Comparison

Cog Hero vs Crazy Gears Box

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

Head to head
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!

About

Crazy Gears Box

Engage in a relaxing ASMR puzzle experience by connecting gears and cogs on a cube. Progress through over 1000 levels of increasing difficulty, from easy to challenging brain teasers. Enjoy a no-pressure gameplay with simple controls and offline play.

Highlights
  • 1000+ levels
  • ASMR sounds
  • Simple one-finger control
  • No time limit
  • Offline play
  • Easy to hard puzzles
Features
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Gear up in this logical ASMR game where you connect gears and cogs on a cube. If you like steam punk puzzles you will love this gear logic puzzle game. Experience various and increasing levels of puzzle difficulty. Start with an easy gear logic puzzle and finish with the hardest gear box game. Link the cogs and gears, finish all levels and become the Gear cube puzzle master! FEATURES • 1000+ levels • ASMR sounds • Simple one finger control • Autosave • No time limit • Easy to hard gear puzzles • Formidable cogs brain teasers • Restart a gears game when stuck • Easy to learn and quick to play • Play gear box game offline HOW TO PLAY • Select an available gear size • Tap a pin to place a gear • Connect the black and white gears • Complete the level and unlock the next cog puzzle • Play on and solve the next gear box game! CONTACT Cellcrowd is a small Dutch indie developer focused on developing quality apps and games for iPhone™ and iPad™ devices. For any questions or feedback, contact us at support@cellcrowd.com Terms & Conditions: https://www.cellcrowd.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.cellcrowd.com/privacy/

Screenshots

Cog Hero4 screens
Crazy Gears Box4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Crazy Gears Box at 4.4 against Cog Hero's 3.4. Crazy Gears Box also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (82 vs 8). Cog Hero's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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. Cog Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Crazy Gears Box 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

Crazy Gears Box holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crazy Gears Box has 82 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Cog Hero's written reviews are positive against 78% of Crazy Gears Box's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Cog Hero ships an update every 12 months, Crazy Gears Box every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Cog Hero versus Crazy Gears Box: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCog HeroCrazy Gears Box
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.4 (8 ratings)4.4 (82 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings882 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB48 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperHeadlight Software, Inc.Daniel Cornelis Johannes Maria van Geel

Customer experience

Cog Hero

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

Crazy Gears Box

All ratings63 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral22.2%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Cog Hero

One-time1
  • Unlock All Difficulty Levels$0.99
1 purchases

Crazy Gears Box

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Cog Hero free?
Cog Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crazy Gears Box free?
Crazy Gears Box is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Cog Hero or Crazy Gears Box?
Crazy Gears Box is rated higher. Cog Hero averages 3.4 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Crazy Gears Box averages 4.4 from 82 ratings.
Do Cog Hero or Crazy Gears Box have ads?
Crazy Gears Box shows ads; Cog Hero does not.
Which is updated more often, Cog Hero or Crazy Gears Box?
Cog Hero ships an update every 12 months, and Crazy Gears Box every 3 months. Most recently, Cog Hero was updated on October 24, 2026 and Crazy Gears Box on October 20, 2026.

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