Achikaps vs Cog Hero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Achikaps
Engage in a straightforward economic strategy game. Explore both a story-driven campaign and a freeform sandbox mode. Enjoy a user-friendly interface and fluid animations.
- Easy to learn
- Campaign mode
- Sandbox mode
- Simple UI
- Smooth animations
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Achikaps is a simple economic strategy. Features: - Easy to learn - Campaign and sandbox modes - Simple UI - Smooth animations
Cog Hero
A puzzle game where you make gears spin by tapping and moving them. Stacked gears turn if their colors match neighbors, and different colors can overlap. Unlock new color schemes and enjoy infinite replays with random levels.
- Gear rotation puzzles
- Color matching mechanics
- One-way gear challenges
- Unlockable color schemes
- Randomly generated levels
- Offline play
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A board full of Gears. Can you make them all turn? Tap to select, then tap to move. Stacked gears turn if either of the colors match their neighbor. Different colors can overlap and spin. One-way gears can't be moved. Use others to connect and spin them. Win to unlock more color schemes. Random levels for infinite replays. No ads. No WiFi needed. Play Easy as much as you want, upgrade for higher difficulty levels!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Achikaps at 4.4 against Cog Hero's 3.4. Achikaps also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (88% vs 67%). 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
Both are free to download. Cog Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Achikaps asks for nothing beyond the download.
Achikaps holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Achikaps has 185 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Achikaps's written reviews are positive against 67% of Cog Hero's.
Achikaps ships an update every 3 months, Cog Hero every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Achikaps | Cog Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (185 ratings) — better | 3.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 185 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Yakovliev | Headlight Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
Achikaps
Cog Hero
Bugs and requests
Achikaps
Reported bugs
2 issues- Screen turns grey when opening notifications
- Buttons and UI elements become unresponsive
Requested features
4 requests- Add multiplayer mode
- Improve enemy AI difficulty scaling
- Provide more building and unit options
- Allow renaming of saved files
Cog Hero
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Achikaps
No in-app purchases
Cog Hero
- Unlock All Difficulty Levels$0.99
