Comparison

Close Cities vs Ice Ray

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 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.

About

Ice Ray

Engage in a physics-based puzzle game where you bounce lasers to shatter ice blocks. Choose between an endless survival mode or a daily strategic challenge with limited turns. Master angles and discover power-ups to achieve high scores and compete globally.

Highlights
  • Light-reflection physics
  • Endless survival mode
  • Daily strategic challenges
  • Hidden power-ups
  • Integrated leaderboards
  • Stunning visual effects
Features
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Unleash your perfect laser beam in Ice Ray, the ultimate light-reflection puzzle game! Whether you want to relax and shatter an endless stream of blocks, or compete against the world in a high-stakes daily challenge, Ice Ray combines satisfying optics-based physics with deep, strategic gameplay. Drag to aim, calculate your angles, and fire your laser to melt through beautiful, frosted ice blocks. TWO WAYS TO PLAY: *Endless Mode* How long can you survive? Fire your laser to deal continuous damage to a descending grid of ice blocks. Shatter specific blocks to uncover powerful upgrades, including extra reflections, damage boosts, and beam extensions. Can you chain them together to trigger huge board-clearing combos? *The Daily Challenge* Each day, everyone in the world gets the exact same puzzle. You have a limited number of turns to clear the ice blocks. Share your results with friends using our signature color-grid score tracker. Who can deal the most damage? FEATURES: - Satisfying Physics: With real optical reflection mechanics, you can master the geometry to win. - Stunning Aesthetics: Beautiful glass, ice, and prism visual effects that shatter into satisfying particles. - Integrated Leaderboards: Track your daily streaks, compare high scores in Endless mode, and see your exact worldwide rank percentage right on the home screen. - Hidden Power-Ups: Turn the tide of the game by discovering hidden power, width, and reflection upgrades hidden inside the ice. Do you have the vision to see the path? Download Ice Ray: Laser Puzzle and start your streak today!

Screenshots

Close Cities4 screens
Ice Ray3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Ice Ray at none against Close Cities's 4. Ice Ray also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 69%). Close Cities's advantage is ratings volume (362 vs 7) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price 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. Ice Ray asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ice Ray holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Close Cities has 362 ratings behind it against 7, 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 Ice Ray's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Close Cities ships an update every 3 weeks, Ice Ray every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Close Cities versus Ice Ray: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClose CitiesIce Ray
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (362 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings362 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size158 MB55 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJuan Manuel Altamirano ArgudoCedar Line Studios LLC

Customer experience

Close Cities

All ratings362 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.6%

Ice Ray

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 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$2.99
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  • Hints - Big Pack$5.99
None

Ice Ray

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Close Cities free?
Close Cities is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ice Ray free?
Ice Ray is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Close Cities or Ice Ray?
Ice Ray is rated higher. Close Cities averages 4.8 out of 5 from 362 ratings, while Ice Ray averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Close Cities or Ice Ray have ads?
Close Cities shows ads; Ice Ray does not.
Which is updated more often, Close Cities or Ice Ray?
Close Cities ships an update every 3 weeks, and Ice Ray every 2 days. Most recently, Close Cities was updated on October 24, 2026 and Ice Ray on October 24, 2026.

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