Puzzle Catcher vs Close Cities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puzzle Catcher
This vibrant tile-sliding game offers a relaxing yet engaging experience inspired by mosaic art. Spin colorful glass tiles into place to create beautiful designs across a variety of lighthearted levels. Choose between casual play for relaxation or challenge mode for a timed experience.
- Colorful tile sliding gameplay
- Mosaic art inspiration
- Casual and challenge modes
- Unlockable levels with diverse themes
- Color blind mode
- Screen brightness controls
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Inspired by suncatchers, tangrams, and quilting, Puzzle Catcher is a bright and vibrant tile game that celebrates the simple beauty of mosaic art. Enjoy the view as colorful glass tiles are spun into place, revealing the fun of creativity and the joy of getting it just right. Unlock and explore the many lighthearted levels. From whimsical characters and geometric designs to geeky science stuff and monster trucks, there is something for everyone! Play casual to relax after a hard day, or spark some excitement with challenge mode. It's your choice: make the levels look good, beat the clock, or really show off and do both at the same time! It's a simple game with surprising depth that's easy to learn but hard to master. With its classic design and focus on the future, Puzzle Catcher is handcrafted for everyone to enjoy for generations to come. Features: -Tile Shapes: triangles, blocks, interlocking and more! -High Replay Value: countless tile combinations -Zap tiles to blow them up -Casual Play and Challenge modes -Includes Brilliance Pack (15 free levels) -Playable demos for all premium board packs -Color Blind Mode: built right in & toggle in real-time -Screen Brightness Controls: play outside in the sunlight -iPhoneX resolution support About BlitWise: Michael P. Welch runs his indie game studio in Upstate New York, USA, and has written well-known games such as Scorched Tanks, DX-Ball, and Pocket Tanks. BlitWise takes the long view on what it means to be a game developer and is keenly focused on writing games from scratch that are built to stand the test of time.
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 ads: Puzzle Catcher at none against Close Cities's shown. Puzzle Catcher also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 69%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Close Cities's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (365 vs 33). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Puzzle Catcher sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Close Cities sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Puzzle Catcher against 4.8 for Close Cities. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Close Cities has 365 ratings behind it against 33, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Puzzle Catcher's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's.
Puzzle Catcher ships an update every 11 months, Close Cities monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puzzle Catcher | Close Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (33 ratings) — better | 4.8 (365 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 69.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 33 | 365 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Monthly — better |
| 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 | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blitwise Productions, LLC | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo |
Customer experience
Puzzle Catcher
Close Cities
In-app purchases
Puzzle Catcher
- Fire Diamonds Pack$0.99
- Color Blocks Pack$0.99
- Hexagon Sky Pack$0.99
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- Interlock Pack$0.99
- Tromino Pack$0.99
- Rolling Stars Pack$0.99
- Super Brilliance Pack - Deluxe$0.99
- Super Brilliance Pack$1.99
- Puzzle Catcher Deluxe$4.99
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









