Swap Gears vs Alfric's Workshop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swap Gears
Solve intricate mechanical puzzles by rearranging gears to complete circuits of motion. Fix contraptions by placing each piece in its correct spot. Enjoy the background music as you build your mechanical masterpieces.
- Gear rearrangement puzzles
- Complete motion circuits
- Fix contraptions
- Multiple machine types
- Background music
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Rearrange the gears to create mechanical masterpieces! Swap gears features many different types of machines. Your job is to complete the circuit of motion. Move every piece into the correct spot to fix the contraption! Last but not least,enjoy the background music.
Alfric's Workshop
Navigate a workshop after a magical shrinking accident by constructing inventive contraptions. Solve physics-based puzzles using a variety of parts and explore 81 levels. Create and share your own levels with a built-in editor.
- Physics-based puzzles
- 81 levels
- 21+ unique parts
- Level editor
- User-generated content sharing
- Wacky contraption building
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Alfric has been shrunk in a magical accident. Help him navigate his workshop in search of the cure by building wacky contraptions. - 81 levels - Solve physics-based puzzles using chains, pulleys, crystal balls, and more... - 21 different parts (plus 1 secret part unlocked by beating the game) - Level editor - upload your own levels and share them with your friends - All content is free (ad supported, in-app purchase to remove ads)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Alfric's Workshop at 5.0 against Swap Gears's 3.3. Alfric's Workshop also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 21 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Swap Gears's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 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. Alfric's Workshop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Swap Gears asks for nothing beyond the download.
Alfric's Workshop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively.
Swap Gears ships an update every 21 months, Alfric's Workshop fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Swap Gears | Alfric's Workshop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 296 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 亚州 王 | Frohardt Studios LLC |
Customer experience
Swap Gears
Alfric's Workshop
In-app purchases
Swap Gears
No in-app purchases
Alfric's Workshop
- Remove Ads$1.99
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