Oculux vs Close Cities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oculux
Embark on a relaxing puzzle adventure with hundreds of handcrafted levels. Guide an orb through intricate challenges, avoiding traps and utilizing unique mechanics to collect all diamonds. Enjoy a meditative soundtrack and a clean, minimalist design.
- Hundreds of hand-crafted levels
- Minimalist and beautiful design
- Meditative soundtrack
- Orb movement by swiping
- Collect all diamonds
- Cloud saving and synchronization
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Oculux is a relaxing, minimalist and beautiful puzzle game that offers hundreds of hand-crafted levels to immerse yourself into. A dreamy meditative soundtrack accompanies you in your delightful experience. How to play: Move the orb by swiping your finger in the direction you would like to move. Avoid traps and use different puzzle mechanics to collect all the diamonds in the least amount of moves possible. Features: - 200 hand-crafted puzzles - Clean and minimalist design - Undos and solutions available to help solve puzzles - Supports cloud saving and device synchronization - Optimized for both phones and tablets Don't hesitate to contact us if you find any issue with the game or if you simply want to send us your feedback, it is greatly appreciated!
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
Oculux and Close Cities both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 87% of Oculux's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's. Oculux also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Close Cities's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Oculux sells 4 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 — 4.8 for Oculux against 4.8 for Close Cities. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 199 and 356 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Oculux's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's.
Oculux ships an update every 2 months, Close Cities every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Oculux | Close Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (199 ratings) | 4.8 (356 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better | 69.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 199 | 356 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 75 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Logisk Studio Inc. | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo |
Customer experience
Oculux
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In-app purchases
Oculux
- Pathfinder$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Unlock All Level Packs$1.99
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- Premium$2.99
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









