[9] WhyNow writer Teddy Coward highly commended Secret Life and called it a "blissfully nourishing sweep" of ambient music.

[9][11] Davis thought that despite his playful and gimmicky persona, the album demonstrated a more subtle side of Fred Again's music.

[11] Davis also commended the degree of Eno's creativity on Secret Life, believing it something "we haven't heard [...] in years".

For those in the know, it fills in satisfying gaps; for newcomers or Eno fans unfamiliar with Fred's work, it'd be easy to feel shut out, in spite of the immersive nature of the project.

[14] A brief review of new music for The New Zealand Herald by Peter Baker recommended this album for being "a haunting and solemn collection of atmospheric soundscapes fused with YouTube audio snippets, Instagram voice messages and Fred Again's own fragile vocals".