Comparison

The MICHELIN Guide vs High Proof

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

High Proof

Discover cocktails you can make with ingredients you have. Browse over 680 recipes, create your own, and share them easily. Works offline with a single one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Inventory-based recipe discovery
  • Over 680 curated recipes
  • Create and save custom recipes
  • Offline functionality
  • Shareable recipe cards
  • Recipe submission for featured updates
Features
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High Proof is the ultimate home bar companion for the serious cocktail enthusiast. Whether you're stocking your bar for the first time or you've got a well-curated collection, High Proof tells you exactly what you can make — and what you're missing. YOUR BAR, YOUR RECIPES Tell High Proof what's in your bar and instantly see every cocktail you can make right now. Browse over 690 (and growing!) hand-curated recipes spanning classics, tiki drinks, craft cocktails, seasonal favorites, and everything in between. The ingredient inventory is organized into intuitive categories — spirits, liqueurs, mixers, syrups, fresh herbs, and more — so checking off your bar takes seconds, not minutes. NEVER MISS A DRINK High Proof shows you cocktails sorted by how close you are to making them. One bottle away from a Penicillin? It'll tell you. Two ingredients short of a Last Word? It knows. BUILD YOUR OWN You didn't learn to bartend just to follow other people's recipes. Create and save your own recipes alongside the built-in library — your custom cocktails appear right in the main list so nothing gets lost. SHARE THE LOVE Your best recipes deserve an audience. Generate beautiful recipe cards and share them with friends directly from the app. They tap the link, the recipe imports instantly — no copying, no pasting, no friction. Just great drinks, shared the way they should be. GROW THE LIBRARY High Proof is built on great cocktails from great bartenders — and now you're part of building it. Submit your original recipes straight to us from the My Recipes tab. The best submissions get featured in future updates, credited exactly the way you wrote them. When someone makes your drink, they'll know who invented it. WORKS OFFLINE No internet required. High Proof works anywhere — at the bar cart, at the ranch, or anywhere your phone goes. ONE PRICE. EVERYTHING UNLOCKED. No subscriptions. No in-app purchases. No premium tiers. No tricks. Unlike other cocktail apps that nickel and dime you for basic features, High Proof is a single one-time purchase that unlocks everything — every recipe, every feature, forever. Pay once and it's yours. OVER 690 RECIPES AND GROWING From the Negroni to the Naked and Famous, the Sazerac to the Singapore Sling — High Proof has the classics covered and then some.

Screenshots

The MICHELIN Guide4 screens
High Proof4 screens

Verdict

The call

The MICHELIN Guide and High Proof both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of High Proof's written reviews are positive against 41% of The MICHELIN Guide's. High Proof also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). The MICHELIN Guide's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99) and ratings volume (7.6K vs 11). On rating, update cadence, ads and 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

The MICHELIN Guide is free to download; High Proof costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for The MICHELIN Guide against 5.0 for High Proof. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The MICHELIN Guide has 7.6K ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of The MICHELIN Guide's written reviews are positive against 100% of High Proof's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The MICHELIN Guide ships an update every 9 days, High Proof every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
The MICHELIN Guide versus High Proof: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe MICHELIN GuideHigh Proof
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.9 (7.6K ratings)5.0 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.6K — better11
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#164 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size171 MB12 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperTablet IncDarren Chapman

Customer experience

The MICHELIN Guide

All ratings7,550 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews361 reviews
Positive40.7%
Neutral11.9%
Negative47.4%

High Proof

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

High Proof

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

The MICHELIN Guide

No in-app purchases

None

High Proof

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The MICHELIN Guide free?
The MICHELIN Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is High Proof free?
High Proof costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The MICHELIN Guide or High Proof?
High Proof is rated higher. The MICHELIN Guide averages 4.9 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while High Proof averages 5.0 from 11 ratings.
Do The MICHELIN Guide or High Proof have ads?
Neither The MICHELIN Guide nor High Proof shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The MICHELIN Guide or High Proof?
The MICHELIN Guide ships an update every 9 days, and High Proof every 6 days. Most recently, The MICHELIN Guide was updated on November 10, 2026 and High Proof on October 31, 2026.

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