Comparison

Pintxos vs Tapas Spinner

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

Head to head
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.

About

Tapas Spinner

Discover new Spanish tapas dishes with this app. Get daily suggestions and recipes to order confidently in Spain or cook at home. It's a simple, offline tool for exploring authentic flavors without endless searching.

Highlights
  • Daily tapas suggestions
  • Authentic recipes
  • Offline functionality
  • Easy-to-find ingredients
  • No special skills needed
  • Order with confidence
Features
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Coming to Spain means tapas are everywhere, but choosing can get tiring. Tapas Spinner is a practical tool for English speakers who want to order like locals, without endless scrolling or second-guessing every option. How it works Open the app, tap once, and you receive 3 Spanish tapas ideas. If nothing fits, tap again. You get 5 taps per day, so you can quickly see several options and choose without spending time searching online. Why only 5 taps a day? It’s enough to choose quickly, then put your phone away. Each idea also comes with a recipe you can make at home, with easy to find ingredients, simple instructions, and no special skills needed. Made for everyday life in Spain - Order with confidence: use the ideas when you’re out and don’t know what to choose - Cook at home: make the tapas you enjoy, without complicated techniques - Works fully offline: all features and content are available without internet Updated regularly Tapas Spinner has 50+ tapas suggestions with recipes. New Spanish tapas and recipes are added over time, at no extra cost. Based on real tapas in Spain The suggestions and recipes are based on tapas we ate in Spain and researched so you can easily make them at home for dinner or for when friends come over. One-time purchase No ads. No subscriptions. Download once and use it every day. Created by Tapas Hunters If Spanish tapas are part of your life, get Tapas Spinner to spend less time deciding and more time enjoying.

Screenshots

Pintxos4 screens
Tapas Spinner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tapas Spinner at 100% against Pintxos's 41%. Tapas Spinner also leads on rating (5.0 vs 1.8) and ads (none vs shown). Pintxos's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On in-app purchases 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

Pintxos is free to download; Tapas Spinner costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tapas Spinner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pintxos has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Pintxos's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tapas Spinner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pintxos ships an update every 3 weeks, Tapas Spinner every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Pintxos versus Tapas Spinner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPintxosTapas Spinner
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating1.8 (18 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB48 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCRM DL CRM S.L.Alexandra Dima

Customer experience

Pintxos

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

Tapas Spinner

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pintxos

No in-app purchases

None

Tapas Spinner

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pintxos free?
Pintxos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tapas Spinner free?
Tapas Spinner costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pintxos or Tapas Spinner?
Tapas Spinner is rated higher. Pintxos averages 1.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Tapas Spinner averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Pintxos or Tapas Spinner have ads?
Pintxos shows ads; Tapas Spinner does not.
Which is updated more often, Pintxos or Tapas Spinner?
Pintxos ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tapas Spinner every 2 months. Most recently, Pintxos was updated on October 16, 2026 and Tapas Spinner on October 1, 2026.

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