Comparison

Minimal Minesweeper vs Minesweeper ⁕

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

Head to head
About

Minimal Minesweeper

Experience the classic mine-clearing puzzle game with a modern, minimalist design. Optimized for touchscreens on iPhone and iPad, it offers multiple difficulty levels and engaging animations. Compete with friends via Game Center leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Optimized touch gameplay
  • Long press to mark mines
  • Flat design with animations
  • 4 difficulty levels
  • Haptic feedback
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Minesweeper the way it should feel on iPhone and iPad: clean, fast, and honest. No tracking, no account, no internet required — just you, the grid, and the numbers. Minimal Minesweeper strips the classic logic puzzle down to its essentials. A flat, minimal board that looks great in light and dark mode, smooth animations, and controls built for touch: tap to reveal, long-press to plant a flag — with haptic feedback that makes every move feel just right. YOUR FIRST TAP IS ALWAYS SAFE Mines are placed after your first move, never under it. On dense boards the corners stay clear too, so every game starts fair. FOUR DIFFICULTIES, PLUS YOUR OWN Learn the ropes on Easy, find your rhythm on Medium, then push yourself on Hard and Insane. Want more? Build a custom board: pick the size, set the mine density, and make the game exactly as hard as you like. COMPETE AND PROGRESS - Game Center leaderboards for every difficulty — race the clock against the world - Achievements to unlock - Detailed statistics: games played, won, and lost, with your win rate per difficulty AT HOME ON EVERY DEVICE - Layouts tailored to iPhone and iPad - Split View and multiple windows on iPad — play two boards side by side - Fully playable offline, anywhere - Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Arabic, Vietnamese, and Indonesian FAIR PRICING Easy and Medium are free. A single one-time purchase unlocks Hard, Insane, and custom boards forever — no subscription. The only advertising is one card on the game-over screen, showing an app from a fellow independent developer. Nothing collected there is linked to you or follows you across other apps — and the unlock takes it away, unless you choose to turn it back on in Settings. The classic you know, with none of the clutter. Happy sweeping!

About

Minesweeper ⁕

Experience the classic logic puzzle where you uncover hidden mines on a grid. Use number clues to deduce safe zones and avoid explosions. Features adjustable difficulty and intuitive controls.

Highlights
  • Classic UI
  • 3 difficulty settings
  • Flag and question mode
  • Single-player puzzle
  • Grid-based logic
Features
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Play the classic Minesweeper game - download now for FREE! Minesweeper is a single-player puzzle game. The objective of the game is to clear a rectangular board containing hidden "mines" or bombs without detonating any of them, with help from clues about the number of neighboring mines in each field. FEATURES - Classic UI - 3 difficulty settings - Hold finger down to toggle between flag and question mode ------------------------------------- TAPMEDIA PRO SUBSCRIPTION - You will receive access to the apps in the TapMedia PRO bundle for the duration of the subscription. - Subscription length: Monthly (includes one week free trial). - Subscriptions with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. - Payments will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - All prices are subject to change without notification. We occasionally run promotion prices as incentives or limited time opportunities for qualifying purchases made during the promotional time period. Due to the time sensitive and promotional nature of these events, we are unable to offer price protection or retroactive discounts or refunds for previous purchases in the event of a price reduction or promotional offering. - Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription - You may cancel a subscription during its free period via the subscription setting through your iTunes Account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Please visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 Privacy Policy: http://tapmedia.co.uk/privacy.htm Terms of Use: http://tapmedia.co.uk/terms.htm

Screenshots

Minimal Minesweeper4 screens
Minesweeper ⁕3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Minimal Minesweeper at 80% against Minesweeper ⁕'s 25%. Minimal Minesweeper also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Minesweeper ⁕'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (43 vs 8). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Minimal Minesweeper sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Minesweeper ⁕ sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minimal Minesweeper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeper ⁕ has 43 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Minimal Minesweeper's written reviews are positive against 25% of Minesweeper ⁕'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minimal Minesweeper ships an update monthly, Minesweeper ⁕ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Minimal Minesweeper versus Minesweeper ⁕: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimal MinesweeperMinesweeper ⁕
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better4.4 (43 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings843 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS18.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB28 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperIllumineeringTapMedia Ltd

Customer experience

Minimal Minesweeper

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Minesweeper ⁕

All ratings43 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral4.7%
Negative11.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Minimal Minesweeper

One-time2
  • Unlock all featuresFree
  • Unlock all features$2.99
1 purchases

Minesweeper ⁕

Subscriptions1
  • TapMedia PRO - 1 month3 Days trial$4.991 Month

Questions

Is Minimal Minesweeper free?
Minimal Minesweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minesweeper ⁕ free?
Minesweeper ⁕ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Minimal Minesweeper or Minesweeper ⁕?
Minimal Minesweeper is rated higher. Minimal Minesweeper averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Minesweeper ⁕ averages 4.4 from 43 ratings.
Do Minimal Minesweeper or Minesweeper ⁕ have ads?
Minimal Minesweeper shows ads; Minesweeper ⁕ does not.
Which is updated more often, Minimal Minesweeper or Minesweeper ⁕?
Minimal Minesweeper ships an update monthly, and Minesweeper ⁕ every 3 months. Most recently, Minimal Minesweeper was updated on September 24, 2026 and Minesweeper ⁕ on October 1, 2026.

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