Comparison

Close Cities vs Nokoma

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

Head to head
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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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 !

Screenshots

Close Cities4 screens
Nokoma4 screens

Verdict

The call

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 (365 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Close Cities sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Nokoma asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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 365 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Close Cities ships an update monthly, Nokoma every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Close Cities versus Nokoma: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClose CitiesNokoma
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (365 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings365 — better8
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB94 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan Manuel Altamirano ArgudoVincent Gouey

Customer experience

Close Cities

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

Nokoma

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

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
None

Nokoma

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Close Cities free?
Close Cities is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nokoma free?
Nokoma is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Close Cities or Nokoma?
Nokoma is rated higher. Close Cities averages 4.8 out of 5 from 365 ratings, while Nokoma averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Close Cities or Nokoma have ads?
Both Close Cities and Nokoma show ads.
Which is updated more often, Close Cities or Nokoma?
Close Cities ships an update monthly, and Nokoma every 2 weeks. Most recently, Close Cities was updated on November 8, 2026 and Nokoma on October 30, 2026.

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