Crazy Gears vs Pango Theme Park Builder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crazy Gears
This digital puzzle game uses a mechanical engine to teach children about critical thinking and how different mechanisms interact. It offers hours of engaging challenges designed to inspire an understanding of STEM concepts through play.
- Mechanical engine puzzles
- Teaches critical thinking
- Explores STEM/STEAM topics
- Kid-friendly design
- Multiple language support
- Special mode for CVI
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Are you ready to watch your child kick their learning into high-gear? Crazy Gears is a new-aged digital puzzle game, designed with a real mechanical engine and with children's critical thinking skills in mind! Hours of fun guaranteed for everyone who is up for the challenge, yes, even you Mom & Dad! *** Children's Technology Review Awards 2015 *** *** Parent's Choice Gold Winner Fall 2015*** *** App of the week by Fun2Tap *** *** Best of the Best by Best Apps For Kids *** *** Featured worldwide by App Store as a Best New App *** ABOUT CRAZY GEARS Explore a captivating digital playground in this tantalizing puzzle game! Children manipulate gears, chains, rods, and pulleys, to pull themselves through each level, which teaches them how different mechanisms affect one another when constructing a machine. Each reasoning challenge was carefully designed to adhere to the theories of educational technology pioneer, mathematician, computer scientist, and designer of the first programming language for children, Seymour Papert. “The best use of games is to leverage their tendency to enhance learning”- Papert Recommended Ages 5-9 As a child, Papert fell in love with gears. Their movement fascinated him in every way and inspired his career. Crazy Gears was conceived not only as a tribute to him, but with the hope of providing a child with the inspiration to discover and understand the physical properties of mechanisms found in their everyday lives. Such complex notions include tension, motion, and gravity. We achieve this by encouraging the child to manipulate the objects in each level to determine how they work together to accomplish a goal. Interactions with technology give kids the power to construct their understanding of STEM/STEAM subjects in meaningful ways. Here we engage them in play that does just that! FEATURES • No rules • No explicit instructions • Kid-Friendly Design • Powerful Artificial Intelligence • Seamless Interaction • Multiple Language Support • Crash Resistant Design • Bold, bright colors • Automatic Memory • Special mode for children with CVI STEM/STEAM TOPICS EXPLORED • Gears • Mechanical Systems (simple and complex) • Action and Reaction • Motion (circular, rotary, and reciprocating) • Ratios • Tension • Torque and Speed • Mechanical Advantage ABOUT US Edoki Academy’s mission is to provide children with enjoyable early-learning activities using the latest technologies. Our team members, many of whom are young parents or teachers, strive to produce tools that motivate and inspire children to learn, play, and progress. PRIVACY We take your child’s privacy very seriously, for this reason, we are proud to offer a product that is certified COPPA compliant by PRIVO. CONNECT WITH US! If you have any support requests, comments, or questions do not hesitate to contact us at support@edokiacademy.com. We’d love to hear from you!
Pango Theme Park Builder
Design and build your own theme park by drawing roller coasters and placing various rides. Watch your park come alive as characters interact with your creations. This open-ended game fosters creativity, logic, and fine motor skills for children.
- Draw and design roller coasters
- Place and customize rides
- Interactive character animations
- Develops creativity and logic
- Open-ended construction gameplay
- Child-safe environment
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IMAGINE YOUR PARK… THEN BRING IT TO LIFE! Start by drawing your roller coasters, placing your favorite rides, and inventing your own theme park: slides, Ferris wheel, fortress, giant rocket, haunted mansion… here, you’re the one in charge! Place Pango and his friends in the rides: they slide, fly, spin, and react to everything you build. The park comes alive before your eyes. Pango Build Park is an open-ended construction game that develops creativity, logic, exploration, and fine motor skills. An open, intuitive, and evolving experience, perfectly suited to children aged 3+. A PANGO CREATION With over 15 years of experience and more than 15 million children delighted worldwide, Pango has become a trusted reference for parents seeking smart, calm, and caring games. Pango Build Park continues this mission: a captivating construction game designed to foster creativity, independence, and the joy of building. WHY PARENTS LOVE PANGO BUILD PARK? - Stimulates imagination and creativity - Develops logic, organization, and motor skills - Introduces cause-and-effect through interactive attractions - 100% free construction: children create, modify, and reinvent freely - A lively, joyful world with no competition - Immediate handling, perfect for little hands - Pre-built parks to support younger children A 100% SAFE GAME FOR CHILDREN • No in-app purchases • No advertising • No external links • Built-in parental control • Compliant with children's data protection standards PANGO VALUES: CREATIVITY, KINDNESS, FREEDOM At Pango, we create experiences designed at a child’s height: simple, joyful, and enriching. Our games nurture curiosity, encourage independence, and build self-confidence. Need help? A question? pango@studio-pango.com More info: www.studio-pango.com DOWNLOAD PANGO BUILD PARK and let your child imagine, build, and bring their own theme park to life: A WORLD TO BUILD, A THOUSAND STORIES TO CREATE!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Pango Theme Park Builder at 4.7 against Crazy Gears's 4.3. Pango Theme Park Builder also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 66%). Crazy Gears's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 17 months) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On ratings volume, 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
Crazy Gears costs $2.99 and Pango Theme Park Builder $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pango Theme Park Builder holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 341 and 157 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Crazy Gears's written reviews are positive against 86% of Pango Theme Park Builder's.
Crazy Gears ships an update every 3 months, Pango Theme Park Builder every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crazy Gears | Pango Theme Park Builder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (341 ratings) | 4.7 (157 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.5% of reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 341 — better | 157 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EDOKI ACADEMY | Studio Pango |
Customer experience
Crazy Gears
Pango Theme Park Builder
User reviews
Crazy Gears
From 341 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Awesome
- 👍 Great for kids
- 💡 Challenges brain
- 👍 Fun and engaging
- 👍 Good problem-solving
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes/bugs
- 🔍 Levels too easy
- 🔍 Not enough levels
- 🔍 Glitchy at higher levels
Pango Theme Park Builder
From 157 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for creativity and happiness
- 👍 Fun for preschoolers
- 👍 Kids love building anything
- 👍 Detailed scenery and effects
- 👍 Good for imagination and organization
Room to improve
- 🐛 Game is upside down
- 🐛 A little bit boring
- 🐛 Not enough space
- 🐛 Roller coaster loop collision
- 🐛 Difficulty building roller coasters
Bugs and requests
Crazy Gears
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes after recent update
- Glitches and issues at higher levels
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content
- Free play mode
- User profiles and progress tracking
Pango Theme Park Builder
Reported bugs
5 issues- App is upside down
- App worked for 24 hours then wouldn't open
- Doesn't work on newest iPad/software, black screen
- Black screen
- Struggles to connect roller coaster sides
Requested features
8 requests- Fix upside down orientation
- Mix apps for city building with safari/amusement park
- Update the game
- Add a roller coaster ride to build
- Make it possible to play with friends
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- Make plates bigger
- Improve the loop in roller coasters
- Make shop lights turn on even without characters
In-app purchases
Crazy Gears
No in-app purchases
Pango Theme Park Builder
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is Pango Theme Park Builder free?
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