Comparison

Close Cities vs Neon Stack

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

Neon Stack

Features
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Neon Stack: Frenzy & Tower takes the block puzzle game you grew up with and gives it a full neon makeover, plus a second way to play that nobody’s tried before. Frenzy mode is exactly what you’d expect from falling block puzzles: quick reflexes, clean lines, and that satisfying moment when a row disappears. Watch for charged blocks too, line them up right and you’ll trigger sparks and overloads for extra points. Towers mode is something new. Instead of clearing lines, you’re stacking blocks into a tower using real physics. Wind pushes against your build as it gets taller, hazards test your nerves, and one bad placement can send the whole thing crashing down. Reach height checkpoints to score big and unlock rewards. Play through the Neon Calendar, our daily login track packed with rewards, collect puzzle pieces to complete pictures in your collection book, and climb the weekly leaderboard to prove you’re the best stacker around. Choose buttons or swipe controls, whichever feels right. Play on your phone or tablet. No internet? No problem, Neon Stack: Frenzy & Tower works offline too. Free to play, with an option to remove ads if you want a completely uninterrupted run. Download Neon Stack: Frenzy & Tower and see how far you can build.

Screenshots

Close Cities4 screens
Neon Stack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Neon Stack at every 5 days against Close Cities's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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 and Neon Stack sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Close Cities ships an update monthly, Neon Stack every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Close Cities versus Neon Stack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClose CitiesNeon Stack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (366 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings366 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB257 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan Manuel Altamirano ArgudoDumitru Cilenov

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
2 purchases

Neon Stack

One-time2
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Remove Ads + Neon Calendar$5.99

Questions

Is Close Cities free?
Close Cities is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Neon Stack free?
Neon Stack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Close Cities or Neon Stack have ads?
Both Close Cities and Neon Stack show ads.
Which is updated more often, Close Cities or Neon Stack?
Close Cities ships an update monthly, and Neon Stack every 5 days. Most recently, Close Cities was updated on November 12, 2026 and Neon Stack on November 6, 2026.

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