Comparison

Minimal Minesweeper vs Minesweeperᅠ

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

Minesweeperᅠ

Enjoy a classic puzzle experience with a clean interface and no advertisements. Customize your game with various difficulty levels and grid sizes, and track your progress with detailed statistics. Play across multiple Apple devices with a single purchase.

Highlights
  • No ads
  • Universal app purchase
  • Auto-Complete feature
  • Performance statistics
  • Safe first reveal
  • Customizable difficulty and grid sizes
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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- No ads, ever! - Universal app: one purchase to play on iPhone, iPad, & Mac - Auto-Complete to quickly finish the game - Statistics to keep track of your performance - First reveal of each game will always be safe - Tap and hold to quickly flag a space Personalize your game in Settings - Choose from four difficulty settings and four grid sizes - Switch to a dynamically sized grid to fill the screen - Zoom and scroll through the grid - More amazing features coming soon! Native iOS Design - Supports all devices and orientations - Dark Mode enabled - Split View and Slide Over compatible - Keyboard shortcuts for most actions Privacy Policy: crawbuck.com/privacy Terms of Use: crawbuck.com/terms

Screenshots

Minimal Minesweeper4 screens
Minesweeperᅠ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Minimal Minesweeper at 80% against Minesweeperᅠ's 33%. Minimal Minesweeper also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.1) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Minesweeperᅠ's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (86 vs 8). On price 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. Minimal Minesweeper sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Minesweeperᅠ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. 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 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeperᅠ has 86 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 33% of Minesweeperᅠ's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minimal Minesweeper ships an update monthly, Minesweeperᅠ every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Minimal Minesweeper versus Minesweeperᅠ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimal MinesweeperMinesweeperᅠ
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better4.1 (86 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings886 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS18.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIllumineeringDelta Engineering Labs, LLC

Customer experience

Minimal Minesweeper

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

Minesweeperᅠ

All ratings86 ratings
Positive76.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative19.8%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Minimal Minesweeper

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

Minesweeperᅠ

Subscriptions6
  • Minesweeper Premium$0.991 Year
  • Minesweeper Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Year
  • Minesweeper Premium3 Days trial$0.991 Year
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  • Minesweeper Premium$1.991 Year
  • Minesweeper Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Year
  • Minesweeper Premium3 Days trial$1.991 Year
One-time4
  • Minesweeper Premium$0.99
  • Minesweeper Premium$1.99
  • Minesweeper Premium$2.99
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  • Minesweeper Premium$4.99

Questions

Is Minimal Minesweeper free?
Minimal Minesweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minesweeperᅠ free?
Minesweeperᅠ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Minimal Minesweeper or Minesweeperᅠ?
Minimal Minesweeper is rated higher. Minimal Minesweeper averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Minesweeperᅠ averages 4.1 from 86 ratings.
Do Minimal Minesweeper or Minesweeperᅠ have ads?
Minimal Minesweeper shows ads; Minesweeperᅠ does not.
Which is updated more often, Minimal Minesweeper or Minesweeperᅠ?
Minimal Minesweeper ships an update monthly, and Minesweeperᅠ every 3 months. Most recently, Minimal Minesweeper was updated on September 24, 2026 and Minesweeperᅠ on October 19, 2026.

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