here vs Close Cities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
here
This minimal puzzle game challenges your thinking with unique levels that test logic, memory, and reflexes. With 50 puzzles and hints available, it offers an engaging experience for all ages. Can you solve them all?
- Unique puzzle challenges
- Logic and memory tests
- Physics and wordplay puzzles
- Reflex and speed challenges
- Hints for difficult levels
- Smooth animations
- Eerie and puzzling music
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A simple-looking minimal puzzle game that requires your brain to think something different and outside the box every time. Each level looks simple and clean, but the puzzles in them are unique and have a set of varying difficulties. The puzzles involve different challenges like logic, memory, physics, word plays, brainy, reflexes, speed, and much more. The difficulty increases with the level number and each level come with 3 hints. Got stuck? Take a hint, find your way out, and make here. The game is packed with smooth animations and 50 unique puzzles. It's easy to understand and simple to play, but not so easy to solve. Your puzzle-solving skills will be tested and we'll even set a mood by playing eerie and puzzling music for you. For all kinds of age groups who love to connect the dots and solve puzzles! It's here, but can you find it?
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 ads: here at none against Close Cities's shown. here also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 69%) and ratings volume (6K vs 356). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. here sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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 here against 4.8 for Close Cities. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: here has 6K ratings behind it against 356, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of here's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | here | Close Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6K ratings) | 4.8 (356 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.5% of reviews — better | 69.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6K — better | 356 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sparsh Tyagi | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo |
Customer experience
here
Close Cities
Bugs and requests
here
Reported bugs
2 issues- Softlock issue on level 26
- Unresponsive controls on some levels
Requested features
2 requests- Dark mode option
- Improved responsiveness on certain levels
Close Cities
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
here
- Remove Ads - Support Developer$1.99
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
