Comparison

Digital Puppet vs Close Cities

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

Head to head
About

Digital Puppet

A beautiful programming puzzle game where you command a puppet to defeat enemies. Solve 80 stages by inputting commands and aiming for three stars by using the fewest possible moves. It's designed for all ages and features addictive gameplay with great music.

Highlights
  • 80 programming puzzle stages
  • Command a puppet to defeat enemies
  • 3-star rating system for efficiency
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Suitable for all ages
  • Awesome BGM and sound effects
Features
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Digital Puppet is a very simple and beautiful programming puzzle game! Try to operate a puppet the way you want and beat all enemies! The Rules: 1) Input commands for a white puppet (player) to beat all red puppet (enemies) 2) Tap a run button 3) If you can beat all red puppet (enemies), you win (If you achieve the minimum number of commands, you can grab 3 stars) The features: ● 80 beautiful stages ● Everyone (children to adults) can play the game ● highly addictive ● The 3 star rating system ● Awesome BGM and Sound Effects The message from the developer: Can you 3 stars on all stages? Hints: The key point is whether or not you can use JOB wisely. If you can do it, you can use repetitive, looping procedures and solve all stages beautifully with much less number of commands. Ads: 5 retry activate ads.

About

Close Cities

Build beautiful cities on diverse worlds by solving unique puzzles. This relaxing game guides you through 160 levels with a simple tap or drag interface, requiring no architectural knowledge. Conquer each world's challenges and travel through time with its calming soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Build cities on empty maps
  • Solve 160 unique puzzle levels
  • Intuitive tap and drag controls
  • No architectural knowledge needed
  • Travel through different worlds
  • Relaxing music and pace
Features
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Close Cities is a relaxing puzzle game in which you will have to build cities in different worlds over time. Find a road and start there. Solve all 160 levels and become a Close Cities legend! UNIQUE PUZZLES You will start each level with an empty map that you will have to fill with beautiful cities. Choose the right road, choose the area and tap or drag with your fingers! DOES NOT REQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF ARCHITECTURE Close Cities offers a fun experience even if you don't know the difference between a square and a bevel. The game's tutorial will show you everything you need to know at a relaxed pace. CONQUER ITS 160 LEVELS Each world has its king and 16 levels that you must solve to build his empire. TRAVEL THROUGH TIME During the course of the game you will discover different worlds over time with relaxed music to let you go.

Screenshots

Digital Puppet4 screens
Close Cities4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Digital Puppet at none against Close Cities's 4. Digital Puppet also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). Close Cities's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (356 vs 27). On price, ads 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. Close Cities sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Digital Puppet asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Close Cities holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Close Cities has 356 ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Digital Puppet's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digital Puppet ships an update every 10 days, Close Cities every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Digital Puppet versus Close Cities: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital PuppetClose Cities
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (27 ratings)4.8 (356 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better69.4% of reviews
Number of ratings27356 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size100 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTatsuya NakanoJuan Manuel Altamirano Argudo

Customer experience

Digital Puppet

All ratings27 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral7.4%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Close Cities

All ratings356 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.6%

In-app purchases

None

Digital Puppet

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Close Cities

One-time4
  • Hints - Small Pack$0.99
  • Hints - Medium Pack$2.99
  • Remove Ads + Hints$2.99
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  • Hints - Big Pack$5.99

Questions

Is Digital Puppet free?
Digital Puppet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Close Cities free?
Close Cities is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Digital Puppet or Close Cities?
Close Cities is rated higher. Digital Puppet averages 4.6 out of 5 from 27 ratings, while Close Cities averages 4.8 from 356 ratings.
Do Digital Puppet or Close Cities have ads?
Both Digital Puppet and Close Cities show ads.
Which is updated more often, Digital Puppet or Close Cities?
Digital Puppet ships an update every 10 days, and Close Cities every 3 weeks. Most recently, Digital Puppet was updated on September 15, 2026 and Close Cities on October 3, 2026.

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