Cog Hero vs Jestersweeper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cog Hero
A puzzle game where players arrange gears to make them spin. Connect gears of matching colors to initiate movement, with stacked gears turning if their colors align with neighbors. Unlock new color schemes and challenge yourself with increasingly difficult levels.
- Gear arrangement puzzle
- Color matching mechanics
- Randomly generated boards
- Unlockable color schemes
- Portrait and landscape support
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A board full of gears. Can you get them all turning? Tap a gear to select it, then tap where it should go. Gears spin when they connect to a matching color, and stacked gears turn if either of their colors matches a neighbor. Different colors can overlap and still spin. Locked gears can't be moved, so build a path of other gears to reach them and set them spinning. • Random boards, endless replays • Win to unlock new color schemes • No ads, no internet needed • Easy is free to play as much as you like. Upgrade to unlock Medium, Hard and Max! NEW: Plays in portrait or landscape on iPhone Duo!
Jestersweeper
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Prepare to face the Black Joker! Can you uncover all the hidden mines and successfully outwit the Black Joker? Find every mine to defeat the Black Joker and claim victory! Experience the challenge of Black Joker's Minesweeper with four difficulty levels: Easy: 10 mines Normal: 40 mines Hard: 99 mines Expert: 200 mines Dive into the ultimate battle of wits and strategy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Cog Hero at none against Jestersweeper's shown. Jestersweeper's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 21 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and in-app purchases 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 and Jestersweeper sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Cog Hero ships an update every 21 months, Jestersweeper every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cog Hero | Jestersweeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | Headlight Software, Inc. | Jesturtle |
In-app purchases
Cog Hero
- Unlock All Difficulty Levels$0.99
Jestersweeper
- Remove Ads$0.99
- 100 Coins$0.99
- 500 Coins$2.49
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- 1,000 Coins$3.99
Questions
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