SubaraCity vs Sum Loop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SubaraCity
Merge blocks of the same color to level them up and transform them into larger buildings. This simple yet engaging puzzle game allows you to build a city by combining blocks, offering hours of immersive fun.
- Merge same-colored blocks
- Level up blocks into buildings
- Create and expand a city
- Simple and intuitive gameplay
- Time-consuming puzzle experience
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Merge blocks and create a city. You'll become so involved that you'll lose track of time. The rules are simple, and there are no complicated operations. By touching blocks of the same color they are joined, and as they level up they turn into large buildings.
Sum Loop
A challenging puzzle game where players place blocks into overlapping loops to match displayed sums. Offers multiple solutions for each puzzle, providing replayability. Designed for quick, engaging gameplay.
- Match sums in overlapping loops
- Place blocks to solve puzzles
- Multiple solutions per puzzle
- Challenging gameplay
- Intuitive block placement
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Number will be added to all loops where the loops are overlapped. Put the blocks in the loops and match all the sums displayed above. There is more than 1 answer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: SubaraCity at none against Sum Loop's shown. SubaraCity also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (46 vs 1). Sum Loop's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. SubaraCity sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Sum Loop sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sum Loop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SubaraCity has 46 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SubaraCity ships an update every 5 days, Sum Loop every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SubaraCity | Sum Loop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (46 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 239 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ryuji Kuwaki | Goro Sato |
Customer experience
SubaraCity
Sum Loop
Bugs and requests
SubaraCity
Reported bugs
7 issues- Ranking and encyclopedia data disappeared after update
- Game progress and saved games disappeared after update
- In-app purchases not restoring
- Freeze bug not resolved
- Ads blocking buttons
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- Building collection bug
- Inconsistent starts leading to unfair advantages
Requested features
7 requests- Add more game modes
- Option to revert to older BGM and design
- Add new buildings/themes
- Add more levels/maps
- Allow joining larger buildings for higher scores
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- Add different city themes (Medieval, Native, Chinese Dynasty)
- Option to pay to remove ads permanently
Sum Loop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SubaraCity
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Mayor+5$0.99
- Mayor+10$0.99
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- Tokyo Pack$1.99
Sum Loop
- Remove Ads$0.99
