Ordinary Puzzles vs Close Cities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ordinary Puzzles
A minimalistic puzzle game where you extend numbers into lines to cover all dots. Each puzzle is solvable through logic alone, with no trial and error required. It's a free, open-source experience.
- Extend numbers into lines
- Cover all dots
- Logical deduction
- Single solution puzzles
- Minimalistic design
- Open-source
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The rules of Ordinary Puzzles are simple: - Extend each number into a line of that length. - Cover all the dots of the puzzle with lines. And that's it! Each puzzle has a single solution and can be solved trough logical deduction alone: no trial and error is needed. Ordinary Puzzles is free, open-source, with no in-app purchases. Forever.
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 in-app purchases: Ordinary Puzzles at none against Close Cities's 4. Ordinary Puzzles also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). Close Cities's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (362 vs 30). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. Ordinary Puzzles asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Ordinary Puzzles against 4.8 for Close Cities. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Close Cities has 362 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Ordinary Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's.
Ordinary Puzzles ships an update every 8 months, Close Cities every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Ordinary Puzzles | Close Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (30 ratings) — better | 4.8 (362 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 69.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 362 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matteo Mazzarolo | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo |
Customer experience
Ordinary Puzzles
Close Cities
In-app purchases
Ordinary Puzzles
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
