Close Cities vs Letteroll
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Letteroll
This word puzzle game challenges you to create connecting words using a set of 10 letters. Compete with friends on a leaderboard and track your progress with detailed statistics. Unlock past challenges and test your spelling skills.
- Daily word roll challenge
- Spelling-based Pro Roll mode
- Friend leaderboards
- Archive of past Pro Rolls
- Detailed player statistics
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Can you solve the LETTEROLL of the day? The game is simple: 1. Make connecting words using all 10 letters. 2. Words must be at least 3 letters. 3. Proper nouns are not allowed. Some rolls are harder than others, but all are possible. App Features: ROLL OF THE DAY Make connecting words using today's 10 letters as fast as you can. PRO ROLL All the fun of the daily roll, but without the help of spellcheck. Subscribers have 3 attempts to find a working solution, and free users have 1 attempt! LEADERBOARD Add friends to your leaderboard to compare times and see who solved today's roll the fastest! ARCHIVE Unlock 100s of past Pro Rolls and see how many you can solve. STATS Track your number of rolls played, solve %, longest streak, global rank, and more! By downloading the Letteroll app, you agree to the: Privacy Policy: https://www.hunchstudios.com/letteroll/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.hunchstudios.com/letteroll/terms-of-service Terms of Sale: https://www.hunchstudios.com/letteroll/terms-of-sale Apple Terms of Sale: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/us/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Letteroll at none against Close Cities's shown. Letteroll also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Close Cities's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (365 vs 34). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Close Cities sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Letteroll sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Close Cities holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Close Cities has 365 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of Close Cities's written reviews are positive against 74% of Letteroll's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Close Cities ships an update monthly, Letteroll every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Close Cities | Letteroll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (365 ratings) — better | 4.5 (34 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 365 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo | Hunch Labs, LLC |
Customer experience
Close Cities
Letteroll
In-app purchases
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
Letteroll
- Letteroll Full Experience7 Days trial$1.991 Month
