Neumorphism vs Cog Hero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Neumorphism
A puzzle game where players must strategically tap panels to turn them off. The goal is to clear the entire board by toggling adjacent panels. It offers a simple yet challenging experience for quick play sessions.
- Panel toggling mechanics
- Strategic puzzle solving
- Simple tap interface
- Challenging gameplay
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The tapped panel and its top, bottom, right, and left panels are toggled. Can you turn off all the panels?
Cog Hero
A puzzle game where players arrange gears to make them spin. Connect gears of matching colors to initiate movement, with stacked gears turning if their colors align with neighbors. Unlock new color schemes and challenge yourself with increasingly difficult levels.
- Gear arrangement puzzle
- Color matching mechanics
- Randomly generated boards
- Unlockable color schemes
- Portrait and landscape support
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A board full of gears. Can you get them all turning? Tap a gear to select it, then tap where it should go. Gears spin when they connect to a matching color, and stacked gears turn if either of their colors matches a neighbor. Different colors can overlap and still spin. Locked gears can't be moved, so build a path of other gears to reach them and set them spinning. • Random boards, endless replays • Win to unlock new color schemes • No ads, no internet needed • Easy is free to play as much as you like. Upgrade to unlock Medium, Hard and Max! NEW: Plays in portrait or landscape on iPhone Duo!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Neumorphism at 4.8 against Cog Hero's 3.4. Neumorphism also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 5 months vs every 21 months). Cog Hero's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neumorphism sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Cog Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Neumorphism holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Neumorphism's written reviews are positive against 67% of Cog Hero's.
Neumorphism ships an update every 5 months, Cog Hero every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Neumorphism | Cog Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better | 3.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Ninicode | Headlight Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
Neumorphism
Cog Hero
In-app purchases
Neumorphism
- All Theme Colors & Tip$0.49
- All Theme Colors & Tip$0.99
- All Theme Colors & Tip$1.99
Cog Hero
- Unlock All Difficulty Levels$0.99
