Dissembler vs Close Cities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dissembler
A minimalist puzzle game where you flip tiles to match colors and make them disappear. The goal is to clear the entire board, requiring careful planning and abstract thinking. Enjoy handcrafted puzzles with a relaxing soundtrack and daily challenges.
- Tile-flipping color matching
- Hand-crafted abstract puzzles
- Relaxing minimalist design
- Original soundtrack
- Daily puzzles with solutions
- Infinite mode with leaderboards
- Color-blind mode
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Dissembler is a subtle puzzle game about unraveling playful, abstract artworks one color at a time. Winner of the Excellence in Design award at Freeplay 2018. “If you’re a puzzle fan, I can’t stress it enough — you need to play this game.” — AppUnwrapper “Dissembler is one of those puzzle games that just feels good to play around with, but it backs that simple joy with a solid spate of puzzles and gameplay modes.” — Shaun Musgrave, Touch Arcade About the game: Flip pairs of tiles to make matching color groups vanish, but that's where the resemblance to a standard match-three ends. In Dissembler no tiles will drop in to replace the ones you’ve matched: your task is to remove all tiles and leave behind a clean slate. The experience starts simply, leading you gently from basic principles to more complex puzzles, but before long it will require careful planning and lateral thinking. ■ Beautifully-presented minimalist puzzle game with chilled original soundtrack ■ Every one of the 171 puzzles is a hand-made work of art with no randomness ■ Experiment freely – undo any number of moves at any time without any penalty ■ Buy once and enjoy forever – no in-app purchases! ■ Free daily puzzles, plus step-by-step solutions revealed the next day ■ Infinite mode offers an endless play mode with Game Center leaderboard ■ Color-blind mode makes Dissembler accessible to more players
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 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Close Cities at Free against Dissembler's $2.99. Close Cities also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Dissembler's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On rating 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
Close Cities is free to download; Dissembler costs $2.99 up front. Close Cities sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Dissembler asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Dissembler against 4.8 for Close Cities. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 356 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Dissembler's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's.
Dissembler ships an update every 2 months, Close Cities every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dissembler | Close Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) | 4.8 (356 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.2% of reviews — better | 69.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 356 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #144 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shape Shop Pty Ltd atf Shape Shop Trust | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo |
Customer experience
Dissembler
Close Cities
Bugs and requests
Dissembler
Reported bugs
2 issues- Audio issues
- Screen rotation problems
Requested features
4 requests- Dark mode option
- Haptic feedback for tile clicks
- Challenge mode with move limits
- Randomly generated puzzles
Close Cities
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dissembler
No in-app purchases
Close Cities
- Hints - Small Pack$0.99
- Hints - Medium Pack$2.99
- Remove Ads + Hints$2.99
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- Hints - Big Pack$5.99









