Donut 80 vs Close Cities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Donut 80
Experience classic games reimagined with an 80s aesthetic. This collection features low-resolution graphics, limited color palettes, and chiptune music, offering new levels and themes for both long-time fans and newcomers.
- 80s retro game demakes
- Low resolution graphics
- 16-color palettes
- Chiptune music
- New levels and themes
- Collection of classic games
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What if Donut Games were made in the 80s? Donut 80 is a collection of games and demakes of classic Donut Games featuring low resolution graphics, 16-color palettes and chip music. No matter if you are an old fan or never played a Donut Game before, this collection will keep you entertained with lots of NEW LEVELS and THEMES to explore. Games Included: Beach Roller Hooland Unicorn Skyride Hard Hat Run Monkey Flight Goat Flight Mummy Flight Ruberth's Kick n' Fly Sunday Lawn Clean Up Charlie Shovel Time Royal Cut This app is free and contains no subscriptions, no in-app purchases. This app contains cross promotion for other Donut Games.
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 rating: Close Cities at 4.8 against Donut 80's 3.8. Close Cities also leads on review sentiment (69% vs 50%) and ratings volume (356 vs 49). Donut 80's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). 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. Donut 80 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Close Cities holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Close Cities has 356 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Donut 80's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's.
Donut 80 ships an update weekly, Close Cities every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Donut 80 | Close Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (49 ratings) | 4.8 (356 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 69.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 | 356 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| 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 | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Donut Games | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo |
Customer experience
Donut 80
Close Cities
In-app purchases
Donut 80
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
