Comparison

Swap Gears vs Crazy Gears Box

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Gear rearrangement puzzles
  • Complete motion circuits
  • Fix contraptions
  • Multiple machine types
  • Background music
Features
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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.

About

Crazy Gears Box

Engage in a relaxing ASMR puzzle experience by connecting gears and cogs on a cube. Progress through over 1000 levels of increasing difficulty, from easy to challenging brain teasers. Enjoy a no-pressure gameplay with simple controls and offline play.

Highlights
  • 1000+ levels
  • ASMR sounds
  • Simple one-finger control
  • No time limit
  • Offline play
  • Easy to hard puzzles
Features
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Gear up in this logical ASMR game where you connect gears and cogs on a cube. If you like steam punk puzzles you will love this gear logic puzzle game. Experience various and increasing levels of puzzle difficulty. Start with an easy gear logic puzzle and finish with the hardest gear box game. Link the cogs and gears, finish all levels and become the Gear cube puzzle master! FEATURES • 1000+ levels • ASMR sounds • Simple one finger control • Autosave • No time limit • Easy to hard gear puzzles • Formidable cogs brain teasers • Restart a gears game when stuck • Easy to learn and quick to play • Play gear box game offline HOW TO PLAY • Select an available gear size • Tap a pin to place a gear • Connect the black and white gears • Complete the level and unlock the next cog puzzle • Play on and solve the next gear box game! CONTACT Cellcrowd is a small Dutch indie developer focused on developing quality apps and games for iPhone™ and iPad™ devices. For any questions or feedback, contact us at support@cellcrowd.com Terms & Conditions: https://www.cellcrowd.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.cellcrowd.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Swap Gears4 screens
Crazy Gears Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Crazy Gears Box at 4.5 against Swap Gears's 3.3. Crazy Gears Box also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (84 vs 7). Swap Gears's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Crazy Gears Box sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Swap Gears asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crazy Gears Box holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crazy Gears Box has 84 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Swap Gears ships an update every 21 months, Crazy Gears Box every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Swap Gears versus Crazy Gears Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwap GearsCrazy Gears Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (7 ratings)4.5 (84 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—77.8% of reviews
Number of ratings784 — better
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB48 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developer亚州 王Daniel Cornelis Johannes Maria van Geel

Customer experience

Swap Gears

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Crazy Gears Box

All ratings63 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral22.2%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Swap Gears

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Crazy Gears Box

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Swap Gears free?
Swap Gears is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crazy Gears Box free?
Crazy Gears Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Swap Gears or Crazy Gears Box?
Crazy Gears Box is rated higher. Swap Gears averages 3.3 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Crazy Gears Box averages 4.5 from 84 ratings.
Do Swap Gears or Crazy Gears Box have ads?
Both Swap Gears and Crazy Gears Box show ads.
Which is updated more often, Swap Gears or Crazy Gears Box?
Swap Gears ships an update every 21 months, and Crazy Gears Box every 3 months. Most recently, Swap Gears was updated on November 6, 2026 and Crazy Gears Box on November 7, 2026.

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