Social Rhythms vs Micro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Social Rhythms
This app analyzes how major life events affect your body's internal biological clock. It uses anonymous wearable data from Apple Health to provide customized reports on your circadian rhythm's disruption.
- Circadian rhythm tracking
- Life event impact analysis
- Wearable data integration
- Customized reports
- Anonymous data sharing
- Research-backed insights
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Changing seasons, work schedule changes, welcoming a child, and other major life events can disrupt our internal biological timekeeping. This timekeeping controls sleep, metabolism, mood, fatigue, and even immune function. The Social Rhythms app uses data shared anonymously from wearables through Apple Health with research developed at the University of Michigan to customize reports on how life events have impacted your daily (circadian) clock or if your circadian timekeeping is disrupted.
Micro
This watch application helps combat the negative effects of prolonged sitting by providing timely reminders to take breaks and engage in short micro-workouts. It encourages a more active lifestyle directly from your wrist.
- Micro-workout reminders
- Promotes active breaks
- Watch-based notifications
- Combats sedentary risks
- Supports iPhone and iPod
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Sitting too long can increase your risk of many health problems. This watch app will remind you to take breaks and do a short micro-workout.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Micro at 5.0 against Social Rhythms's 4.1. Micro also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Social Rhythms's advantage is ratings volume (7 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Micro holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Social Rhythms has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Social Rhythms | Micro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The University of Michigan | Mark Manalo |
Customer experience
Social Rhythms
Micro
In-app purchases
Social Rhythms
No in-app purchases
Micro
No in-app purchases
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