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.
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.
- Daily 5-10 minute lessons
- Understand emotional triggers
- Manage unhelpful patterns
- Build emotional strength
- Interactive practices
- Guided daily lessons
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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).
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.
- Real-time alarm sharing
- Edit shared alarms
- Weather-aware alarms
- Home screen widgets
- Sign in with Apple
- Privacy-focused
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | High EQ Micro Learning | Crickets Alarm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.2 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kloudstep LLC | The Shirley Company |
Customer experience
High EQ Micro Learning
Crickets Alarm
In-app purchases
High EQ Micro Learning
- 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
Crickets Alarm
- Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Annual3 Days trial$79.991 Year
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