Minesweeper vs Sort The Blocks
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
Sort The Blocks
Engage in a simple yet satisfying puzzle game where you drag and group colored blocks. Discover a unique twist as you play and challenge your brain daily to achieve new high scores.
- Drag and drop gameplay
- Group matching colors
- Discover a hidden twist
- Daily brain challenges
- High score tracking
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Sort The Blocks How to play: - Drag one piece at a time - Group colors together - There is a twist....play for a little bit to find out. -Thats it! Sort The Blocks is strangely satisfying. Come back everyday to challenge your brain and try to beat your high score.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sort The Blocks at none against Minesweeper's 6. Sort The Blocks also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). Minesweeper's advantage is review sentiment (91% vs 61%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Sort The Blocks asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Minesweeper against 4.7 for Sort The Blocks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 467 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Minesweeper's written reviews are positive against 61% of Sort The Blocks's.
Minesweeper ships an update every 2 months, Sort The Blocks every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minesweeper | Sort The Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (467 ratings) — better | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.2% of reviews — better | 60.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 467 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anton Krukov | Staple Games |
Customer experience
Minesweeper
Sort The Blocks
User reviews
Minesweeper
From 467 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
Sort The Blocks
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing and satisfying gameplay
- 🎨 Simple yet creative color sorting
- 💰 Supports St. Jude's charity
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Timed aspect with colors turning grey
- 🎥 Frequent ads interrupting gameplay
- 🎨 Lack of color variety between levels
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
Sort The Blocks
Reported bugs
2 issues- Issues for colorblind players
- Music/audio pausing during ads
Requested features
3 requests- Option to turn off color fading
- Increased level difficulty over time
- Additional game modes or challenges
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
Sort The Blocks
No in-app purchases









