Gears Forever vs Dots and Bubbles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gears Forever
Embark on an enchanting 3D ball-rolling platformer adventure. Explore three distinct worlds filled with imaginative challenges, gather gears, and race against the clock. Enjoy intuitive controls and high-definition steampunk graphics.
- 3D ball-rolling platformer
- Explore three distinct worlds
- Gather gears and race against time
- Intuitive swipe controls
- High-definition steampunk graphics
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The spiritual successor to the original ball rolling App Store hit is here! Explore the enchanting realm of Gears Forever, an exquisite 3D ball-rolling platformer brimming with imaginative challenges. Accumulate points with a simple swipe of your finger. Race against the clock while gathering gears across an endless realm spread across three distinct worlds! Key Features: Embark on adventures in three distinct worlds: The Brass Menagerie, Rivers of Magma, and the Cavern of Omens. Navigate an endless realm brimming with obstacles and puzzles. Intuitive controls let you roll the ball with your finger. Enjoy high-definition Steampunk style graphics that bring the game's world to life. Connect with us: Twitter: http://twitter.com/cm_games Facebook: http://facebook.com/crescentmoongames
Dots and Bubbles
Guide a bouncing ball through challenging levels by activating and deactivating special dots. Discover unique physics with elements like Black Holes and Direction Boosters. Solve over 90 intriguing puzzles with clever combinations.
- Ball bounce control
- Special dot mechanics
- Over 90 levels
- Increasing difficulty
- Ingenuity-based puzzles
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In this game you engage by activating and deactivating specific dots in the playfield to control the play ball‘s bounce, guiding it towards the goal. As you progress through increasing difficulty levels, you’ll encounter various special dots, such as »Black Holes«, »Direction Boosters«, and »Bubbles«, each adding an unique twist to the game‘s physics. With over 90 diverse and intriguing levels, you are challenged to solve each one using your ingenuity and clever combinations. „Dots & Bubbles“ promises a fun and dynamic gaming experience for players of all levels.
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Verdict
Gears Forever and Dots and Bubbles both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of Gears Forever's written reviews are positive against 33% of Dots and Bubbles's. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Gears Forever sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Dots and Bubbles sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Gears Forever against 4.2 for Dots and Bubbles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Gears Forever's written reviews are positive against 33% of Dots and Bubbles's.
Gears Forever ships an update every 9 days, Dots and Bubbles fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Gears Forever | Dots and Bubbles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (18 ratings) | 4.2 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 209 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crescent Moon Games LLC | Tim Kretz |
Customer experience
Gears Forever
Dots and Bubbles
In-app purchases
Gears Forever
- 500 gears$0.99
- 5 Extra Lives$0.99
- 1500 Gears$1.99
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- Remove ads$2.99
- Unlock all levels$4.99
- Unlock all balls$6.99
Dots and Bubbles
- Remove Ads$3.99
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