Tower Maze Defense vs Close Cities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tower Maze Defense
Build strategic tower mazes to defend against waves of enemies in this unique tower defense game. Explore an old-school setting with trippy music, upgrade towers, and utilize shaman powers. Choose from three difficulty modes to enjoy the story or test your strategic limits.
- Build towers anywhere
- Upgrade and delete towers
- Utilize shaman powers
- Face 60 waves of enemies
- Three game modes (Easy, Normal, Extreme)
- Mega Attacks for area damage
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Build towers anywhere in this tower defense game to damage and block incoming waves of evil enemies. Surprisingly, those enemies look like yourself. Discover where they came from in an old-school setting with trippy music as you move from wave to wave unlike in any other tower defense game you have played. You can delete, upgrade, and chose different types of towers to make the most optimal play. Most towers rely on the powers of the shaman who guides you through the game. You have a fixed 60 waves to go through. Make sure to rebuild your tower defenses to best fit the current wave. Once you beat the final monster terrorizing the village, you will have a choice to make. Chose wisely, Defender! Three modes are available: - Easy: casually finish the game, and enjoy the story line. - Normal: some challenge towards the end. Learn tips for extreme mode. - Extreme: learn the full power of mazes to beat the game. No mega attack required to finish it. Mega Attacks are in this td game because they are fun; experience the full power of the shaman and damage all enemies on the board.
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 logic puzzle: build cities along the roads and give every road exactly the cities it needs. Easy to learn, hard to put down. HOW TO PLAY • The number next to each road shows how many cities it needs. • Every city must touch a road, and it can't be on two roads at once. • Cities can't touch side by side; diagonally is fine. • Tap or drag to build. When a city is valid, it lights up in color. 480 LEVELS, TWO MODES • Kingdoms: travel through different eras of history and build each king's empire. • Empires: cities of different sizes and roads that ask for new combinations. AT YOUR OWN PACE • No timer, no rush: think every move through calmly. • Relaxing music and a clean, charming art style. • Play offline: on the subway, while traveling or before bed. • Stuck? Ask for a hint. FOR EVERYONE • A quick tutorial teaches you the rules in a minute. • If you like sudoku and logic puzzles, you'll love it. • Free, with a one-time purchase to remove ads. Close Cities is made by The Pangry, the creators of Broki.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Tower Maze Defense at every 5 days against Close Cities's monthly. Tower Maze Defense also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). Close Cities's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On price, review sentiment, 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. Tower Maze Defense sells 5 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.
Close Cities holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 149 and 365 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Tower Maze Defense's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's.
Tower Maze Defense ships an update every 5 days, Close Cities monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tower Maze Defense | Close Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (149 ratings) | 4.8 (365 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.0% of reviews | 69.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 149 | 365 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Monthly |
| 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 | 12.4 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 102 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paperboi data management, llc | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo |
Customer experience
Tower Maze Defense
Close Cities
Bugs and requests
Tower Maze Defense
Reported bugs
6 issues- Lightning tower only hits land
- Shop resets after reopening app or playing endless
- Endless mode formatting is incorrect
- Cannot see entire map in endless mode
- Cannot build on top row in endless mode on iPhone 15
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- UI elements obstruct tower placement in endless mode
Requested features
9 requests- Fix lightning tower bug
- Add more tower types for air attacks
- Add a rank-up system with points
- Improve endless mode formatting
- Increase map space
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- Add infinite play mode
- Add different boards with themed enemies
- Allow disabling air attackers
- Add time-speed controls (1/2x, 1x, 2x)
Close Cities
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tower Maze Defense
- Tesla Tower$0.99
- Poison Tower$0.99
- Vortex Tower$0.99
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- 5000 Skull Coins$2.99
- Full Game - no ads$9.99
Close Cities
- Hints - Small Pack$0.99
- Hints - Medium Pack$2.99
- Remove Ads + Hints$4.99
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- Hints - Big Pack$5.99
Questions
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