Fraud Tycoon vs Close Cities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fraud Tycoon
Explore the world of online fraud through puzzle-based gameplay. Learn about the tools and tactics criminals use to exploit vulnerable businesses and build your own virtual criminal enterprise. This educational game highlights real-world fraud methods.
- Puzzle-based gameplay
- Simulates criminal organizations
- Learn about fraud tools
- Virtual criminal enterprise building
- Educational about fraud prevention
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Using puzzle-based gameplay, Fraud Tycoon takes you behind the scenes of criminal organizations that prey on online businesses that have vulnerable security. Developed in conjunction with fraud prevention company Kount, Fraud Tycoon asks players to step into the shoes of a criminal and compete for the fake currency "Bytecash" to purchase stolen credit cards and actual fraud-enabling tools to build your criminal enterprise. While the credit cards, identities and retailers are fictional, the elements of Fraud Tycoon are designed to educate the public about the tools fraudsters use to commit crimes that impact businesses, consumers and our economy.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Fraud Tycoon at none against Close Cities's 4. Fraud Tycoon also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (96% vs 69%). Close Cities's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 23 months) and ratings volume (366 vs 64). On price, rating 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. Close Cities sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Fraud Tycoon asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Fraud Tycoon against 4.8 for Close Cities. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Close Cities has 366 ratings behind it against 64, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of Fraud Tycoon's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's.
Fraud Tycoon ships an update every 23 months, Close Cities monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fraud Tycoon | Close Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (64 ratings) | 4.8 (366 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.6% of reviews — better | 69.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 64 | 366 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ponywolf, LLC | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo |
Customer experience
Fraud Tycoon
Close Cities
Bugs and requests
Fraud Tycoon
Reported bugs
1 issue- Very buggy Dr Mario
Close Cities
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fraud Tycoon
No 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








