Close Cities vs Sort Collector
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 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.
Sort Collector
Engage in a relaxing sorting and collecting game with enriching challenges. Earn experience to unlock rare tiles and enjoy classic gameplay designed to reduce stress. Interact with a charming robot companion for added entertainment.
- Sorting and collecting gameplay
- Unlockable Rare, Epic, Legendary tiles
- Classic and relaxing gameplay
- Stress reduction
- Interactive robot companion with 100+ interactions
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Welcome to Sort Collector, the ultimate sorting and collect-a-thon experience! Sort and collect-- experience fun, enriching challenges in a dynamic environment filled with objectives and unlockables! ◆ The Collection This is what we think you'll enjoy the most. As you play, earn experience points to unlock Rare, Epic, or even Legendary tiles. Then match with them in your very next game! ◆ Classic Gameplay Relaxing and classic, this game will last you a lifetime! Reduce your stress today. ◆ Rori The Robot Hear delightful commentary and witness charming reactions to your gameplay. With over 100 interactions to keep you entertained.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sort Collector at none against Close Cities's 4. Sort Collector also leads on review sentiment (98% vs 69%) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 356). Close Cities's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, rating, ads 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. Close Cities sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Sort Collector asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Close Cities against 4.9 for Sort Collector. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sort Collector has 2.2K ratings behind it against 356, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Close Cities's written reviews are positive against 98% of Sort Collector's.
Close Cities ships an update every 3 weeks, Sort Collector every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Close Cities | Sort Collector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (356 ratings) | 4.9 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews | 98.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 356 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 158 MB | 205 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo | Staple Games |
Customer experience
Close Cities
Sort Collector
Bugs and requests
Close Cities
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sort Collector
Reported bugs
2 issues- Frequent ad interruptions
- Inconsistent ad-free experience
Requested features
3 requests- More game modes and challenges
- Ability to replay tile descriptions
- Completion-based rewards
In-app purchases
Close Cities
- Hints - Small Pack$0.99
- Hints - Medium Pack$2.99
- Remove Ads + Hints$2.99
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- Hints - Big Pack$5.99
Sort Collector
No in-app purchases
