Comparison

MACARFI vs Mesa Sana

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

Mesa Sana

Access all your videos in one convenient application. Receive timely notifications for news and updates, and enjoy easy access to content without needing to remember passwords. Save your favorite posts for quick retrieval.

Highlights
  • Access all videos in one app
  • Push notifications for news
  • Password-free video access
  • Save favorite posts
  • Easy content retrieval
Features
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Inside the Mesa Sana app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

MACARFI4 screens
Mesa Sana4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mesa Sana at 5.0 against MACARFI's 4.3. MACARFI's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and review sentiment (100% vs 89%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Mesa Sana sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. MACARFI asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mesa Sana holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of MACARFI's written reviews are positive against 89% of Mesa Sana's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MACARFI versus Mesa Sana: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMACARFIMesa Sana
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (4 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better88.9% of reviews
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB49 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMacarfiDESDE NUESTRA MESA SANA SAPI DE CV

Customer experience

MACARFI

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

Mesa Sana

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

MACARFI

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Mesa Sana

One-time9
  • Recetario de Bowls Apple$19.99
  • Recetario Especial de Sopas$19.99
  • Recetario Especial de Pasta$19.99
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  • Recetario de Restaurantes$19.99
  • Recetario de Carpaccios$19.99
  • Recetario de Toasts$19.99
  • Recetario de Marinados$19.99
  • Recetario Cenas Ligeras$19.99
  • Recetario de Salsas y Tacos$19.99

Questions

Is MACARFI free?
MACARFI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mesa Sana free?
Mesa Sana is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MACARFI or Mesa Sana?
Mesa Sana is rated higher. MACARFI averages 4.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Mesa Sana averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do MACARFI or Mesa Sana have ads?
Neither MACARFI nor Mesa Sana shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MACARFI or Mesa Sana?
MACARFI ships an update every 3 weeks, and Mesa Sana every 3 weeks. Most recently, MACARFI was updated on November 1, 2026 and Mesa Sana on November 4, 2026.

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