Nou City!™ vs Harena
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Nou City!™
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Welcome to Nou City!™, a 3D city to explore at your own pace. FIND YOUR NEXT ADVENTURE Become a firefighter, police officer or paramedic, deliver parcels, sell ice cream or try other neighborhood jobs. Each activity offers a new way to experience city life. TAKE TO THE STREETS Drive cars, motorcycles, scooters and service vehicles. Prefer to enjoy the view? Hop into a taxi, pick a destination on the map and let the driver take you there. On the bus, choose a stop. EXPLORE THE NEIGHBORHOOD Find buildings you can enter, step inside and explore the hospital. Meet the locals, discover animals and take part in neighborhood activities. ENJOY CITY LIFE At night, Skyfest comes alive: dance with the crowd or take over the DJ decks. At the café, play a full game of 3D chess against an approachable computer opponent. Open the rules whenever you need them. LEARN THROUGH PLAY Sort waste, help residents and follow your progress. Mission guidance helps you understand what to do next. PLAY YOUR WAY This version is single-player, works offline and requires no account. Progress is saved on your device. Adjust music and sound effects separately. Available in English, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Simplified Chinese, Korean and Japanese. The game follows your device’s language.
Harena
Explore a dynamic sandbox with over 165 materials, including sand, water, lava, and creatures. Simulate complex reactions, manage heat and electricity, and even control a character in a vast, offline world.
- 165+ materials with unique properties
- Complex heat and reaction simulation
- Electricity and magnetism mechanics
- Wind, pressure, and airflow simulation
- Playable creatures and steerable character
- Offline play with save slots
- Multiple simulation views
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- 165 materials: sand, water, lava, acid, metals, gases, plants, creatures. 32 of them are made only by reaction - Grids up to 2048 x 1152, 2.36 million cells, every cell simulated - Heat: every material has a melting, boiling and ignition point, and latent heat - Reactions have a temperature window, and each one you find is logged in the codex - Four views: material, thermal, velocity and air flow - Electricity: wire, battery, diode, lamp, and heat, cold and wind sensors - Optics and magnetism: laser, mirror, prism, two magnets, pump - Wind and pressure: smoke, spores and ash are carried by the air - Creatures and vehicles, including a character you steer yourself - Six starting worlds, ten save slots, undo, pinch to zoom and pan. Landscape only, playable offline
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Nou City!™ at none against Harena's shown. Harena's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Nou City!™ | Harena |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 724 MB | 84 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Unity Now (Apps) | SATOSHI MAEDA |
In-app purchases
Nou City!™
No in-app purchases
Harena
No in-app purchases
