Swap Gears vs Gear combination
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.
Gear combination
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Select a quest, and a rotating gear will appear in the upper left. Connect the gears on the right to the rotating gear to clear the quest. You can place gears freely in any position. Multiple quests are available, and you can play them in any order. Cleared quests can also be replayed as many times as you like. In this game, clockwise rotation is represented by positive numbers, and counterclockwise rotation is represented by negative numbers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Swap Gears at none against Gear combination's 1. Gear combination's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 21 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Gear combination sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Swap Gears asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swap Gears ships an update every 21 months, Gear combination weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swap Gears | Gear combination |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 亚州 王 | akira ohmachi |
In-app purchases
Swap Gears
No in-app purchases
Gear combination
- Remove Ads$1.99
Questions
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