Comparison

Culinary Wonderland vs Secondz

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

Head to head
About

Culinary Wonderland

Features
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DISCOVER + CREATE YOUR CULINARY WONDERLAND Cook the world's tastiest dishes, eat at the best kept secrets, and elevate your love of food + drink while learning from world-renowned chefs and cooks. - The world's best chefs + cooks in your kitchen. Learn their favorite recipes, techniques and cuisines - Elite recipes, easy to make. Save your recipes and find inspiration through ingredients, collections - Explore your taste buds with cuisines, chefs and specialities from around the world - Chef recommendations for the best, secret and most delectable restaurants An ever growing list of: Hundreds of recipes 200+ restaurant recommendations 60+ cuisines 90+ curated collections 700+ wine pairings Hungry yet? Download the app now to create your Culinary Wonderland Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Secondz

Discover authentic dining and drinking spots with genuine recommendations from chefs, foodies, and locals. Explore curated lists, follow trusted experts, and find hidden gems in various cities. Stay updated on local foodie events and specials.

Highlights
  • Genuine recommendations from experts and locals
  • Discover nearby recommended venues
  • Explore curated Foodboards
  • Follow trusted food experts and friends
  • Create and save personal Foodboards
  • See live foodie events and specials
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Find restaurants recommended by chefs - not algorithms. Guides of where Australia’s best chefs actually eat at - now in your pocket. Secondz is Australia’s chef-curated restaurant and bar guide. Real recommendations from the people who know food best, the places they go to on their nights off. THE CITY GUIDES Each Secondz city guide is built by 10+ of the city’s most respected chefs and tastemakers. Browse restaurants and bars by chef, cuisine or suburb. See exactly who recommended each venue - and trust it because you know who’s behind it. No algorithms. No paid placements. No anonymous ratings. If a chef recommended it, it’s worth your time. WHAT’S ON - LIVE EVENTS IN YOUR CITY Never miss what’s happening. The What’s On tab shows live events, new menus, pop-ups and specials from the most recommended restaurants and bars in each city - updated in real time. If something worth going to is happening tonight, it’s on Secondz. ---------------------------------------------------------- INSIDE THE APP → Chef City Guides - restaurant recommendations from 10+ respected chefs per city → What’s On - live events, specials and new menus happening now → Follow Chefs - see new restaurant picks the moment chefs add them → Save & Plan - build lists for date nights, travel and weekends → One-tap sharing - send a restaurant or bar recommendation in seconds -------------------------------------------------------------- NOW LIVE IN THESE CITIES Melbourne · Sydney · Brisbane · Perth · Adelaide · Gold Coast · Bangkok · Singapore · Bali ----------------------------------------------------------------- BY THE NUMBERS → 500+ chefs and tastemakers sharing their recommendations → 35,000+ restaurant and bar recommendations across 9 cities → 275,000+ food lovers already using Secondz ----------------------------------------------------------- Stop wasting a meal on somewhere average. Download Secondz. Eat like an insider.

Screenshots

Culinary Wonderland4 screens
Secondz4 screens

Verdict

The call

Culinary Wonderland and Secondz are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Culinary Wonderland ships an update every 10 days, Secondz fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Culinary Wonderland versus Secondz: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCulinary WonderlandSecondz
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—89.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size89 MB105 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCulinary Wonderland Pty LtdSecondz Global Pty Ltd

Bugs and requests

Culinary Wonderland

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Secondz

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Unable to search users or venues from reels
  • Cannot create food boards to save items
  • Feedback/message feature failed
  • Cannot change profile picture
  • Spam emails sent despite requests to delete account
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  • App is slow and not very reactive
  • Canberra ACT venues not included
  • Using location (Canberra) brings up Melbourne locations

Requested features

6 requests
  • Expand to more locations
  • Improve search functionality
  • Search by suburb
  • Add ACT to list of states
  • Allow changing profile picture
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  • Improve app speed and responsiveness

In-app purchases

None

Culinary Wonderland

No in-app purchases

None

Secondz

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Culinary Wonderland free?
Culinary Wonderland is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Secondz free?
Secondz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Culinary Wonderland or Secondz have ads?
Neither Culinary Wonderland nor Secondz shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Culinary Wonderland or Secondz?
Culinary Wonderland ships an update every 10 days, and Secondz fortnightly. Most recently, Culinary Wonderland was updated on November 3, 2026 and Secondz on November 4, 2026.

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