LVL vs Close Cities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LVL
This minimalistic puzzle game challenges players to think in 3D while solving 2D puzzles. It features over 50 hand-crafted levels and an endless mode with randomly generated puzzles. The unique gameplay requires players to consider interactions on opposite faces of the puzzle.
- 50+ hand-crafted levels
- 150+ incredible puzzles
- Unlimited randomly-generated levels
- Minimalist design
- Think in 3D for 2D puzzles
- Interact with opposite faces
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LVL is the new minimalistic puzzle that blends 3D into 2D with a twist! - 50+ hand-crafted levels with 150+ incredible puzzles - unlimited randomly-generated levels for endless mode - minimalist design - 11 different languages support LVL forces players to think in 3D while solving puzzles in 2D. Most of the puzzles of LVL can not be solved by interacting pieces on a single face. Players have to think possible solutions that involve replacing pieces on the current face and opposite face of it.
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 in-app purchases: LVL at none against Close Cities's 4. LVL also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (90% vs 69%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Close Cities sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. LVL asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for LVL against 4.8 for Close Cities. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 400 and 366 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 90% of LVL's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's.
LVL ships an update every 3 weeks, Close Cities monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LVL | Close Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (400 ratings) | 4.8 (366 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.9% of reviews — better | 69.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 400 — better | 366 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 130 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ertan Unver | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo |
Customer experience
LVL
Close Cities
Bugs and requests
LVL
Reported bugs
4 issues- the game start from the beginning when changing mobile device
- The endless version keeps crashing, please fix!
- Swipe controls are poor, making it a pain to change surfaces.
- Your new upgrade is terrible. Very jerky. Liked the old one much better.
Requested features
3 requests- Move a piece off the cube so it would be easier to rearrange larger pieces.
- a simple button to deactivate the sound
- Different geometric prisms instead of cubes and cubes within cubes
Close Cities
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LVL
No in-app purchases
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
