Comparison

High EQ Micro Learning vs Crickets Alarm

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

Head to head
About

High EQ Micro Learning

Learn to understand and manage your emotions in just 5-10 minutes daily. This app uses proven techniques from science-based articles and books to help you build emotional strength and respond calmly under pressure.

Highlights
  • Daily 5-10 minute lessons
  • Understand emotional triggers
  • Manage unhelpful patterns
  • Build emotional strength
  • Interactive practices
  • Guided daily lessons
Features
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High EQ – Emotional Intelligence with Micro Learning Feel like your emotions are running the show? Whether it’s anger, anxiety, guilt, people-pleasing, or shutting down—we've all been there. High EQ helps you take control. In just 5–10 minutes a day, you’ll learn to understand, manage, and transform your emotions using proven techniques from leading books and science-based articles. – Understand what triggers your emotions – Stop repeating unhelpful patterns – Stay calm, kind, and confident under pressure – Respond with empathy, not reactivity – Build real emotional strength—not just feel-good quotes Our premium subscription includes: – Guided daily lessons based on science – Real-life scenarios and reflections – Apply what you learn through short, interactive practices – Watch yourself grow week by week No fluff. No toxic positivity. Just tools that work. In-app purchases will be charged to your App Store account. Subscriptions will get automatically renewed unless canceled within 24-hours before the current period's end (per Apple T&Cs). You can cancel anytime in your iTunes account settings. High EQ offers a one-time 3-day free trial for our annual plans. We do not offer a fully free ad supported version because this would require us to disclose sensitive user data to advertisers. High EQ itself is unable to provide any refunds - any and all refunds have to be requested through Apple. For more information, see our Terms of Service (https://www.higheq.app/terms-conditions) and Privacy Policy (https://www.higheq.app/privacy-policy).

About

Crickets Alarm

Coordinate wake-up times with loved ones, even when apart. This app allows real-time sharing and editing of alarms, displays weather forecasts, and offers home screen widgets for easy access to your schedule. It prioritizes privacy with Apple sign-in and no data harvesting.

Highlights
  • Real-time alarm sharing
  • Edit shared alarms
  • Weather-aware alarms
  • Home screen widgets
  • Sign in with Apple
  • Privacy-focused
Features
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Wake up together, even when you’re apart. Crickets is the shared alarm clock for couples, families, and roommates who share mornings, or wish they could. Set your alarms, see everyone else’s right beside yours, and make quick changes when someone needs an extra 10 minutes. No more 6am texts asking, “Can you make sure I am up by 10am?” Share alarms in real time View your partner’s, family’s, or roommate’s alarms next to your own. Edit their alarms as easily as you edit yours. Updates sync instantly across devices, without extra accounts or passwords. Weather-aware alarms Each alarm shows the weather at your wake-up time, so you know what tomorrow will feel like. Leave earlier for traffic, plan for rain, or decide between a hoodie and something lighter before you even get out of bed. Home screen widgets Keep your schedule where it matters most. Add your wake-up times and your partner’s to your Home Screen, so Sunday night plans don’t turn into “Wait, what time am I getting up tomorrow?” Sign in with Apple Private by default. No email lists, no spam, and no creepy data harvesting. Your shared wake-up schedule is only visible to the people you choose. Who Crickets is for Long-distance couples syncing across time zones Partners with mismatched schedules, early bird and night owl routines Parents coordinating school mornings without a group chat Roommates trying not to wake each other at 5:30am Anyone tired of “Did you set your alarm?” Crickets philosophy Mornings shouldn’t start with logistics. Crickets makes it easier to handle the when, so you can focus on the good morning. Set it together. Sleep easy. Wake up in sync. Terms of Use: https://cricketsalarm.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://cricketsalarm.app/privacy Background alarm syncing technology: U.S. Patent Pending.

Screenshots

High EQ Micro Learning4 screens
Crickets Alarm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Crickets Alarm at free against High EQ Micro Learning's free with in-app purchases. High EQ Micro Learning's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 days) and iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). 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. High EQ Micro Learning sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Crickets Alarm sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for High EQ Micro Learning against 5.0 for Crickets Alarm. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

High EQ Micro Learning ships an update every 5 days, Crickets Alarm every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
High EQ Micro Learning versus Crickets Alarm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHigh EQ Micro LearningCrickets Alarm
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.2 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKloudstep LLCThe Shirley Company

Customer experience

High EQ Micro Learning

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Crickets Alarm

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

High EQ Micro Learning

Subscriptions9
  • Unlimited Access$1.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial2 variants$9.991 Month
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  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$29.901 Year
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$47.901 Year
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$59.901 Year
  • Unlimited Access3 Days trial$83.991 Year
2 purchases

Crickets Alarm

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual3 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is High EQ Micro Learning free?
High EQ Micro Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crickets Alarm free?
Crickets Alarm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, High EQ Micro Learning or Crickets Alarm?
High EQ Micro Learning and Crickets Alarm are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do High EQ Micro Learning or Crickets Alarm have ads?
Neither High EQ Micro Learning nor Crickets Alarm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, High EQ Micro Learning or Crickets Alarm?
High EQ Micro Learning ships an update every 5 days, and Crickets Alarm every 11 days. Most recently, High EQ Micro Learning was updated on October 1, 2026 and Crickets Alarm on October 10, 2026.

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