Comparison

Airport Scanner 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

Airport Scanner

Test your skills as an airport baggage screener. Scan carry-on luggage for illegal items using an X-RAY scanner and get flights out on time. Features a new R&D Lab with dozens of levels and gameplay modes.

Highlights
  • R&D Lab with 50+ new levels
  • Seven unique airports
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Real TSA prohibited and allowed items
  • Upgradeable X-RAY scanner
  • Line management for passengers
  • Item logbook
Features
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Try your skills as an Airport Baggage screener in Airport Scanner! Now featuring the ALL NEW R&D Lab where you can test your skills with dozens of new levels and gameplay modes! Airport Scanner is the hit game that went #1 in over 20 countries! Every day at the airport is busy and hidden among the impatient travelers are a bunch of bad guys trying to bring all kinds of bad stuff onto flights. It’s your job to scan the carry-on luggage, find the illegal items and get flights out on time. To make your job easier, you have an awesome X-RAY scanner that you can upgrade with all kinds of power-ups and a trio of burly TSA agents that will lay down the pain on any troublemakers. PROTECT THE SKIES - JOIN THE TSA Airport Scanner puts you in charge of operating a life like X-RAY scanner working for the TSA. Mark illegal items, expedite flight crew + first class passengers and look out for air marshals all while getting every flight out on time so passengers don’t riot! Each day at the airport gets more difficult, with new passengers, more illegal items and more flights to fill as you rise in rank from trainee to an elite operator. Earn XRAY bucks to purchase scanner upgrades to help along the way. FEATURES * All New R&D Lab with 50+ new levels! * Seven Fun Airports – Honolulu, Las Vegas, Chicago, Aspen, London, North Pole and the Moon. * Hundreds of levels mean hours of enjoyment. * Real TSA Prohibited and Allowed Items. * Tons of Hidden Rare Items to Find and Redeem for Xray Bucks! * XRAY 2000 – Top of the line luggage xray. Fully upgradeable! * Line Management - fast track first class passengers, hold next flight passengers and get flight crew on their flights! with just one tap! * Bonus Game – Punish passengers & earn Xray Bucks * Item Logbook - Track your progress in the logbook. * XRAY Shop for Scanner Upgrades * 75+ Addictive Achievements - Earn them ALL! ADDITIONAL FEATURES * Beautiful iPhone Retina graphics. * Universal support including iPhone 6/6+. * Game center leaderboard and shareable scores. * Get social by challenging your friends to compete on Facebook and Twitter. Haven’t you always wondered what it would be like to operate the X-RAY Scanner at the airport? Here’s your chance!

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 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.

Screenshots

Airport Scanner4 screens
Close Cities4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Close Cities at Free against Airport Scanner's $1.99. Close Cities also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Airport Scanner's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (88% vs 69%). On rating, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Close Cities is free to download; Airport Scanner costs $1.99 up front. Airport Scanner sells 6 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Airport Scanner against 4.8 for Close Cities. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 248 and 362 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Airport Scanner's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airport Scanner ships an update every 2 months, Close Cities every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Airport Scanner versus Close Cities: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirport ScannerClose Cities
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (248 ratings)4.8 (362 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.7% of reviews — better69.4% of reviews
Number of ratings248362 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#125 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB158 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKedlin Company, LLCJuan Manuel Altamirano Argudo

Customer experience

Airport Scanner

All ratings248 ratings
Positive95.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews406 reviews
Positive87.7%
Neutral6.4%
Negative5.9%

Close Cities

All ratings362 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.6%

Bugs and requests

Airport Scanner

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Mission select screen showing blank
  • Bonus game buttons not working
  • Crash on startup
  • Inconsistent scoring and progression
  • Incompatibility with newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more levels and airports
  • Improve visibility and detection of items
  • Provide option to replay previous levels
  • Implement a pause/restart function
  • Add more variety to the bonus game

Close Cities

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Airport Scanner

One-time6
  • 150,000 X-ray Bucks$0.99
  • 500,000 X-ray Bucks$0.99
  • 500,000 X-ray Bucks$2.99
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  • 2,000,000 X-ray Bucks$2.99
  • 1,500,000 X-ray bucks$4.99
  • 5,000,000 X-ray Bucks$4.99
4 purchases

Close Cities

One-time4
  • Hints - Small Pack$0.99
  • Hints - Medium Pack$2.99
  • Remove Ads + Hints$2.99
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  • Hints - Big Pack$5.99

Questions

Is Airport Scanner free?
Airport Scanner costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Close Cities free?
Close Cities is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Airport Scanner or Close Cities?
Close Cities is rated higher. Airport Scanner averages 4.8 out of 5 from 248 ratings, while Close Cities averages 4.8 from 362 ratings.
Do Airport Scanner or Close Cities have ads?
Close Cities shows ads; Airport Scanner does not.
Which is updated more often, Airport Scanner or Close Cities?
Airport Scanner ships an update every 2 months, and Close Cities every 3 weeks. Most recently, Airport Scanner was updated on October 21, 2026 and Close Cities on October 21, 2026.

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