stämps vs The MICHELIN Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
stämps
Digitally collect loyalty stamps from your favorite businesses. Avoid paper cards and enjoy exclusive bonuses and offers. This app offers a simple, anonymous, and fast way to earn rewards.
- Digital stamp collection
- Anonymous and no registration
- Receive exclusive vouchers
- Get informed on daily offers
- Fast and frictionless process
- Earn bonus rewards
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We moved over bonus cards into the 21st century by introducing stämps. Collect stamps each time you are at your favorite restaurant or shop and your loyalty will be honored – anonymous, fast and simple. + No registration. stämps does not require any registration. No personal data will be processed or stored. Believe us. + No paper-work. Say farewell to paper-based bonus cards which thicken your wallet, getting lost or even are foregotton. + No effort. Every purchase will honored with a bonus-stamp with the NFC-tag of the shop. It is a fast and frictionless process. + Bonus! As soon as you have collected sufficient bonus-stamps, a bonus is waiting for you. The bonus is defined by the shop – compareable to traditional bonus-cards. + Stay informed! Receive exclusive voucher on your mobile and get informed on daily offers, events or special offers.
The MICHELIN Guide
Discover and book top-rated restaurants and hotels worldwide. Plan your next trip with curated selections, create personalized lists, and access exclusive perks. Expert travel assistance is also available.
- Global restaurant and hotel listings
- Instant booking for hotels
- Create and share favorite place lists
- Exclusive hotel upgrades and amenities (Plus membership)
- Expert travel specialist assistance
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Stay in amazing places. Eat unforgettable meals. Take the MICHELIN Guide app wherever you go. The MICHELIN Guide app puts the world’s best restaurants and hotels right in your pocket — and lets you book them. It marks the first time in history that the entire global guide — every restaurant in every location — is all together, all in one place. The app also includes the new and improved MICHELIN Guide hotel selection. Now you can instantly book the world’s most unique and exciting hotels, each one chosen for their extraordinary style, service, and personality. The MICHELIN Guide app makes it easier than ever to plan your next adventure or enhance your current one. Use it to quickly find and reserve restaurants and hotels near you or in a future destination; create and share lists of all your favorite places; or trial our “Plus” membership and receive free VIP upgrades and amenities at participating hotels. Need concierge-level care? Our expert travel specialists are waiting just a click away, available to assist with any aspect of your trip. They’re real people, ready to help you go places. So get going. Find great restaurants & hotels in each MICHELIN Guide city. Book amazing hotels wherever you find yourself. Download the app today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: stämps at free against The MICHELIN Guide's free with in-app purchases. stämps also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). The MICHELIN Guide's advantage is ratings volume (7.5K vs 3) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads, 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.
The MICHELIN Guide holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The MICHELIN Guide has 7.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of stämps's written reviews are positive against 41% of The MICHELIN Guide's.
stämps ships an update every 5 weeks, The MICHELIN Guide every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | stämps | The MICHELIN Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) | 4.9 (7.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.3% of reviews | 41.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #157 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 171 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Steinbeis Forschungs- und Innovationszentren GmbH | Tablet Inc |
Customer experience
stämps
The MICHELIN Guide
Bugs and requests
stämps
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The MICHELIN Guide
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Location services not working as expected
- Search functionality not returning relevant results
- Inability to save or access user-created lists
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to search by cuisine, price range, and other filters
- Map view with location-based recommendations
- User-generated reviews and photos
- Offline mode for accessing content without internet
- Landscape mode support for tablets
In-app purchases
stämps
No in-app purchases
The MICHELIN Guide
No in-app purchases
