# Halal Check: Halal Scanner

> AI halal scanner: halal, haram or WHY — explained by your school. Free.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.islam.halalcheck](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.islam.halalcheck)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.islam.halalcheck`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ali Reza Farahnak
- **Category:** LIFESTYLE
- **Downloads:** 743,016
- **Rating:** 4.41 / 5 (6,970 ratings)
- **Version:** 1400.9.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-05
- **First published:** 2013-10-10
- **Publisher country:** DK
- **Size:** 44 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-26
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.islam.halalcheck)
- **Website:** [https://halalcheck.one](https://halalcheck.one/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://halalcheck.one/](https://halalcheck.one/)

## Description

**Halal Check: Halal Scanner** uses AI to analyze food labels and identify halal, haram, or mushbooh ingredients, including pork, alcohol, gelatin, and potentially haram E-numbers. Users can choose from Hanafi, Shafi, Maliki, Jafari, or Hanbali perspectives and receive explanations based on Islamic sources and certification guidance.

The app also includes an E-number and ingredient database, ingredient search, Qibla compass with map and distance details, prayer times with adhan reminders, an Islamic Hijri calendar, and 24/7 live streams from Masjid al-Haram in Makkah and Masjid an-Nabawi in Madina. It supports more than 35 languages and does not require an account.

## Rankings

- #81,004 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.CAMERA`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.islam.halalcheck.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Halal Check is praised as a fast, reliable, easy-to-use tool that helps users verify halal status quickly and often identifies haram ingredients, including in vegan products. Users report it saves time, offers reassurance, and is widely helpful. However, multiple reviews flag intrusive, disruptive ads (including full-screen overlays) that hinder usage and even lead to uninstall in some cases. Several updates have introduced bugs and reduced functionality (delays, image upload issues, error messages). A smaller subset notes limited usefulness in certain regions and lists it as useless. Overall, strong utility overshadowed by ad and stability concerns.

### Pros

- Fast, convenient halal status checks.
- Reliable and easy-to-use app.
- Helps identify haram ingredients (including vegan products).
- Saves time and provides reassurance on halal choices.

### Cons

- Intrusive ads that disrupt usage (full-screen overlays and hard-to-close ads).
- Updates introduce bugs and reduce functionality (delays, image upload issues, error messages).
- Perceived uselessness or limited usefulness for some regions/users.
- Usability issues in recent versions (hard-to-use changes).

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.islam.halalcheck)