Minesweeper vs Sumaddle
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
Sumaddle
This logic puzzle game transforms pencil-and-paper challenges into interactive brain teasers. Fit number combinations to clues using pure logic, with no mental arithmetic required. Enjoy over 150 free puzzles of varying difficulty, with built-in help and offline play.
- Interactive logic puzzles
- Number combination fitting
- Pure logic solving
- Built-in help and mistake correction
- Over 150 free puzzles
- Offline play
- Ad-free experience
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• “Brilliant puzzle game”, UK App Store review Apr 2025 • “Best Puzzle Game I’ve Ever Played”, US App Store review Jan 2025 • “The ONLY iOS game I've never gotten tired of”, Reddit review Apr 2024 This type of logical puzzle was first seen in the Japan Puzzle Championship 2006 and is sometimes known as Doppelblock, or Smashed Sums. When played with pencil and paper, these puzzles can be hard work to solve. Sumaddle changes that by adding the essential element of interaction. This transforms the puzzles into intriguing brain teasers that unfold before your eyes. Each puzzle has a unique solution. Finding the solution involves fitting the number combinations to the clues. The app makes it easy to view the possible combinations, you don’t need to do any sums in your head. Instead, you can focus on using logic to narrow down the combinations and find a fitting arrangement. Some reasons why you will enjoy playing Sumaddle: • puzzles range in size and difficulty from small and simple to large and mind-blowing • more than 150 puzzles are included for free • all puzzles can be solved with pure logic, no mental arithmetic required • the sophisticated built-in help can explain the logical reasoning at each step and also fix mistakes if you go wrong • the built-in help is completely free, use it as much as you like • works offline (great for long journeys) • a high standard of accessibility, including comprehensive support for VoiceOver • ad-free play - there are absolutely no ads! IGRS age rating (Indonesia Game Rating System): 3+ Designed and developed in Winterthur, Switzerland
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sumaddle at none against Minesweeper's shown. Sumaddle also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Minesweeper's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Sumaddle sells 15 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 4.9 for Sumaddle. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 466 and 767 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Minesweeper's written reviews are positive against 95% of Sumaddle's.
Minesweeper ships an update every 2 months, Sumaddle every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minesweeper | Sumaddle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (466 ratings) | 4.9 (767 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.7% of reviews | 94.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 466 | 767 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anton Krukov | Jonathan Buchanan |
Customer experience
Minesweeper
Sumaddle
User reviews
Minesweeper
From 466 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun Game
- 👍 New twist to a classic
- 🎨 Cute and unique level designs
- 🎮 Lots of content and game modes
- 💰 Reasonable in-app purchases
Room to improve
- 🔍 Online mode can be laggy
- 📺 Ads can be intrusive
- 🔒 In-app purchase issues
- 🔍 UI elements sometimes blocked
Sumaddle
From 767 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and challenging game
- 👍 Clean and intuitive interface
- 👍 Helpful hint system
- 🚀 No ads or data collection
- 💡 Unique puzzle concept
Room to improve
- 🐛 Automatic hints can be intrusive
- 🐛 Inability to replay completed puzzles
- 💡 Need more free/sample puzzles
- 💡 Difficulty progression could be improved
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
Sumaddle
Reported bugs
2 issues- Losing progress when minimizing the app
- Inconsistent difficulty ratings
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to selectively pencil in notes
- More difficult puzzle options
- Synced progress across devices
- Detailed statistics and leaderboard
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
Sumaddle
- Quirky, Pack 5$0.99
- Very Difficult Puzzles$0.99
- Quirky, Pack 1$0.99
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- Premium 9x9 Puzzles, Pack 1$0.99
- Crafty, Pack 1$0.99
- Crafty, Pack 2$0.99
- Crafty, Pack 3$0.99
- Sneaky, Pack 1$0.99
- Sneaky, Pack 2$0.99
- Sneaky, Pack 3$0.99
- Tricky, Pack 1$0.99
- Tricky, Pack 2$0.99
- Tricky, Pack 3$0.99
- Assorted Puzzles$0.99
- Puzzle Generator$9.99









