Close Cities vs Nokoma
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.
Nokoma
This is a cozy and addictive puzzle game where players touch numbers to split them and clear grids. Compete against others in Arcade mode or challenge your mind with unique gameplay mechanics in the upcoming Puzzle mode.
- Number splitting puzzles
- Grid clearing gameplay
- Arcade mode for high scores
- Upcoming Puzzle mode with unique mechanics
- Multiplayer score challenges
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Nokoma is a cozy and fun puzzle game with numbers. Touch the numbers to split them and empty the grids. Try to beat the other player's score or your friend's in the addictive Arcade mode. Challenge your brain and solve special grids with unique gameplay in the upcoming Puzzle mode. ■ PUZZLE MODE ■ A brain-teasing game mode with special grids to solve. Each set of grids features a unique gameplay mechanic. ■ ARCADE MODE ■ Empty as many grids as you can in a limited number of moves and reach the highest level and score in this thrilling endless game mode. Make combos to remove more tiles and also get more points! ■ EARLY ACCESS ■ In the Early Access, only the "Arcade Mode" will be available! Thank you for your support !
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nokoma at none against Close Cities's 4. Nokoma also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Close Cities's advantage is ratings volume (356 vs 8). On price, 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. Nokoma asks for nothing beyond the download.
Nokoma holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Close Cities has 356 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Close Cities's written reviews are positive against 100% of Nokoma's.
Close Cities ships an update every 3 weeks, Nokoma every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Close Cities | Nokoma |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (356 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 356 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| 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 | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo | Vincent Gouey |
Customer experience
Close Cities
Nokoma
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
Nokoma
No in-app purchases
