Comparison

Tiny Ducks vs MICIO

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Ducks

Features
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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.

About

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. โ€ข 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. โ€ข 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. โ€ข CHAT WITH YOUR CAT โ€” real AI-powered conversations, in your language, matching its mood. โ€ข 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. โ€ข FRIENDS โ€” send your cat visiting to a friend with a code. โ€ข 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.

Screenshots

MICIO4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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. MICIO sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Tiny Ducks asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Tiny Ducks versus MICIO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny DucksMICIO
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 2 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size8 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRimeLime ABMattia Mellone

In-app purchases

None

Tiny Ducks

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

MICIO

Subscriptions1
  • MICIO Plus$2.991 Month
One-time3
  • 300 Cat Coins$0.99
  • 900 Cat Coins$2.99
  • 2500 Cat Coins$5.99

Questions

Is Tiny Ducks free?
Tiny Ducks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MICIO free?
MICIO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tiny Ducks or MICIO have ads?
Neither Tiny Ducks nor MICIO shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Ducks or MICIO?
Tiny Ducks ships an update every 11 days, and MICIO every 2 days. Most recently, Tiny Ducks was updated on September 17, 2026 and MICIO on September 16, 2026.

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