Tiny Ducks vs MICIO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Tiny Ducks
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Tiny Ducks is an Apple Watch idle game about repopulating the world, one step at a time. The duck population collapsed. You found the last breeding pair. Your job: walk, hatch, discover new breeds through genetic mutation, and grow your flock until the planet is covered in ducks. How it works: Choose a breeding pair โ mother + father from your Duckbook Walk. Every step hatches an egg. Check your watch. See your new ducks. Maybe discover a mutation โ a new breed with real-time shader effects. Swap fathers to steer genetics. The mother is locked until you migrate. Walking with the same mother for a long time gives you a permanent boost to that family of ducks. When growth slows, migrate: release your ducks into the wild, convert population to golden eggs, and upgrade your nest. Start over. Faster. Bigger.
MICIO
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Adopt a kitten, name it, and care for it like a little digital pet: MICIO is your pixel-art feline companion with a life of its own that follows your real clock. Best of all, you can actually chat with it. MICIO replies in "cat-speak," with real personality: affectionate, a little sassy, always angling for scritches and tuna. It knows what it owns and what you gave it โ and it lets you know, with elegance. โข BORN FROM A MAGIC EGG โ tap the egg to hatch your kitten: common, rare, epic and the ultra-rare legendary golden coat, each with its own breed. โข A REAL VIRTUAL PET โ hunger, thirst, energy and love drop in real time. Day-night cycle synced to yours: at night the cat truly sleeps. Gentle reminders when it needs you. โข CHAT WITH YOUR CAT โ real AI-powered conversations, in your language, matching its mood. โข FURNISH ITS HOME โ earn Cat Coins by caring and completing daily challenges, then buy beds, scratching posts, plants, collars, hats and more. The cat plays with its things. โข FRIENDS โ send your cat visiting to a friend with a code. โข CHALLENGES & STREAKS โ daily goals and a streak to defend. Free, no account. In English, Italian, Spanish, French and German. MICIO is a game: the cat's replies are generated by artificial intelligence. Optional MICIO+ subscription (monthly, auto-renewing): up to 400 messages a day instead of 30, 300 extra coins each month and a golden crown included.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tiny Ducks at none against MICIO's 4. Tiny Ducks also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). MICIO's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 11 days). On price and ads there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. MICIO sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Tiny Ducks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Tiny Ducks ships an update every 11 days, MICIO every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tiny Ducks | MICIO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days | Every 2 days โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod, Apple Watch โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 โ better | 17.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | RimeLime AB | Mattia Mellone |
In-app purchases
Tiny Ducks
No in-app purchases
MICIO
- MICIO Plus$2.991 Month
- 300 Cat Coins$0.99
- 900 Cat Coins$2.99
- 2500 Cat Coins$5.99





