Comparison

Cogwheel vs RatioGear Forge

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Unique arcade gameplay
  • Challenging levels
  • Obstacle navigation
  • Block manipulation
  • Magnet avoidance
  • Oil level management
Features
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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!

About

RatioGear Forge

Features
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RatioGear Forge is a mechanical gear transmission puzzle about turning tooth counts into the right output speed. Each repair order places a compact watchmaker mechanism on the bench with a Base RPM, a Target RPM, and four named positions: Drive, Stage A, Stage B, and Output. Your job is to choose from visible 16T, 24T, and 32T gears, then route power through the four slots so the final shaft lands inside the target tolerance. Tap a gear to select it, tap a slot to install it, or tap a filled slot to clear the placement. When all four positions are filled, the mechanism spins up and calculates the output: Base RPM x Drive / Stage A x Stage B / Output. Every order is a small ratio experiment. A larger Drive gear can raise the first stage. A larger Stage A gear can reduce it. Stage B and Output form the second transfer pair, so the final answer depends on the whole train rather than one isolated gear. Features: - Build a four-slot mechanical train: Drive, Stage A, Stage B, and Output. - Work with readable gear labels: 16T, 24T, and 32T. - Tune Current RPM against a specific Target RPM and tolerance. - Watch the gear train spin before the result is accepted or rejected. - Three missed tests jam the mechanism and force a repair restart. - Unlock 50 local repair orders across the Orders screen. - Toggle music and sound effects in Settings. - Fully offline: no accounts, no ads, no analytics, no tracking, no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Cogwheel4 screens
RatioGear Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cogwheel at 7.0 against RatioGear Forge's 13.0. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Cogwheel versus RatioGear Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCogwheelRatioGear Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size51 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTSIFROVYE PRIVYCHKI, OOOEvans Omondi

In-app purchases

None

Cogwheel

No in-app purchases

None

RatioGear Forge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Cogwheel free?
Cogwheel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is RatioGear Forge free?
RatioGear Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Cogwheel or RatioGear Forge have ads?
Neither Cogwheel nor RatioGear Forge shows ads.

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