Snakebird vs Close Cities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Snakebird
Guide colorful birds on a quest to collect all the fruit. This puzzle game challenges you to manipulate their shapes to overcome obstacles, push objects, and defy physics.
- Shape-shifting mechanics
- Physics-defying puzzles
- Fruit collection quests
- Multiple playable characters
- Challenging gameplay
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Best game of 2016 in France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland! What is the longest possible length a bird can be? Obviously a question only all the fruit in the world can answer! But where could all this fruit be hiding? Follow Redbird, Greenbird and Bluebird on a quest for an amount of fruit beyond any birds wildest dreams. Snakebird is a very simple but deceptively challenging puzzle game about assuming the right shapes for the task at hand, be it pushing, lifting, teleporting or just defying the laws of physics.
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.
- 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
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Close Cities is a relaxing logic puzzle: build cities along the roads and give every road exactly the cities it needs. Easy to learn, hard to put down. HOW TO PLAY • The number next to each road shows how many cities it needs. • Every city must touch a road, and it can't be on two roads at once. • Cities can't touch side by side; diagonally is fine. • Tap or drag to build. When a city is valid, it lights up in color. 480 LEVELS, TWO MODES • Kingdoms: travel through different eras of history and build each king's empire. • Empires: cities of different sizes and roads that ask for new combinations. AT YOUR OWN PACE • No timer, no rush: think every move through calmly. • Relaxing music and a clean, charming art style. • Play offline: on the subway, while traveling or before bed. • Stuck? Ask for a hint. FOR EVERYONE • A quick tutorial teaches you the rules in a minute. • If you like sudoku and logic puzzles, you'll love it. • Free, with a one-time purchase to remove ads. Close Cities is made by The Pangry, the creators of Broki.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Close Cities at 4.8 against Snakebird's 3.8. Snakebird's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Snakebird sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Close Cities sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Close Cities holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 708 and 366 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Snakebird's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's.
| Parameter | Snakebird | Close Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (708 ratings) | 4.8 (366 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.5% of reviews | 69.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 708 — better | 366 |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Noumenon Games | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo |
Customer experience
Snakebird
Close Cities
Bugs and requests
Snakebird
Reported bugs
3 issues- Glitches causing level completion issues
- Inconsistent controls
- Compatibility problems on newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- More levels
- Hints or assistance options
- Ability to create custom levels
- Cloud sync for progress
- Reduced pricing for full game
Close Cities
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Snakebird
- Rest of the island$3.99
Close Cities
- Hints - Small Pack$0.99
- Hints - Medium Pack$2.99
- Remove Ads + Hints$4.99
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- Hints - Big Pack$5.99









