Comparison

GEAR vs NEBULRUSH

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

Head to head
About

GEAR

Features
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A simple and refreshing gear puzzle game! Match three gears of the same color to clear the puzzle! Also, match falling gears to create combos!

About

NEBULRUSH

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Survive the swarm and make it home. NEBULRUSH is a top-down survival action game with original pixel art. The in-game interface is in Japanese. ONE-FINGER ACTION Drag to move while weapons fire automatically. Collect experience and choose from three weapons or buffs when you level up. Combine 12 weapon types, including homing missiles, cryo pulses, rifles, flamethrowers, drones, airstrikes and energy blades, to discover weapon evolutions. TEN DISTINCT PLANETS Explore the Moon, a Mars base and an orbital colony, then face poisonous fog, heavy gravity, lightning and meteors. Survive ten minutes in standard missions, dodge bosses and collect recovery kits. UNLOCK YOUR CREW Start free as the astronaut. Earn three more characters through campaign clears and cumulative enemy defeats. Thirteen additional characters are available as separate, one-time in-app purchases. Characters have distinct starting weapons, special abilities and environmental resistances. Choose skill-duration and cooldown upgrades as you level up. Restore purchases with the same Apple Account. TWO-PLAYER CO-OP Join by room code over the same Wi-Fi; nearby play does not require different Apple Accounts. Online play uses Game Center and requires separate Game Center accounts and an internet connection. Both players must use the same latest app version. Play standard and custom missions together and rescue a fallen teammate. DRAW YOUR OWN ENEMIES The workshop unlocks at crew level 10. Choose existing creatures or draw original pixel-art enemies and bosses. Set health, speed, damage, spawn times and intervals, final bosses and victory conditions. Choose a time limit from 1 to 15 minutes in one-minute steps, or no limit for elimination and final-boss missions. Higher crew levels unlock more planets, boss slots and design points. EXPLORE COMMUNITY MISSIONS Search publicly shared stages by name or planet, and browse newest or popular missions. Share your own missions with a code. Newly created or edited stages require the latest app version on the receiving device. Imported missions can be played at any crew level. Workshop missions and co-op cost no stamina and do not grant standard campaign progression rewards. Submitted names and custom artwork are checked automatically; uncertain submissions are held for operator review. Report content, hide an author or delete your own submissions. Long-inactive, low-play stages become dormant and can be republished by their author. Locally saved copies remain playable. FILL YOUR FIELD GUIDE Record defeated creatures and bosses, their traits and cumulative defeat counts. Crew level progresses to 100, expanding what you can create in the workshop. FREE TO START Standard missions cost one stamina. Recover one every 20 minutes, up to five. Completing an optional rewarded ad restores one stamina; rewarded ads can also revive you once per run. In solo play, completing a rewarded ad can also reroll level-up choices once per level. An interstitial may appear after a new or changed workshop stage has been saved. Ad availability depends on network and delivery conditions. Purchases, ads, community missions and online Game Center play require internet access. Game progress and saved custom stages are stored locally without cloud progress sync. Public submissions are stored on the community server. Support and privacy information are available from the in-game shop or help screen.

Screenshots

GEAR3 screens
NEBULRUSH1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GEAR at none against NEBULRUSH's 10. GEAR also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price 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. NEBULRUSH sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. GEAR asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GEAR ships an update daily, NEBULRUSH every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences ¡ 2 level
GEAR versus NEBULRUSH: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGEARNEBULRUSH
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size113 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTOGETOGE DESIGNTsubasa Wakida

In-app purchases

None

GEAR

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

NEBULRUSH

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Questions

Is GEAR free?
GEAR is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NEBULRUSH free?
NEBULRUSH is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GEAR or NEBULRUSH have ads?
NEBULRUSH shows ads; GEAR does not.
Which is updated more often, GEAR or NEBULRUSH?
GEAR ships an update daily, and NEBULRUSH every 3 days. Most recently, GEAR was updated on November 9, 2026 and NEBULRUSH on November 6, 2026.

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