Comparison

Ditching Work2 vs Gear Town

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

Head to head
About

Ditching Work2

Escape your office and avoid your boss in this puzzle game. Solve riddles and use items to find your way out. Features 30 levels and a special bonus level.

Highlights
  • Escape the office
  • Avoid the boss
  • Solve puzzles
  • Use items
  • 30 levels
  • Hint system
Features
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"Ah, dang, overtime again today?! ...All right, I'm gonna ditch work again!" Sneakily ditch work without your evil boss noticing in this escape/puzzle game. Can you get out of work in one piece? Hang in there, you lowly wage slave, don't give up! 30 levels in total. And this round features another special level at the end! ●How to play It's super easy. Just tap anything that looks interesting and use items. If you get stuck on a puzzle, you can watch a video for hints!

About

Gear Town

Restore a dark, abandoned town by helping industrious mice power up an underground powerhouse. Guide these tiny critters to bring light back to the mysterious settlement and immerse yourself in a tranquil fantasy world.

Highlights
  • Restore abandoned town
  • Help industrious mice
  • Power underground powerhouse
  • Immerse in fantasy world
  • Tranquil gameplay
Features
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A seemingly abandoned town. Not a soul to be found, except for the little mice living among the darkness. It is up to you and these industrious rodents to work together to bring light back to the town! There is an underground powerhouse which the mice call home. Tirelessly working to turn the gears of the powerhouse, the little critters need your help to light up this mysterious town. So come join some friendly little mice and immerse yourself in this quiet, tranquil fantasy world!

Screenshots

Ditching Work24 screens
Gear Town3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ditching Work2 at 4.9 against Gear Town's 3.0. Ditching Work2 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (177 vs 2). Gear Town's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ditching Work2 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ditching Work2 has 177 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ditching Work2 ships an update every 2 months, Gear Town every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ditching Work2 versus Gear Town: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDitching Work2Gear Town
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (177 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews96.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings177 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB79 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperWorks Inc.GlobalGear Co. Ltd.

Bugs and requests

Ditching Work2

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Retry button not responding
  • Next stage button unresponsive
  • App crashes on launch
  • Game freezes after completing stages
  • Buttons require app restart to function
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  • Last stage progression issues
  • App restart loop when advancing levels

Requested features

7 requests
  • Additional stages and levels
  • Ditching Work 3 and 4 sequels
  • School version continuation
  • More challenging difficulty levels
  • Album/gallery of escape scenes
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  • Reduce advertisement frequency
  • Similar games in the series

Gear Town

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Ditching Work2

No in-app purchases

None

Gear Town

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ditching Work2 free?
Ditching Work2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gear Town free?
Gear Town is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ditching Work2 or Gear Town?
Ditching Work2 is rated higher. Ditching Work2 averages 4.9 out of 5 from 177 ratings, while Gear Town averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Ditching Work2 or Gear Town have ads?
Gear Town shows ads; Ditching Work2 does not.
Which is updated more often, Ditching Work2 or Gear Town?
Ditching Work2 ships an update every 2 months, and Gear Town every 8 days. Most recently, Ditching Work2 was updated on October 29, 2026 and Gear Town on October 25, 2026.

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