Comparison

Minimal Minesweeper vs Mine Field

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

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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

Mine Field

A classic puzzle game where players must locate all mines on a grid without detonating them. It offers seven difficulty levels and encourages players to beat their best times. The game is free to play and free of advertisements.

Highlights
  • Classic mine-clearing gameplay
  • 7 difficulty levels
  • Beat your best time
  • Free to play
  • Ad-free experience
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MineSweeper is a spin-off of the classic PC game. The objective is simple... locate all of the mines in the mine field without touching them. Challenge yourself in 7 levels of difficulty and try to beat your best time! Mine Field - MineSweeper is always free to play and free of ads.

Screenshots

Minimal Minesweeper4 screens
Mine Field3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Minimal Minesweeper at 4.8 against Mine Field's 4.2. Minimal Minesweeper also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months). Mine Field's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Minimal Minesweeper sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Mine Field asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minimal Minesweeper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Minimal Minesweeper's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mine Field's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minimal Minesweeper ships an update monthly, Mine Field every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Minimal Minesweeper versus Mine Field: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinimal MinesweeperMine Field
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better4.2 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better5
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.017.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIllumineeringDustin Wiens

Customer experience

Minimal Minesweeper

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

Mine Field

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Minimal Minesweeper

One-time2
  • Unlock all featuresFree
  • Unlock all features$2.99
None

Mine Field

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minimal Minesweeper free?
Minimal Minesweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mine Field free?
Mine Field is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minimal Minesweeper or Mine Field?
Minimal Minesweeper is rated higher. Minimal Minesweeper averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Mine Field averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.
Do Minimal Minesweeper or Mine Field have ads?
Minimal Minesweeper shows ads; Mine Field does not.
Which is updated more often, Minimal Minesweeper or Mine Field?
Minimal Minesweeper ships an update monthly, and Mine Field every 7 months. Most recently, Minimal Minesweeper was updated on November 1, 2026 and Mine Field on October 27, 2026.

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