Fortress of Gears

Name: Fortress of Gears
Rating: 4.6 (3783 reviews)
Author: Solid Games

By: Solid Games App

Build ultimate gear fortress

Overview

Version:

2.3.8

Last updated: 2025-07-15

Ranking

#31,158 ▼ 193

Overall

Features & Capabilities

Fortress of Gears blends gear-driven machines with real-time strategy as you defend a medieval stronghold. Turn gears to summon troops, trigger devastating weapons, and shape the battlefield with precise timing against advancing foes.

Upgrade your fortress and unlock units—archers, warriors, knights, and war elephants—to build the ultimate defensive lineup. Fight across forests, tundras, deserts, and more, adapting to enemy tactics in a tense, strategic challenge that tests both plan and reflexes.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Games Entertainment

By:

Solid Games

Rating:

4.60

(3,783) 8 new ratings

Version:

2.3.8 Last updated: 2025-07-15

Version code:

876395719

Creation date:

2025-04-13

Compatible devices:

Size:

185.52MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-17

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 31,158 ▼ 193

Other platforms

Fortress of Gears (v2.5.5)

3,095,025 4.24

(36,546)

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

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Developed by:

Solid Games

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/fortress-of-gears/id6744057668

Website:

https://www.solidgameinc.com

User Reviews

Fortress of Gears is praised for its engaging gear-based strategy concept and depth, but it suffers from pervasive monetization issues: aggressive ad gating, unreliable progress saving when switching apps, balance concerns favoring purchases, and occasionally broken ad rewards. A stronger onboarding experience would also help players learn the gear mechanics.

Pros

Fun concept with gear-based puzzle/defense mechanics that many players find engaging and a solid time-killer.
Strong gameplay depth and strategic design, especially for a tower-defense style game.
Monetization options exist, including a paid ad-free path, and some players feel the ads aren’t as intrusive as in other games.

Cons

Excessive ads that gate progression—gears and upgrades are often unlocked or won by watching ads, making it feel forced.
Progress loss and poor state saving: switching away from the app can reset a level and stop audio, frustrating players.
Balance and pay-to-win concerns: later levels can demand spending or become nearly impossible without purchases.
Ad rewards often don’t work and ad reliability is inconsistent, hindering gameplay.
Limited onboarding and documentation, making it hard to learn what different gears do.

Recent reviews

I played a few levels and liked the concept. Except they begin putting gears down that you have to unlock with ads. If you don’t? You lose. I tried over and over but you can’t win. They force you to watch ads and it’s ridiculous. The little spinning thing that spins the gears also slows down as it goes over it and it’s a complete disadvantage

by WI*****, 2026-03-04

The game is fun, but it has a bad habit of resetting the level I'm on when I switch apps, and it doesn't let me pick up where I left off. It also makes my audio stop when I switch back to it, which it shouldn't do.