Comparison

Sato Code vs City Chase

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Sato Code

Embark on a city-wide adventure game where you solve puzzles and follow clues to reach a final challenge. Gather a team and use your phone to navigate and interact with installations.

Highlights
  • City-wide adventure game
  • Sequential puzzle solving
  • Clue-based progression
  • Team play (2-4 players)
  • Interactive installations
  • 24/7 access to trails
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Like an Escape Room, but instead of one Room, it goes over a whole City. The adventure usually starts somewhere in the center. At the start, you will discover the first clue. When you solve that puzzle, it points you to the second challenge. Each challenge will be a bit more difficult than the last one. And the final station will be the hardest. You have to find all the station to succeed. And the clues can be anywhere: A particular piece hanging in a gallery. A hidden message on a tape in a record store. A code between the lines of a graffiti. This app will help you on your way. It shows when you’re close to a station. And you can control some installations. To start, gather a team of 2-4 players. Each player shuld be equipped with the app on his phone and charged batteries. All trails are open 24/7. Good luck.

About

City Chase

This game transforms your city into a real-life hide-and-seek arena. One player is Mr. X, trying to evade Detectives who must work together to find and capture them. It's a fun way to get active outdoors with friends.

Highlights
  • Real-life hide-and-seek gameplay
  • Outdoor city exploration
  • Mr. X vs. Detectives roles
  • Live location tracking
  • Capture mechanics
  • Group play for 3+ players
Features
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One of you is Mr X. Everyone else is out to catch you. Your whole city is the board. City Chase turns real streets into a live game of hide and seek. Mr X has to survive. The detectives have to hunt them down, but Mr X only flashes onto their map for a second every few minutes. The rest of the time you're guessing where they went. It's good for birthdays, parties, team events, or a normal afternoon with friends. You need one phone each and a bit of nerve. HOW IT WORKS • Draw your play area on the map. A park, a few streets, or the whole city centre. Any shape you like, not a fixed circle. • Pick roles: one Mr X, everyone else detectives (3+ players). • Mr X gets a head start to disappear. • Every few minutes Mr X's location shows on the live map, then it's gone again. • Get close enough and a detective makes the catch. Last until the timer runs out and Mr X wins. WHY PEOPLE PLAY IT • Your city, your rules. Draw any shape of play area, not the fixed circle other apps force on you. • Real running around, not tapping a screen. Hide and seek at the scale of a whole city. • A live map for every detective, with timed reveals that keep it close to the last second. • Set your own area and game length, from ten minutes to a full afternoon. MORE CHAOS WITH BOOSTERS Unlock the boosted game and add 10 boosters: make Mr X vanish off the map, set traps, freeze the detectives, or reveal their location early. Round up your friends, pick your patch, and find out who catches Mr X. Note: City Chase uses your precise location (including in the background) to run the game in real time. Keep an eye on real traffic while you play. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sato Code3 screens
City Chase4 screens

Verdict

The call

Sato Code and City Chase both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Sato Code's written reviews are positive against 60% of City Chase's. Sato Code also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. City Chase sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Sato Code asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sato Code against 5.0 for City Chase. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Sato Code's written reviews are positive against 60% of City Chase's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sato Code ships an update every 3 weeks, City Chase fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sato Code versus City Chase: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSato CodeCity Chase
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size242 MB100 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperochaMykhailo Liutov

Customer experience

Sato Code

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

City Chase

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Sato Code

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

City Chase

One-time5
  • Mini Pack$0.99
  • Single Game$1.99
  • Super Pack$1.99
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  • Hyper Pack$2.99
  • Day Pass$4.99

Questions

Is Sato Code free?
Sato Code is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is City Chase free?
City Chase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sato Code or City Chase?
Sato Code and City Chase are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Sato Code or City Chase have ads?
Neither Sato Code nor City Chase shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sato Code or City Chase?
Sato Code ships an update every 3 weeks, and City Chase fortnightly. Most recently, Sato Code was updated on September 8, 2026 and City Chase on September 21, 2026.

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