Halal Food Scanner vs Halal Check
Choose Halal Check if you want one app for food checks, prayer times and Qibla, with verdicts by school (including Jafari), and don’t mind ads. Choose Halal Food Scanner if you want barcode scans as well as label photos, verdicts from a published reference table instead of an AI, and no ads.
Which Halal Check?
This page compares Halal Check by Ali Reza Farahnak (Google Play "Halal Check: Halal Scanner", App Store "Halal Check Food Scanner", halalcheck.one). A different app, "Halal Check: AI Scanner" (halalcheck.app, another developer), has a similar name. We make Halal Food Scanner; Halal Check facts come from its store pages, read on 2 November 2026.
Side by side
| Halal Food Scanner | Halal Check | |
|---|---|---|
| Store numbers | Play 1K+ installs; few ratings yet | Play 500K+, 4.4 from 7.05K reviews; App Store (US) 4.5 from 1,686 ratings |
| How it checks | Barcode via Open Food Facts, or a photo of the ingredients | AI reads a photo of the label ("snap any food label"); search of 500+ E-numbers |
| Who decides the verdict | A reviewed table of 401 E-numbers and 169 named ingredients, public on this website; AI only reads the label | Its listing says the AI analyses every ingredient and returns halal, haram or mushbooh, with sourced explanations |
| When unsure | Uncertain, or Not checked when a line can’t be read or isn’t in the table | Mushbooh status |
| Schools | Follows the most cautious reviewed position and shows where bodies differ; flavouring setting | Verdicts by school, including Jafari |
| Languages | English, Arabic, French, German, Malay, Indonesian | Says 35+ languages |
| Ads | None | Yes |
| Price | Free; barcode scans unlimited, 30 free ingredients scans a week; optional plan from €1.99 / $1.99 a month | Free, "no paywall"; Pro $2.99 or $14.99 removes ads |
| Extras | Ask the manufacturer; free online checker and E-numbers list | Prayer times, Qibla, Hijri calendar, live Makkah and Madinah streams |
Where Halal Check is better
- Many more users and ratings.
- Prayer times, Qibla and a Hijri calendar in the same app.
- Verdicts by school, including the Jafari school.
- No scan limit stated on its listing.
Where Halal Food Scanner is better
- Barcode scanning as well as photos (Halal Check’s listing mentions label photos and search, not barcodes), so a known product is answered without a photo.
- Every verdict comes from a reviewed table you can read on this website, with sources; the AI never decides.
- Not checked when a line can’t be read or isn’t in the table, so a gap never shows as a pass.
- No ads.
Which should you install?
If you want one Islamic app that also checks food, Halal Check covers more ground. If you mainly shop and want to know exactly which ingredient is the problem and why, Halal Food Scanner is built for that. Other options: best halal food scanner apps.
Common questions
Is Halal Food Scanner the same as Halal Check?
No. They are different apps by different developers. Halal Food Scanner is halalfoodscanner.app.
Is Halal Check free?
Halal Check is free with ads and says it has no paywall. Pro ($2.99 or $14.99) removes the ads.
Which one has prayer times?
Halal Check. Halal Food Scanner only checks food.
Best-effort guidance compiled from sourced references — not a religious ruling and not a certification. Schools of thought differ, and manufacturers change formulations without notice. Please verify with the producer or your local authority when it matters. How we decide a verdict.