Comparison

Laser Quest! vs Cog Hero

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

Head to head
About

Laser Quest!

Engage in a minimalist 3D puzzle adventure where you manipulate objects to create laser-beam connections and illuminate sacred gems. Explore unique worlds, solve intricate levels, and test your skills in daily challenges.

Highlights
  • Minimalist 3D puzzle mechanics
  • Explore seven unique worlds
  • Over 100 curated levels
  • Daily challenges with rewards
  • Collect cool cannons and laser beams
  • Evocative music and visual art
Features
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Infinity Games brings you Laser Quest – a transcendent experience between the realms of extremely fun gameplay, evocative music, and minimalist visual art. Are you up to the quest? In Laser Quest, you will rotate pieces, explore different perspectives, and manipulate tens of unique objects to establish a clear laser-beam connection and illuminate the sacred gems. Through intricate architecture creations and many hidden elements, Laser Quest dives into a minimalist 3D adventure across seven distinctive worlds that you most conquer with a laser! If you are a die-hard fan of minimalist puzzle games, Laser Quest is a must-have in your collection. Following a mysterious narrative, you will have the chance of exploring multiple unique worlds, unlocking a wide arsenal of weapons, and try colorful laser beams. The gameplay is unique in each world because you will be introduced to new elements that bring a new game mechanic to the table. Can you unlock all the worlds and pass more than 100-curated levels? Besides the story mode, you can also try Daily Challenges. Here you will have to keep calm and perform under pressure. You will face a new challenge per day, where you will have the chance to show your Laser Quest abilities and earn rewards. In story mode, you can struggle to win but you have all the time in the world to come up with a solution for a certain level. This doesn’t happen with Daily Challenges: either you win or lose. Features: • Classical puzzle mechanics within a minimalist 3D environment; • Easy to understand, not so easy to master; • Seven unique and beautiful worlds to explore; • Daily challenges will test your under-pressure skills; • Transcendent and evocative music for each world (play with headphones!); • Cool cannons to collect and five awesome laser beams; • +100 curated-levels to decipher and +300 gems to illuminate; Like a dream you don’t want to forget, Laser Quest grows on you with time. The visual art design merged with beautiful soundtracks creates the perfect immersive environment that appeals to puzzle games’ aficionados in general and Infinity Games fans in particular. Laser Quest is totally free and you can play how many times you want without paying. The game is ad-supported, but you can remove ads for the price of a coffee. The amount will support us to keep developing free games in the future. Infinity Games aims to provide the best game experience within its titles. We love showcasing new minimalist puzzle games and making people think while relaxing. Do you like our work? Connect below: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/infinitygamespage Instagram: 8infinitygames (https://www.instagram.com/8infinitygames/) Terms of use: https://infinitygames.io/tos

About

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.

Highlights
  • Gear rotation puzzles
  • Color matching mechanics
  • One-way gear challenges
  • Unlockable color schemes
  • Randomly generated levels
  • Offline play
Features
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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!

Screenshots

Laser Quest!4 screens
Cog Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Laser Quest! at 4.6 against Cog Hero's 3.4. Laser Quest! also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (363 vs 8). Cog Hero's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (67% vs 45%). 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. Laser Quest! sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Cog Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Laser Quest! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Laser Quest! has 363 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Laser Quest!'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Cog Hero's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Laser Quest! ships an update every 2 weeks, Cog Hero every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Laser Quest! versus Cog Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLaser Quest!Cog Hero
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (363 ratings) — better3.4 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews44.9% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings363 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 12 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size417 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperINFINITY GAMES, LDAHeadlight Software, Inc.

Customer experience

Laser Quest!

All ratings362 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive44.9%
Neutral16.9%
Negative38.2%

Cog Hero

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Bugs and requests

Laser Quest!

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Game crashes after completing specific levels (43, 45, 49, 54, 56, 69, 76, 80, 82, 92, 96, 100, 104, 105, 116, 117, 119, 120)
  • Game won't load or gets stuck on loading screen
  • Achievements don't count laser cannons
  • Monthly trophy feature crashes game
  • Daily calendar crashes after completing all days
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  • Laser color selection broken after free trial
  • Purchased items don't persist after restart
  • Level 38 beam stops at first capacitor
  • Level 82 laser collision detection issues
  • Level 120 laser doesn't bounce off mirror
  • Unlock buttons become unresponsive
  • Game doesn't register moves/changes

Requested features

8 requests
  • Fix persistent crashing issues across all levels
  • Reduce ad frequency and allow ad-free gameplay
  • Make cosmetic items available without real money
  • Improve tutorial clarity and instructions
  • Add in-game bug reporting system
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  • Increase difficulty progression in later levels
  • Allow zoomed view to persist on smaller screens
  • Include new levels and content updates

Cog Hero

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Laser Quest!

Subscriptions3
  • VIP Weekly$2.997 Days
  • VIP Monthly$5.991 Month
  • VIP Anual$14.991 Year
One-time5
  • Hazardous Mutation$3.99
  • Chernobyl Discharge$3.99
  • Winter Storm$3.99
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  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Sorcerer's Wand$3.99
1 purchases

Cog Hero

One-time1
  • Unlock All Difficulty Levels$0.99

Questions

Is Laser Quest! free?
Laser Quest! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cog Hero free?
Cog Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Laser Quest! or Cog Hero?
Laser Quest! is rated higher. Laser Quest! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 363 ratings, while Cog Hero averages 3.4 from 8 ratings.
Do Laser Quest! or Cog Hero have ads?
Laser Quest! shows ads; Cog Hero does not.
Which is updated more often, Laser Quest! or Cog Hero?
Laser Quest! ships an update every 2 weeks, and Cog Hero every 12 months. Most recently, Laser Quest! was updated on October 29, 2026 and Cog Hero on October 24, 2026.

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