Bleentoro vs Close Cities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bleentoro
Engage in a straightforward logic puzzle game focused on building simple factories. Enjoy a clean interface and smooth animations without any advertisements or in-app purchases.
- Simple logic puzzles
- Factory building gameplay
- Campaign mode
- Sandbox mode
- Easy to learn
- Simple UI
- Smooth animations
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Bleentoro is a simple logic game. It has no advertisements or microtransactions. Features: - Easy to learn - Campaign and sandbox modes - Simple UI - Smooth animations
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: Bleentoro at none against Close Cities's 4. Bleentoro also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (87% vs 69%). Close Cities's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Close Cities sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Bleentoro asks for nothing beyond the download.
Close Cities holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 79 and 356 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 87% of Bleentoro's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Bleentoro ships an update every 3 months, Close Cities every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bleentoro | Close Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (79 ratings) | 4.8 (356 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.0% of reviews — better | 69.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 79 | 356 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 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, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ivan Yakovliev | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo |
Customer experience
Bleentoro
Close Cities
Bugs and requests
Bleentoro
Reported bugs
9 issues- Visual glitches when switching apps
- Game crashes when entering passcode with Screen Time enabled on iOS
- Cannot rotate buildings with two fingers, causing them to get stuck
- Materials stop moving for no reason
- Difficulty rotating objects, they move randomly
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- Conveyors not drawing correctly, not bending angles
- Objects disappear when trying to move them
- Arrows are hard to see
- Music stops when app is opened
Requested features
8 requests- Add 'OR' operator
- Allow custom recipes in sandbox
- Improve art style, especially conveyors and recipes
- Make pollution mechanic more impactful
- Add compatibility for iPad
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- Allow music to play while app is open
- Add more advanced levels
- Make tutorial less intrusive, perhaps with short clips or pop-ups
Close Cities
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bleentoro
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
