Comparison

delicious. vs Fruitologist

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

Head to head
About

delicious.

Access premium food and lifestyle content, including recipes from top chefs, travel guides, and trend insights. Discover inspiration for creating meals at home and staying updated on global culinary trends.

Highlights
  • Recipes from top Australian food talent
  • Latest food trends and global insights
  • Must-do travel destinations
  • Entertaining and style advice
  • Monthly food and lifestyle content
Features
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* Enjoy the first 30 Days FREE with your one-year subscription * 30 Day FREE TRIAL - to activate your free trial click on 'subscribe for one year' and follow the prompts - your free trial will commence immediately and your paid subscription will commence at the end of the trial period. As Australia’s number one premium food and lifestyle brand, delicious. is at the intersection of cooking, eating out, travel, entertaining and style, design and global trends – giving you everything you need to create incredible meals at home. Working with some of the top food talent in the country, including Matt Moran, Shannon Bennett, Colin Fassnidge and Silvia Colloca, you'll find impressive yet effortless recipes for every occasion. You'll also discover the latest food trends, must-do travel destinations and musings from contributors such as Matt Preston, plus news, reviews and plenty more every month. _____________________________________________________ SUBSCRIPTIONS INFO Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and cost of renewal is set at prices above. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Our privacy policy can be found at: https://preferences.news.com.au/privacy Terms of service: https://magsonline.com.au/info/TermsConditions#Q3 The current version of the delicious Magazine app is not compatible with iOS VoiceOver software. Note about Family Sharing: Family Sharing is available for the Free App only. Unfortunately you cannot share any purchases you have made within the App in Family Sharing (in-app purchases include single issue sales and subscriptions).

About

Fruitologist

This app allows users to join a free loyalty rewards program for a gourmet grocery shop. Easily track your rewards progress and receive exclusive member offers. Existing members can transfer their points.

Highlights
  • Join free loyalty rewards program
  • Track rewards progress
  • Receive exclusive member offers
  • QR code for earning rewards
  • Transfer existing points
Features
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At Fruitologist we turn a passion for great food, local produce and sustainable farming into a one-stop gourmet grocery shop. Introducing our new loyalty rewards app Easily earn & track your rewards progress using our app. After joining for free simply present your QR code to our system & start being rewarded today! Existing instore members - join as a new customer & instore staff will transfer your points across. Features: Join our free loyalty rewards program Track your rewards progress Receive exclusive updates & member only offers Contact us at: fruitologist.com.au

Screenshots

delicious.4 screens
Fruitologist2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fruitologist at none against delicious.'s 26. delicious.'s advantage is review sentiment (31% vs 11%). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. delicious. sells 26 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Fruitologist asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
delicious. versus Fruitologist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterdelicious.Fruitologist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (49 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews31.1% of reviews — better11.1% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.014.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNews Life Media Pty LtdnatPOS Pty Limited

Customer experience

delicious.

All ratings49 ratings
Positive95.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive31.1%
Neutral6.6%
Negative62.3%

Fruitologist

Written reviews9 reviews
Positive11.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative88.9%

Bugs and requests

delicious.

Reported bugs

62 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • App won't open or load
  • Disappearing purchases/past editions
  • Subscription access issues
  • Bookmarks don't load
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  • Shows previous downloads but won't open them
  • App takes several restarts to load
  • Cannot access subscription
  • App is useless
  • App is a joke
  • App won't open for months
  • Frustrating navigation
  • Cannot access anything after purchasing subscription
  • App keeps buffering saying optimizing content
  • Read permission has expired
  • Asked to buy latest issue
  • Automated response from support
  • App doesn't work
  • Not really family sharing
  • Problem with credentials
  • Forgot password gets no result
  • Emails to help desk are not answered
  • Cannot access new issues
  • App shuts down every time it's opened
  • Crappy downloading issues
  • No feedback from support
  • iPad issues are not worth it
  • Unable to use mags online code
  • Cannot update to the new version
  • App will not update
  • Latest update under cooked
  • New layout is just a scan of the magazine
  • Have to repeatedly download magazines
  • Empty oval where download button should be
  • App is broken
  • Cannot access subscription
  • Lost library of magazines
  • App support takes to subscription pages
  • App has stopped working properly
  • Cannot access library
  • New magazine doesn't appear
  • Lost all past subscriptions
  • App has stopped working
  • Won't let me download last edition
  • Download button is blank
  • Current issue isn't downloading
  • Losing earlier issues
  • Cannot get latest magazine to download
  • Store won't load
  • App needs to be updated
  • Telling me I am not connected to the internet
  • App just has the dots (like it is loading)
  • New update won't let you log in from an iPad Pro
  • Cannot save recipes as favorites
  • Compatibility issues with iPad Pro
  • App freezes on occasion
  • Not available for download at the same time as hard copy
  • Not working with IOS upgrade
  • Does not work at all
  • Will not work
  • Cannot get it to download
  • Message says to close & re-open app

Requested features

18 requests
  • Improve app reliability and fix bugs
  • Allow access to past editions after app closure
  • Fix subscription access issues
  • Make app more user-friendly
  • Improve navigation from index to recipes
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  • Allow renaming of saved bookmarks
  • Add interactive index with links to recipes
  • Fix buffering issues
  • Fix permission expired issues
  • Provide iPad friendly landscape version
  • Restore interactive features
  • Improve search functionality for recipes
  • Allow saving individual recipes
  • Add yearly index
  • Make app more intuitive
  • Fix app compatibility issues with iPad Pro
  • Allow saving recipes as favorites
  • Add more straightforward simplistic design

Fruitologist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

26 purchases

delicious.

Subscriptions3
  • delicious. magazine$2.991 Month
  • delicious. magazine$15.996 Months
  • delicious. magazine1 Month trial$18.991 Year
One-time23
  • delicious. Feb 2013$2.99
  • delicious. May 2014$2.99
  • delicious. March 2016$2.99
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  • delicious. May 2016$2.99
  • delicious. November 2016$2.99
  • delicious. December/January 2017$2.99
  • delicious. November 2015$2.99
  • delicious. June 2018$2.99
  • delicious. Oct 2013$2.99
  • delicious. Mar 2013$2.99
  • delicious. April 2025$2.99
  • delicious. December/January 2016$2.99
  • delicious. November 2024$2.99
  • delicious. July 2023$2.99
  • delicious. April 2024$2.99
  • delicious. March 2024$2.99
  • delicious. September 2023$2.99
  • delicious. September 2018$2.99
  • delicious. October 2020$2.99
  • delicious. Dec/Jan 2022$2.99
  • delicious. Dec/Jan 2023$2.99
  • delicious. March 2023$2.99
  • delicious. April 2013$3.99
None

Fruitologist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is delicious. free?
delicious. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fruitologist free?
Fruitologist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do delicious. or Fruitologist have ads?
Neither delicious. nor Fruitologist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, delicious. or Fruitologist?
delicious. ships an update every 9 months, and Fruitologist every 9 months. Most recently, delicious. was updated on October 19, 2026 and Fruitologist on September 17, 2026.

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