Comparison

MACARFI vs Pintxos

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Local gastronomist recommendations
  • Advanced restaurant search
  • Customizable restaurant lists
  • Restaurant rankings
  • Geolocation features
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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

MACARFI4 screens
Pintxos4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
MACARFI versus Pintxos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMACARFIPintxos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings) — better1.8 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better41.2% of reviews
Number of ratings418 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB49 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMaterile Barcelona Proyectos, SLCRM DL CRM S.L.

Customer experience

MACARFI

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pintxos

All ratings18 ratings
Positive22.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative77.8%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive41.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative55.9%

In-app purchases

None

MACARFI

No in-app purchases

None

Pintxos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MACARFI free?
MACARFI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pintxos free?
Pintxos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MACARFI or Pintxos?
MACARFI is rated higher. MACARFI averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Pintxos averages 1.8 from 18 ratings.
Do MACARFI or Pintxos have ads?
Pintxos shows ads; MACARFI does not.
Which is updated more often, MACARFI or Pintxos?
MACARFI ships an update every 4 weeks, and Pintxos every 3 weeks. Most recently, MACARFI was updated on September 15, 2026 and Pintxos on August 9, 2026.

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