DOT Cage vs Cog Hero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DOT Cage
Protect a dot from incoming squares in this addictive and simple game. Challenge your friends and aim for the highest score by surviving as long as possible. Test your reflexes and see how long you can keep the dot safe.
- Save dot from squares attack
- Addictive gameplay
- Beat friends' scores
- Timed survival mode
- Ad-free experience
- Scoreboard for comparison
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Try your best to save your dot from squares attack. An addictive and simple game about saving Dots from the moving squares. It’s not simple as it looks - can you play this game? Try to beat your Friends score. Features: • ADS-FREE No annoying ads . • SCOREBOARD: Compare with your friends who saved the dot longest? • TIMED: How long can you save dots for? Save the dot from as many squares as you can and achieve a high score!
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: DOT Cage at 4.0 against Cog Hero's 3.4. DOT Cage also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). Cog Hero's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. DOT Cage asks for nothing beyond the download.
DOT Cage holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cog Hero has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
DOT Cage ships an update every 2 months, Cog Hero every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DOT Cage | Cog Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Creative Zone | Headlight Software, Inc. |
Customer experience
DOT Cage
Cog Hero
In-app purchases
DOT Cage
No in-app purchases
Cog Hero
- Unlock All Difficulty Levels$0.99
