Comparison

Secondz vs Eat Drink Cheap

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

Head to head
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.

About

Eat Drink Cheap

Discover local pub specials, happy hours, and events based on your location or browse a map for nationwide offers. Filter by food, drinks, or events to find exactly what you're looking for.

Highlights
  • Location-based specials
  • Map browsing
  • Filter by food, drinks, events
  • Search by suburb
  • Nationwide offers
  • Weekly verified offers
Features
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The long-awaited v2 brings you a list of specials based on your location along with the ability to browse a map to see everything available anywhere. Filter by food (steak night, parma, bottomless, burgers etc), drinks (happy hour, pints, cocktails etc) or events (trivia, comedy, bingo) or dig deeper in to specific specials and limit to what's active right now. You can also search for a suburb and get a list in the location or switch instantly to map for planning for the future. We are Australia's most updated pub specials with more than 7,000 weekly offers nationwide verified every 3 months. You can be sure our results are the most updated, the most accurate and the easiest to find. We've been promoting venues for more than a decade and our web platform is the most comprehensive list in the land.

Screenshots

Secondz4 screens
Eat Drink Cheap4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Secondz at fortnightly against Eat Drink Cheap's every 22 months. Secondz also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 60%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. 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 — 5.0 for Secondz against 5.0 for Eat Drink Cheap. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Secondz's written reviews are positive against 60% of Eat Drink Cheap's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Secondz ships an update fortnightly, Eat Drink Cheap every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Secondz versus Eat Drink Cheap: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSecondzEat Drink Cheap
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews89.1% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB4 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSecondz Global Pty LtdSamuel Weller

Customer experience

Secondz

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral6.3%
Negative4.7%

Eat Drink Cheap

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and 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

Eat Drink Cheap

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Secondz

No in-app purchases

None

Eat Drink Cheap

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Secondz free?
Secondz is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Eat Drink Cheap free?
Eat Drink Cheap is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Secondz or Eat Drink Cheap?
Secondz and Eat Drink Cheap are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Secondz or Eat Drink Cheap have ads?
Neither Secondz nor Eat Drink Cheap shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Secondz or Eat Drink Cheap?
Secondz ships an update fortnightly, and Eat Drink Cheap every 22 months. Most recently, Secondz was updated on September 10, 2026 and Eat Drink Cheap on September 21, 2026.

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