MACARFI vs Pintxos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MACARFI
Discover Barcelona's best restaurants recommended by 2,000 local food enthusiasts. Find places based on specific criteria like ambiance, food type, and price, or explore curated lists and rankings.
- Local gastronomist recommendations
- Advanced restaurant search
- Customizable restaurant lists
- Restaurant rankings
- Geolocation features
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Hay muchas apps de restaurantes de Barcelona, pero ninguna escrita por 2000 gastrónomos locales. Te preguntarás, ¿qué es un gastrónomo? Pues alguien a quien le apasiona visitar todos los restaurantes de la ciudad y luego describir, con mucha objetividad, qué le han parecido la comida, el servicio, el precio y la decoración. Por eso, en MACARFI descubrirás donde comen los que saben. ¡Pero eso no es todo, aún hay más! También te ofrecemos la posibilidad de encontrar el restaurante que buscas en cada momento a través de nuestro motor de búsqueda capaz de cruzar más de 44.000 opciones. ¿Quieres un sitio con ambiente, buenas croquetas, terraza y precio medio? O tal vez buscas un local con los mejores arroces de la ciudad, excelentes gin-tonics, romántico y con una gran variedad de postres. Lo encontrarás. Y si tus opciones no dan ningún resultado será porque no existe o porque para nuestros gastrónomos no merecía la pena recomendártelo. Sí, son un poco exigentes, qué le vamos a hacer. Lo del geo-localizador no te lo decimos porque es obvio que lo tenemos. Pero, además, en nuestra app encontrarás un ranking con los mejores restaurantes de Barcelona, un sinfín de listas con las recomendaciones de nuestros gastrónomos y la posibilidad de crearte las tuyas. Hay mucho más, pero preferimos que te la descargues y lo vayas descubriendo tú mismo. Buen provecho y ya nos contarás.
Pintxos
Discover the 99 best pintxos in San Sebastian, curated by Michelin-starred chefs. Find bars, check opening times, view ingredients, and get directions. Save your favorites and explore suggested routes.
- 99 best pintxos list
- Selected by Michelin-starred chefs
- Bar locations and opening times
- Pintxo ingredients and preparation
- Navigation to bars
- Save and share favorites
- Suggested pintxo routes
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Enjoy the best gastronomic experience in the world with the help of true experts: going out for pintxos in Donostia / San Sebastian. PINTXOS - The Starred Chefs List - The 99 best is an app with the 99 best pintxos in Donostia / San Sebastian, selected anonymously by the 11 Michelin-starred chefs in Gipuzkoa. It's not a ranking. It's a list made by real experts. No fake opinions. PINTXOS rewards the quality and excellence of the bars that take care of the essence of this tradition in Donostia / San Sebastián, the world capital of pintxos. Discover Michelin-starred chefs' favorite pintxos. Find which are closest to you andwhich bars are open at a given time, or filter pintxos by product type. Check out the ingredients and how are they cooked. Find the bars and navigate to them. Choose, save and share your favorite pintxos; and enjoy the suggested routes, sort according to the type of pintxo, the area of the city, or the season. PINTXOS, the only list made by local gastronomic specialists for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MACARFI at 100% against Pintxos's 41%. MACARFI also leads on rating (4.3 vs 1.8) and ads (none vs shown). Pintxos's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 4). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MACARFI holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of MACARFI's written reviews are positive against 41% of Pintxos's.
MACARFI ships an update every 4 weeks, Pintxos every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and August 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MACARFI | Pintxos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (4 ratings) — better | 1.8 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 41.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Materile Barcelona Proyectos, SL | CRM DL CRM S.L. |
Customer experience
MACARFI
Pintxos
In-app purchases
MACARFI
No in-app purchases
Pintxos
No in-app purchases






