Matexo vs Close Cities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Matexo
Engage in a unique math puzzle game where you reach a target value using a starting number and strategic operations. Explore hundreds of handcrafted levels with increasing difficulty and enjoy an immersive experience with beautiful visuals and a relaxing soundtrack.
- Hundreds of hand-crafted levels
- Themed level packs
- Immersive visuals
- Relaxing soundtrack
- Improves focus and creativity
- Cloud saving and achievements
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Matexo is here! Challenge your math skills with our exciting new mobile game! The goal is simple: meet the target value by strategically applying a series of operations to a starting value. As simple as it may seem, it can get quite challenging. Discover a unique and puzzling experience through hundreds of hand-crafted levels and enjoy an immersive atmosphere in your journey. With progressively challenging levels, this game is perfect for all ages and math levels. Download now and start your math adventure today! Features - 100 hand-crafted levels - 5 uniquely themed level packs - Beautiful and immersive visuals - A relaxing and meditative soundtrack - Improves your focus and creativity - Cloud saving and achievements Enjoy!
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
Matexo and Close Cities both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Matexo's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's. Matexo also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Close Cities's advantage is update cadence (monthly 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. Matexo 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 — 4.9 for Matexo against 4.8 for Close Cities. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 357 and 365 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Matexo's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's.
Matexo ships an update every 2 months, Close Cities monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Matexo | Close Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (357 ratings) — better | 4.8 (365 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.2% of reviews — better | 69.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 357 | 365 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — 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 | 69 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Logisk Studio Inc. | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo |
Customer experience
Matexo
Close Cities
Bugs and requests
Matexo
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ad videos fail to load for level unlocks
- Help feature restoration not working properly
- Ad video loading error messages
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Division operations in addition to current math operations
- Paid version option to remove ads entirely
- Better optimization for battery life
Close Cities
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Matexo
- Unlimited Hints$1.49
- Remove Ads$2.49
- Unlock All Level Packs$2.49
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- Premium$4.49
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
