Minesweeper vs Chikuwabu!
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
Chikuwabu!
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A retro omnidirectional scrolling 2D action game. Use items to solve the mystery of the map and find the exit. Let's collect "Chikuwabu" placed in various places. (Some items are difficult to pick up and some are hidden.) There are some stages that you can't play unless you collect a certain number of "Chikuwabu". There is no score, we measure the time to the exit. Operation is easy: Touch = beam firing Right and left lever drag = Rotation/movement of own machine Release all fingers = Restore the shield For easy operation, You can change the orientation of your smartphone while playing. Enemy planes have a front/back side, It cannot be destroyed when its backside is shown. For maps that scroll in all directions, There are "Chikuwabu", items, and tricks, Please attack well. (All 90 stages, 20 stages are free)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Chikuwabu! at none against Minesweeper's shown. Minesweeper's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 41 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Minesweeper sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Chikuwabu! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Minesweeper ships an update every 2 months, Chikuwabu! every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minesweeper | Chikuwabu! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (467 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 91.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 467 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 41 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Anton Krukov | Hiroyuki Sasayama |
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
Chikuwabu!
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
Chikuwabu!
- All Stages$2.99









