Minesweeper vs ∙ Solitaire ∙
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minesweeper
Experience a fresh take on a classic puzzle game with diverse modes and collectible elements. Progress through episodes, unlock new items, and challenge yourself with unique levels and an online mode. Discover hidden treasures and pets as you advance.
- Multiple game modes
- Collectible levels and episodes
- Unlockable pets and items
- Online multiplayer mode
- Square and hexagon game fields
- Customizable minefields
- Achievements and cloud saves
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Tired of boring common square levels? Finally there is a brand new minesweeper with different game modes! Each level is a part of collection. Complete collections to obtain keys and gain access for more episodes. Achieve higher levels to unlock new items, chests, pets and much more! Try it now for free! Important! If you’re an experienced player disable "beginner" game mode in options and reach the hardest levels. Features: • Online mode! • 22 episodes, 150 collections, 1350 unique levels! • 30 pets. Would you be able to collect all additional evolutions at 180 levels? • Paid add-on "Puzzles". 42 puzzles and 714 levels available! • Tower of Power - new hard mode! • Two types of game fields: square and hexagon. • Treasure chests and useful items hidden at game field. • And of course coins, which will be handful to buy these items! • Quests - a great opportunity to earn coins and challenge yourself. • Play classic 3 different difficulties of Minesweeper or throw your skills in Custom mode, in which you can design width, height, types and difficulty of the minefield by yourself. • Scale the screen smoothly using buttons for comfortable one-hand gameplay. • Progress always autosaves wherever you've stopped and also saves in cloud if using "Game Center". • Challenge yourself by getting 24 achievements and compare your successes with other players. • Developer worked very hard especially for all Minesweeper fans =) Online mode is released! All news about the game on twitter and facebook pages https://twitter.com/MinesweeperGems https://www.facebook.com/minesweeperCollector
∙ Solitaire ∙
Experience classic Solitaire with over 50 customizable themes and multiple game modes. Earn coins to unlock new themes and enjoy features like solvable deals, win animations, and adjustable card speeds. Personalize your gameplay with extensive settings and enjoy a smooth experience with 3D animations and haptic feedback.
- 50+ classic themes
- 3 game modes (Normal, Vegas, Vegas+)
- Solvable deals algorithm
- Win animations
- Adjustable card speed
- 3D animations with haptic feedback
- Landscape mode support
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*SOLITAIRE NOW with MORE THAN 50+ CLASSIC THEMES* :) Your free themes are waiting! Play Solitaire with its all classic graphics and gameplay! Customize your game with tons of settings and make the game your own. Earn coins and unlock gorgeous classic themes. Get lost in the world of classic Solitaire! Key Features: • 3 Game Modes: Play the Normal, Vegas and Cumulative Vegas (Vegas+) classic Solitaire game modes • Solvable Deals: Choose to play solvable deals with our solvable deal algorithm • 50+ gorgeous classic themes: Unlock these themes with coins. Complete deals to earn coins • Win Animations: See the classic card waterfall animations when you complete a game! • No More Moves: The game will tell you if there are no more moves to play • Card Speed: Choose from 5 different card animation speeds from slow to fast • 3D Animations: Card pick up and placement animations along with haptic feedback provide a great gameplay feel • Landscape mode: Landscape lovers for the win! You can play in landscape mode on any device but nothing beats playing Solitaire in landscape mode on a tablet, while watching your favorite show picture-in-picture • Auto Complete: You probably don’t want to collect all the cards that are left on the board towards the end of a game so the cards will be automatically collected for you • Auto Hints: You can choose the game to show hints automatically after a period of inactivity • How To Play: Learn how to play Klondike Solitaire with visual tutorials • Tons of Settings: Customize your game with different settings such as enabling/disabling Card Shadows, Auto Hints, Vibration and much more • Lefty Support: Are you a lefty? You can choose to change the board layout for left handed play • Swipe Gestures: Swipe left to undo, swipe right to redo and swipe down to show a hint • Undo Forever: Press & hold Undo to perform a series of undos • Save/Load: The game will automatically continue where you left off from when you launch the app • Stats: Keep track of your high scores, best times, win percentage and other stats for each game mode • Leaderboards: Compete with players from around the world with global leaderboards Functions: • Solvable Deals: Select the solvable deal option from the New Game window to play solvable deals. An algorithm will work for you to find a solvable game of your specified game type so an online connection is not needed for this feature to work • Card Animations: You can choose different card animations from the Settings window. This includes stars, points and card placement animations • Swipe Gestures: Swipe on an empty area to perform an action. Press and hold on an empty area to see the allowed swipe gesture area and the actions you can perform. Check out the How To Play window for a visual tutorial • Controls Bar (Bottom Bar): Tap on an empty area or hold the bottom bar and swipe it down to hide the bottom controls bar. Swipe up or tap on empty area to show the bottom bar again • Themes: You can select the deck, card back and background of a theme separately so you can mix and match elements of different themes. Unlock themes with the coins you earn by playing deals in Solitaire Save & Restore your themes with Game Center: • Save your themes by logging into Game Center so you can restore them if you happen to switch to a different device • Make sure your themes are saved by checking your achievements. If an achievement is unlocked for a particular theme then that theme is saved Make sure you are logged into Game Center (if you are not automatically logged in): • Click on the leaderboards button located in the Settings window • If the game doesn't log you in or prompt a login window after a few seconds close the app • Go to your device's settings and login to Game Center from there • Open Solitaire and click on the leaderboards button again and it should log you in Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: ∙ Solitaire ∙ at monthly against Minesweeper's every 2 months. Minesweeper's advantage is ratings volume (467 vs 154). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Minesweeper sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and ∙ Solitaire ∙ sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Minesweeper against 4.7 for ∙ Solitaire ∙. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 467 and 154 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Minesweeper's written reviews are positive against 88% of ∙ Solitaire ∙'s.
Minesweeper ships an update every 2 months, ∙ Solitaire ∙ monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minesweeper | ∙ Solitaire ∙ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (467 ratings) — better | 4.7 (154 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.2% of reviews — better | 88.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 467 — better | 154 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 163 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anton Krukov | Still57 |
Customer experience
Minesweeper
∙ Solitaire ∙
Bugs and requests
Minesweeper
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes
- Mine explosion bug when placing flags
Requested features
4 requests- More skin/theme options
- Ability to disable animations
- Cross-device progress sync
- More level/collection types
∙ Solitaire ∙
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Minesweeper
- Premium online mode (7 days)$0.99
- Add-On: Puzzles$1.99
- Premium$2.99
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- Premium online mode (30 days)$2.99
- 50% tower entry fee discount$2.99
- Tower upgrades$9.99
∙ Solitaire ∙
- 2.000 Coins$0.99
- 5.000 Coins$1.99
- Solitaire 2x Coins$2.49
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- 10.000 Coins$2.99
- Solitaire No Ads$3.99
- 25.000 Coins$4.99
- 60.000 Coins$6.99
- 150.000 Coins$9.99
Questions
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