MicLabs vs setting.watch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MicLabs
Connect with a community of folk and original music enthusiasts. Create and share your own audio posts with custom cover art, or discover trending music and connect with like-minded individuals.
- Record and publish audio posts
- Add cover images to posts
- Discover trending content
- Save favorite tracks
- Connect with other users
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MicLabs is a community app for folk and original music lovers. Record and publish audio posts, add cover images, and share your creative moments with others. Discover trending content, save your favorite tracks, and connect with people who share your music taste. Whether you are a creator or a listener, MicLab helps you express, explore, and connect through music.
setting.watch
This app helps watch enthusiasts set their timepieces accurately by providing clear displays for GMT, 24-hour time, moon phases, and DST. It also offers step-by-step guides for digital watches and allows tracking of mechanical watch accuracy over time. Users receive timely notifications for DST changes and end-of-month adjustments.
- Accurate watch setting
- GMT and 24-hour time displays
- Moonphase and DST tracking
- Digital watch setting guides
- Mechanical watch accuracy tracking
- DST change notifications
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Hacking Seconds (setting.watch) is a quick reference app for watch enthusiasts. Set any watch accurately with clear displays for GMT, 24-hour time, moonphase, and DST transitions. Includes step-by-step setting guides for popular digital watches. Track your mechanical watches' accuracy over time and spot regulation drift. Interactive bezels and dials with haptic feedback let you spin dive bezels and adjust GMT complications just like the real thing. Get notified before DST changes and at the end of short months so your watches stay accurate. All data stays on your device. No tracking, no account required. Free. No ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: setting.watch at 5.0 against MicLabs's 3.7. setting.watch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). MicLabs's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. MicLabs sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. setting.watch asks for nothing beyond the download.
setting.watch holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
MicLabs ships an update every 9 days, setting.watch every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MicLabs | setting.watch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NEXORA LABS PTE. LTD. | ChiComp |
Customer experience
MicLabs
setting.watch
In-app purchases
MicLabs
- 5940 coins$0.99
- 30439 coins$4.99
- 61938 coins$9.99
setting.watch
No in-app purchases
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