City Lights 3D vs Noddle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
City Lights 3D
A relaxing city builder where you illuminate a dark city by placing lights on streets and buildings. Progress through new areas and cities with satisfying, idle gameplay and bright 3D graphics. Enjoy a unique twist on the genre with simple controls and casual fun.
- Build by placing lights
- Drag & drop mechanics
- Unlock new areas and cities
- Idle progression
- Relaxing gameplay
- Bright 3D graphics
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City Lights 3D is a relaxing and satisfying city builder game where you build by lighting up the city! Start with a dark city and bring it to life by dragging and placing lights across streets and buildings. Each light helps your city grow, unlock new areas, and open the path to brand-new cities. With a unique twist on classic city builder gameplay, City Lights 3D combines building, puzzle, and idle elements into one smooth experience. Build your city not by placing buildings, but by illuminating them. Game Features • Build your city by placing lights • Drag & drop light placement mechanics • Unlock new areas and cities • Idle progression and relaxing gameplay • Bright, colorful 3D graphics • Simple controls, satisfying progression • Perfect casual city builder experience Whether you’re a fan of city builder games or just want a relaxing casual experience, City Lights 3D lets you build, expand, and light up your cities at your own pace. Download now and start building with light!
Noddle
Engage in a relaxing bead puzzle game where you fill the board with connected molecule-style pieces. Enjoy handcrafted puzzles, daily challenges with leaderboards, and fast-paced modes. Unlock additional content for a complete puzzle experience.
- 250 Classic puzzles
- Daily puzzle with global leaderboard
- Blitz mode
- Freeform sandbox mode
- 24 color skins
- Extra puzzle packs
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Noddle is a satisfying bead puzzle game. Place connected molecule-style pieces onto the board to fill it completely. No ads. No subscriptions. Ever. 250 handcrafted Classic puzzles across four difficulty levels - Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Expert. A fresh Daily puzzle every day with a global leaderboard. Lightning-fast Blitz mode. Freeform sandbox play. FEATURES - 250 Classic puzzles - Daily puzzle with global leaderboard - Blitz mode — solve as many as you can in 2 minutes - Freeform sandbox mode - 24 color skins - Extra packs with exclusive puzzles and themes - No ads. No subscriptions. Just puzzles. Noddle Pro unlocks all 250 Classic puzzles and Blitz mode for a one-time $2.99 purchase.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Noddle at 100% against City Lights 3D's 8%. Noddle also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.7) and ads (none vs shown). City Lights 3D's advantage is ratings volume (713 vs 13). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. City Lights 3D sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Noddle sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Noddle holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: City Lights 3D has 713 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of City Lights 3D's written reviews are positive against 100% of Noddle's.
City Lights 3D ships an update every 10 days, Noddle every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | City Lights 3D | Noddle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (713 ratings) | 4.7 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 713 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 268 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | M8 Games | KYLE GREGORY HOLT |
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City Lights 3D
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In-app purchases
City Lights 3D
- CityLights 100 Diamond$1.99
- 10K Pack$1.99
- No Ads3 variants$2.99
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- CityLights 300 Diamond$2.99
- CityLights 500 Diamond$4.99
- 50K Pack$4.99
- Free Offers$8.99
- NoAds + Free Offers$9.99
- 150K Pack$10.99
- CityLights 1500 Diamond$12.99
- 150K Pack$16.99
- 500K Pack$30.99
- CityLights 5000 Diamond$35.99
Noddle
- Neon Dreams$0.99
- Ocean Deep$0.99
- Arctic$0.99
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- Ember$0.99
- Rose Gold$0.99
- Earthy$0.99
- Crimson$0.99
- Desert Sand$0.99
- Cotton Candy$0.99
- Noddle Pro$2.99
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