Comparison

MicroClean vs Calmer Home

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

Head to head
About

MicroClean

Features
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Feeling overwhelmed by a messy room? MicroClean turns cleaning into a fun game! Just upload a photo of your space. MicroClean will instantly recommend 5 simple, 5-minute tasks. You can start without uploading the photo as well. Stop wondering 'where to begin' and start feeling a sense of accomplishment by completing just one small mission. With MicroClean, you'll easily find the motivation you need to create a clean, comfortable space, even on your own.

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Calmer Home

Features
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A calmer home โ€” one task at a time. Calmer Home brings the 5S method โ€” the framework behind Toyota factories โ€” to your kitchen, your bedroom, your whole house. Quietly. Invisibly. You never have to learn it. HOW IT WORKS The app tells you what to do next. One room. One task. Zero overwhelm. โ€ข Twelve things โ†’ one thing. We cut the mental load so you don't freeze in the doorway. โ€ข Smart routing. We pick the room, you pick the pace. Every room is sequenced by energy and proximity. โ€ข Rhythms built in. Daily, weekly, and seasonal tasks surface when they need to โ€” not all at once. โ€ข Shared, not assigned. No chore charts. No scoreboards. Shared spaces, shared care. โ€ข The loop is the same in every room: Sort. Set. Shine. Standardize. Sustain. WHY 5S 5S is the methodology Japanese factories use to stay spotless for decades without a manager's clipboard. Applied to a home, it trades "clean today, messy tomorrow" for a rhythm that holds. You don't memorize the steps. The app handles that. โ€ข SORT โ€” keep what you use โ€ข SET โ€” give it a home โ€ข SHINE โ€” brief cleaning rituals โ€ข STANDARDIZE โ€” so anyone can pick up where you left off โ€ข SUSTAIN โ€” small daily nudges, not big weekend overhauls WHAT YOU GET โ€ข Every room in your home, already mapped โ€ข A daily nudge at your quiet hour โ€ข Rhythms that match your actual life โ€” weekdays, weekends, seasons โ€ข A gentle record of who cleaned what, and when โ€ข Your full 5S journey, at a glance ONE-TIME UNLOCK No subscription. No ads. No "premium tier." Pay once, yours forever. Restore on every device you sign into. Less thinking. More living. That's the whole app. https://calmerhome.app/terms/

Screenshots

MicroClean4 screens
Calmer Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MicroClean at none against Calmer Home's 1. MicroClean also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Calmer Home sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MicroClean asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
MicroClean versus Calmer Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicroCleanCalmer Home
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better15.1
Further details โ€” not scored
Size30 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDonghoon SongAbhishek Gawde

In-app purchases

None

MicroClean

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Calmer Home

One-time1
  • Unlock Everything$3.99

Questions

Is MicroClean free?
MicroClean is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Calmer Home free?
Calmer Home is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MicroClean or Calmer Home have ads?
Neither MicroClean nor Calmer Home shows ads.

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