Close Cities vs Launch the Capy
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.
Launch the Capy
Launch a capybara using a slingshot to explore a vibrant world. Upgrade your equipment to reach new heights, collect coins, and unlock cosmetic items and power-ups. Discover six distinct zones as you ascend.
- Vertical slingshot gameplay
- Explore six unique zones
- Upgrade slingshot tiers
- Collect coins for upgrades
- Unlock cosmetic items
- Discover power-ups
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Launch the Capy is a vertical launch game where you slingshot a tiny capybara into the sky and watch the world unfold beneath him. Every launch is a chance to go higher, collect more coins, and discover what lies beyond the clouds. Start from the stitched dirt ground and launch Capy through six beautifully crafted zones: Each zone feels like a new discovery. Keep launching to see them all. Capy doesn't fly on charm alone. Upgrade your slingshot from a humble cardboard starter to legendary tiers that send Capy screaming into the stratosphere. Every upgrade changes how far and how fast your launch goes. Collect coins as capy flies higher onto the sky. Spend them in the Garage to unlock new slingshot tiers, cosmetic upgrades, and power-ups that keep every launch feeling fresh. The more you play, the higher you go. The higher you go, the more you unlock.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Launch the Capy at none against Close Cities's 4. Launch the Capy also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Close Cities's advantage is ratings volume (366 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Launch the Capy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Launch the Capy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Close Cities has 366 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Close Cities ships an update monthly, Launch the Capy every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 14, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Close Cities | Launch the Capy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (366 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 366 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo | Carlos Velasquez |
Customer experience
Close Cities
Launch the Capy
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
Launch the Capy
No in-app purchases
Questions
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