USA - Mexico South America - Columbia - Brazil - Argentina - Uruguay Africa - South Africa Australia - Australia Asia - Japan - Sri Lanka - Philippines List of kosher e-Numbers is obtained from the site http://krakow.jewish.org.pl Kosherdev.com NOTE: ALL INFORMATION IS TAKEN FROM THE UPPER MENTIONED LIST OF AUTHORITIES AS IS. PLEASE DO NOT RATE THE CONTENT, AS SOON AS I PROVIDE ONLY SEARCHING ENGINE. IF YOU CANNOT FIND SOMETHING, CONTACT PROPER AUTHORITY FOR IMPROVEMENTS. You can also try our web app http://search.isitkosher.eu
Bishul
Struggling with meal decisions? This app offers a curated selection of over 400 kosher recipes from 21 cuisines. It learns your preferences over time, suggesting dishes you'll love and avoiding those you dislike. Recipes include detailed ingredients, cooking steps, nutritional information, and kosher dietary tags.
- Recipe picker with preference learning
- Over 400 kosher recipes
- 21 diverse cuisines
- Detailed ingredient checklists
- Step-by-step cooking instructions
- Nutritional flags and kosher tags
- Shabbat and fast-day specific notes
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Can't decide what's for dinner tonight? Then Bishul is the app for you! Tap once. Get a meal! Bishul's built-in picker spins through hundreds of recipes and lands on one you'll actually want to make. Favorite a dish, like it, or dislike it. Your favorites surface more often, dislikes never come up. With no preferences set, every roll is fair. The more you use it, the better it gets at reading your taste. Over 400 hand picked recipes from 21 cuisines and growing! Italian, Chinese, Middle Eastern, Indian, French, Thai, Mexican, Eastern European, Latin American, Fusion, and more! Every recipe is kosher, every method has been cross-checked against multiple authoritative sources, and every dietary tag is honest. Halachic care, built in. Recipes are clearly tagged fleishig, dairy, pareve, or fish-with-dairy. Shabbat-appropriate dishes on Fridays, fast-day notes when relevant, and Pesach-friendly recipes during Chag. Tap a recipe to see: • Ingredients as a checklist, tick items off as you shop or cook! • Method broken into clear steps • Nutrition flags (high-protein, gluten-free, dairy-free, low-carb, and gentle warnings for fat, sodium, sugar, or carb-heavy dishes) • Kosher notes specific to that dish Independent and ad-free. Bishul is built and maintained by one developer. No ads. No analytics. No accounts. No data leaves your device. Your favorites and settings live only on your phone. If you delete the app, every trace is gone with it. For everyday cooks and Shabbat hosts. Whether you're staring into the fridge on a Tuesday or planning Friday-night dinner for ten, Bishul gives you a place to start and a method to follow. The recipes are written to be made, not just read. May we merit to have a beautiful table like the table Abraham Avinu, and may our Hachnasat Orchim bring us to increase our Ahavat Chinam. May we merit to bring the Geula speedily in our days!
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Verdict
Is it Kosher? and Bishul both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Bishul's written reviews are positive against 47% of Is it Kosher?'s. Bishul also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Kosher? sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Bishul asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Is it Kosher? against 5.0 for Bishul. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 47% of Is it Kosher?'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Bishul's.
Is it Kosher? ships an update every 2 weeks, Bishul fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Is it Kosher? | Bishul |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 87 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KOSHERDEV OU | Omri Toren |
Customer experience
Is it Kosher?
Bishul
In-app purchases
Is it Kosher?
- Offline access to our data during 1 week$2.99
- Offline access to our data during 1 month$4.99
- One year offline access$4.99
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- Offline access to our data during 1 year$49.99
Bishul
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Is it Kosher? free?
Is Bishul free?
Which has better reviews, Is it Kosher? or Bishul?
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Which is updated more often, Is it Kosher? or Bishul?
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