Comparison

Oxytone vs Close Cities

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Oxytone

Embark on a unique puzzle adventure designed for relaxation and mental exploration. Master strategic tile placement to create long paths and impressive combinations, with 99 challenges and unlockable themes for a deep, engaging experience.

Highlights
  • Unique puzzle adventure
  • Tranquil escape
  • 99 challenges
  • Unlockable colorful themes
  • 12 meticulously designed maps
  • Strategic tile placement
  • Immersive sound design
Features
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Are you ready for a unique adventure like no other? Oxytone invites you to explore the depths of your mind while offering a tranquil escape from the hustle and bustle of everyday life for those seeking relaxation. For more determined players, there are 99 challenges, colorful themes to unlock, and 12 meticulously designed maps. Oxytone is the ultimate puzzle game, equally easy to learn and challenging to master. Strive for the highest scores by creating the longest paths and achieving impressive combinations. Every move matters, and success depends on strategy and planning. You can discard tiles that don't fit your plan, but this reduces your pool of available tiles. To refresh it, you must fill tiles by guiding paths through them six times, deepening the mechanics further. Sound is an integral part of Oxytone, so I recommend playing with headphones. This will immerse you even deeper into the game. The sound design has been crafted with great care to create a unique and relaxing atmosphere, yet it can also deliver powerful moments when needed.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Oxytone4 screens
Close Cities4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Oxytone at none against Close Cities's shown. Oxytone also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Close Cities's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (365 vs 99). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Oxytone 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Close Cities holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 99 and 365 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Oxytone's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Oxytone ships an update every 3 weeks, Close Cities monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Oxytone versus Close Cities: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOxytoneClose Cities
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (99 ratings)4.8 (365 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.4% of reviews — better69.4% of reviews
Number of ratings99365 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size157 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOxGames Kamil WdowczykJuan Manuel Altamirano Argudo

Customer experience

Oxytone

All ratings97 ratings
Positive83.5%
Neutral8.2%
Negative8.2%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive75.4%
Neutral11.6%
Negative13.0%

Close Cities

All ratings365 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.6%

Bugs and requests

Oxytone

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Game crashes and refuses to reopen
  • Progress lost when leaving app mid-game
  • Achievement unlock not triggering (Quick Mode)
  • Trophy not awarded for completed challenges
  • Freezing on iPad Pro, especially with Apple Pencil
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  • Camera reset toggle not functioning
  • Save feature unreliable

Requested features

12 requests
  • Tutorial or instructional videos explaining gameplay
  • Ability to save mid-game progress
  • Quick replay/restart button without menu navigation
  • Zoom out feature to see more of the board
  • Replay functionality to review completed puzzles
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  • Community connection feature for sharing hints
  • Preview colors before unlocking
  • Select which unlocked colors appear in rotation
  • More levels and challenges
  • Relax/free-play mode without move limits
  • Faster load times between games
  • Cross-device purchase synchronization

Close Cities

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Oxytone

One-time1
  • Full version$5.99
4 purchases

Close Cities

One-time4
  • 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

Is Oxytone free?
Oxytone is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Close Cities free?
Close Cities is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Oxytone or Close Cities?
Close Cities is rated higher. Oxytone averages 4.5 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while Close Cities averages 4.8 from 365 ratings.
Do Oxytone or Close Cities have ads?
Close Cities shows ads; Oxytone does not.
Which is updated more often, Oxytone or Close Cities?
Oxytone ships an update every 3 weeks, and Close Cities monthly. Most recently, Oxytone was updated on November 3, 2026 and Close Cities on November 4, 2026.

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