Comparison

Close Cities vs AURUM Forge

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

AURUM Forge

Features
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Forge gold from grey. The Leaden King has drained the color out of the world. You are the alchemist who brings it back, one chain at a time. Drag through touching orbs of equal value to merge them. Diagonals count. Longer chains forge greater metal and pay out more. Simple to start, deep to master. - STORY: climb the Spire of Aurum across nine chapters, each with its own objective, briefing, and boss. - FREE FORGE: endless mode, unlocked once you clear level five. - HAZARDS: lead blockers, orbs sealed in ice, cracked fuses, corrosion, the creeping Grey Tide, and the King's Edict. Each one changes how you play. - BOSSES: the Leaden King telegraphs his strike, then marks the orbs he will hit. Clear them in time and his blow fizzles. Every fifth level. - TRIALS: named modifiers that raise the stakes as you climb. - NINE POWERS: from the Hammer to the Dragonfire to the Arc. Fully playable offline. No ads. No forced sign-in. Just the forge.

Screenshots

Close Cities4 screens
AURUM Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: AURUM Forge at none against Close Cities's 4. AURUM Forge also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. AURUM Forge asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Close Cities versus AURUM Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClose CitiesAURUM Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (366 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings366 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB2 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperJuan Manuel Altamirano ArgudoWayne Goodwin

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

AURUM Forge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Close Cities free?
Close Cities is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AURUM Forge free?
AURUM Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Close Cities or AURUM Forge have ads?
Close Cities shows ads; AURUM Forge does not.

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