Little Man Computer vs The Micro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Little Man Computer
Explore the fundamentals of computer architecture and assembly language with this educational tool. It simulates the von Neumann architecture, offering a hands-on way to grasp how computers process information. Ideal for students and anyone curious about computing.
- Computer architecture simulation
- Assembly language learning
- Von Neumann architecture model
- Educational tool
- Historical computing concepts
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Little Man Computer will help you better understand how computers work and how assembly language works. Learn about the von Neumann architecture in this computer model that was created by Dr. Stuart Madnick in 1965. Little Man Computer documentation provided by Wikimedia Foundation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_man_computer
The Micro
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COMPLETE TIMELINE Over 27 key milestones across 7 major eras: the precursors (Micral N, Altair 8800, Microsoft), the explosion of 1976-1982 (Apple I and II, Atari 2600, VisiCalc, Commodore 64), IBM and the clone era (IBM PC, MS-DOS, Compaq, Macintosh), software and networks (Windows, PageMaker, World Wide Web, Linux, Mosaic), Internet and multimedia (Windows 95, Google, Napster, dot-com crash), the mobile and cloud era (iPod, iPhone,AWS, iPad), and finally artificial intelligence (deep learning, voice assistants, ChatGPT, Claude). MACHINE GALLERY 11 landmark machines with Wikipedia photos, date, inventor and detailed profile: Altair 8800, Apple II, Commodore 64, IBM PC 5150, Apple Macintosh 128K, Nintendo NES, NeXT Cube, iPhone (1st generation), Raspberry Pi, Amazon EC2, NVIDIA CUDA GPU. INTERACTIVE QUIZ 15 randomly shuffled questions to test your knowledge of personal computing history. Real-time score, answer feedback, unlimited restarts. BILINGUAL FRENCH / ENGLISH Switch instantly between both languages with a single tap.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Little Man Computer at Free against The Micro's $0.99. The Micro's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 45 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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
Little Man Computer is free to download; The Micro costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Little Man Computer ships an update every 45 months, The Micro every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Little Man Computer | The Micro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 45 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SparrowTek LLC | Michel Garlandat |
In-app purchases
Little Man Computer
No in-app purchases
The Micro
No in-app purchases
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