Comparison

Lines the Game vs Close Cities

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Lines the Game

This abstract puzzle game challenges players to strategically place or remove dots to fill a drawing with color. The goal is to dominate the race with your chosen color, offering quick sessions or extended play. It's a brain-teasing experience perfect for short bursts of downtime.

Highlights
  • Strategic dot placement and removal
  • Color dominance wins
  • Multiple game modes (Point, Erase, Cut, Draw, Portal, Mix)
  • Daily Challenges
  • 500 smart levels
  • Unlockable achievements
Features
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**WINNER Best Casual Entertainment Game - Dutch Game Awards ** **Every level CAN be won!** But sometimes the solution is not easy. Lines is an abstract ‘zen’ game experience where form is just as important as function. Place or remove dots to initiate a colourful race that fills a drawing. The colour that dominates the race wins. Lines is the perfect game to play while commuting or in other short moments of downtime. Play a single session in a matter of seconds or find yourself making a winning streak of 20 games in a row! Lines – Physics Drawing Puzzle key features include: - 6 different modes: Point, Erase, Cut, Draw, Portal and Mix- Daily Challenges - 26 achievements to unlock -500 smart levels - Use your brain and logic to find the solutions - Bronze, Silver and Gold medals for each level. - Infinite fun! Point Mode Tap on a line to place a dot. Be smart and choose and strategic and logic position for the dots. Sometimes you need to place one dot, other times two dots. Eraser Mode Tap on an opponent´s dot to erase it. Draw Mode Draw a line with your fingers to connect lines to your advantage. Use your brain! Cut Mode Cut a line to stop the flow of your opponent´s color. Portal mode Tap the line across 2 places to create a portal. Your line will be teleported from one place to the other. But beware: your opponents can also make use of the portal you have created, so choose its location wisely!

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.

Screenshots

Lines the Game4 screens
Close Cities4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Close Cities at monthly against Lines the Game's every 4 months. Lines the Game's advantage is review sentiment (83% vs 69%) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 365). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Lines the Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Close Cities sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Close Cities holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.7K and 365 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Lines the Game's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lines the Game ships an update every 4 months, Close Cities monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lines the Game versus Close Cities: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLines the GameClose Cities
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.7K ratings)4.8 (365 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.8% of reviews — better69.4% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better365
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB165 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGamious B.V.Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo

Customer experience

Lines the Game

All ratings1,589 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews389 reviews
Positive82.8%
Neutral4.9%
Negative12.3%

Close Cities

All ratings365 ratings
Positive94.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews36 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.6%

Bugs and requests

Lines the Game

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Rope level 57 unwinnable
  • Levels not fitting properly on newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Level editor mode
  • More challenging level designs
  • Ability to replay previous daily challenges
  • Improved color contrast and accessibility

Close Cities

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lines the Game

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
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

Questions

Is Lines the Game free?
Lines the Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Close Cities free?
Close Cities is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lines the Game or Close Cities?
Close Cities is rated higher. Lines the Game averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Close Cities averages 4.8 from 365 ratings.
Do Lines the Game or Close Cities have ads?
Both Lines the Game and Close Cities show ads.
Which is updated more often, Lines the Game or Close Cities?
Lines the Game ships an update every 4 months, and Close Cities monthly. Most recently, Lines the Game was updated on November 6, 2026 and Close Cities on November 8, 2026.

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