Cogwheel vs Stack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cogwheel
An arcade game where you guide a small gear through challenging levels. Solve puzzles by moving blocks and avoiding magnets. Manage your oil level to maintain strength and progress through this exciting adventure.
- Unique arcade gameplay
- Challenging levels
- Obstacle navigation
- Block manipulation
- Magnet avoidance
- Oil level management
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Welcome to the world of mechanical Cogwheel! This you have not seen in the AppStore! Arcade game with unique gameplay, easy only at first sight story and challenging levels are sure to impress even the most demanding fans to have fun! Help the little gear wheel overcome all obstacles in its path! Move the blocks, turn away from the magnets, do everything possible! Do not forget to increase oil level, because you need the strength to go through the wall between the levels! Do not think that to keep gear is easy! We promise that you will spend time in exciting adventure!
Stack
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New: Daily Challenge — everyone gets the same falling-block puzzle once a day. Build a streak, chase a best score, and check your progress by asking Siri, no phone required. Drop, match, and blast your way to a new high score in this falling-block puzzle arcade crafted for your wrist! Chase bomb power-ups, real Game Center leaderboards, and smooth Digital Crown controls — no phone needed. Gameplay Highlights • Classic falling-block mechanics • Neon bomb power-ups for explosive clears • Daily Challenge: the same seeded puzzle for everyone, once a day • Real Game Center leaderboards and streak achievements • Smooth Digital Crown controls • Quick, satisfying rounds for on-the-go play Daily Challenge Everyone gets the same falling-block sequence once a day, so it's a fair contest, not just a high score chase. Build a streak by playing every day, see your best score and a 7-day trend, and ask Siri to check your streak without opening the app. Power-Up Fun Collect and activate bomb blocks to wipe rows in style with glowing effects and satisfying haptics. Compete & Conquer Sign in to Game Center (optional) to submit your scores to a live leaderboard and unlock streak achievements. Fully playable offline without it — your scores and streak are always saved on your watch either way. Designed for the Wrist Fully playable on your wrist, optimized for modern watch hardware. No phone required during gameplay.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cogwheel at Free against Stack's $0.99. Cogwheel also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 18.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Cogwheel is free to download; Stack costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cogwheel ships an update every 8 days, Stack every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cogwheel | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TSIFROVYE PRIVYCHKI, OOO | Hemal Modi |
In-app purchases
Cogwheel
No in-app purchases
Stack
No in-app purchases









