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Been playing for a while now and it’s getting better and better. I like that you can get help by using a few of the coins you easily acquire as you complete each level. The levels get harder of course as you progress But if you get stuck your progress is not frozen. I give this game a solid 5 stars. Fun and challenging while being unique

I love quick puzzles for filling those idle moments, waiting in lines, or taking a break. The challenge level builds slowly with each new level, presenting just enough challenge to be entertaining without becoming frustrating. The graphics are clean and sharp, and there’s something visually pleasing and relaxing about the end result, with all of the gears turning.

I love this game so much! I keep seeing ads FOR this game and I decided to give it a try! Unlike other games that’s loaded with ads after each turn this is the opposite! Hardly any ads and when there is. It’s super short and always a exit button unlike others that force you to watch them! Great game SOOOO many levels!

Pretty fun game but it gets boring after a while.. Played 40 levels and received hammer. All levels were the same. Maybe you can add more stuff like belts or use the train technology how two wheels are connected to eachother.. I will update my review if I come up with more ideas.. Overall it is a fun game. 5 starts

I measure games like these by deciding if it’s worth $ to remove ads since I won’t deal w ads very long, ever. For me, this game is worth buying ad-free. I suggest accepting ads long enough to see if you like this game; if so, pay 1.99 for ad-free, else understand you’ll see lots of ads. Fair choice; nothing is ever really free.

I love this game!! My only complaint is about the ads. It’s almost like punishment for beating the level. I haven’t seen an option to pay to turn them off, but I haven’t looked that hard. All in all I’m really enjoying the game mechanics and aesthetic.

It’s a good game. The storage area for the gears does tend to pop up when it is empty. But the big issue I have is when there is a small gear at the bottom of the screen that is so close to the coin button it makes it hard to attach a gear to it, let alone even notice it is there. Please move that coin or extra gear button or whatever it is to the top of the screen and out of the way. For that reason I’m giving four stars.

If you’re a mechanical type who enjoys puzzles, this is definitely wort a try. The puzzles get progressively harder, but can all be solved with the gears provided (at least so far) so unlike some games like this, you’re not forced to buy things. My only complaint is that you have to figure things out on your own because there don’t seem to be any instructions.

Concept: great. Implementation: some issues (1) this app heats up my phone like no other. Literal heat: the screen quickly gets unpleasantly hot to the touch. No other game i have does this. I am afraid it will melt my motherboard; it certainly is hard on the finger. This is the most severe issue. (2) gears tend to jump when touched, often so that i can't see the thing i am trying to position. Gears also jump when my finger is near the edge of screen. This is maddening behaviour. (3) when maneuvering gears near the bottom quarter of the screen, often the "gear drawer" opens up instead, blocking play. Again, maddening and ill-conducive to much play.

So I played for 6 levels. Was surprised. Not a single ad. Then, after level 6, all of a sudden, ad after every single level! When will devs get it. You lose 65% of your audience as soon as ads start popping up. And if it’s too constant too quick, there goes another 20-25% in the first hour. You’d do better and make more revenue from ads if there was a purpose. Hints, abilities, etc. but no. You want easy money. Don’t waste your time on this, along with most phone app games out there anymore.

Kept the game downloaded for all of 10 minutes. After level 10, you get hit with a pop up add after every single level, literally, not an exaggeration. It really breaks the momentum of the game and frustrated me to the point of deleting it already despite it being a very fun, unique concept for a game. I get needing to make money as a free app but use banner ads or something that doesn’t destroy your users’ will to play.

Here is an advice to all puzzle developers. Never animate an object overly and senselessly. The gift icon in the corner keeps wiggling and distracting me. The gift icon incessantly shows me that I can watch ads to get some worthless benefits that I don’t care about. I already paid to get rid of promotional videos. If I did not pay and the gift icon jiggles once per level, then I would be fine. But since I paid, I don’t want to see that icon at all. It have been over a year since I made a review protesting the gift icon. Gear-size buttons are red buttons on some gears that change the size of the gears. Each gear-size buttons now have an arrow bobbing over it to demonstrate that the button is tappable. If I touch the button, the arrow does not go away. It should. All the arrows stop bouncing when I used all the size-upgrade points. Despite this, it is still annoying because I don’t use all the points until I solve the level. Some animations are necessary. The spinning gears are fine because the rotation serves a purpose of indicating how gears turn others. I am a programmer myself; I could have solved each of these plights in a day. Ignore the developer’s response. It appears to be a canned response and they did not do as claim they will do.

Great little concept of a game. It was very amusing until I got bombarded by pop-up ads. If you want to generate revenue for your game through ads then I would suggest only using them as an option to increase rewards or gain things that would help with the puzzle. But since I couldn’t go through more than one puzzle before being hit with an ad, the game lost me. Not only is it annoying and frustrating, but it kills any mental momentum the player might be building—you know, the thing that keeps players playing longer. Sorry, but this app has got to go.

I wanted to like this game. And the puzzles were good, even if the controls could use a tiny bit of tweaking. But an ad after every puzzle, especially when the first levels take literal seconds to complete, made this app unplayable. I refuse to play a game that’s more ad than gameplay. And with no way to turn the ads off and music that starts automatically with each one no matter what you do, this was an exercise in frustration. I wouldn’t recommend this game to anyone. It’s not worth even a free download.