Comparison

Mine sweeper vs Minesweeper

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

Head to head
About

Mine sweeper

A classic puzzle game where players uncover empty squares on a grid while avoiding hidden mines. Numbers revealed indicate the proximity of mines, guiding players to clear the board and achieve high scores.

Highlights
  • Avoid hidden mines
  • Uncover empty squares
  • Number clues for mine proximity
  • Multiple board sizes
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Pinch-to-zoom gesture support
Features
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The Object Find the empty squares while avoiding the mines. you clear the board, and your score record to game-center. How to Play the rules are very simple! Uncover block, if you find a mine. and the game ends. if you find an empty squres, and you keep playing if you find a number, and it tells you how many mines lay hidden in the eight surrounding squares very small map? Don't worry! It makes supporting the pinch qestures for zooming easy. Setup The Board It have five type boards to choose from, each progressively more difficult This is board size. 10 x 15 15 x 20 20 x 30 25 x 35 30 x 40 99 x 99 This is level of difficulty Easy : it is Beginner : 10% mines Normal : intermediate level : 14% mines A Little Difficult : 18% mines Difficult : Expert level : 22% mines Extremely Difficult : 26% mines

About

Minesweeper

A classic single-player puzzle game where you uncover a minefield by deducing the location of hidden mines based on numerical clues. Enjoy retro-style gameplay with mobile-friendly features like zooming and panning.

Highlights
  • Single-player puzzle gameplay
  • Retro computer version design
  • Mobile-friendly zoom and pan
  • 3 default difficulty modes
  • Customizable minefield settings
  • Flagging mode for quick placement
  • Local best time tracking
  • Global leaderboards
Features
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GAME RULES ---------------- Minesweeper is a single player puzzle computer game. The objective of the game is to clear a rectangular board containing hidden mines without detonating any of them, with help from clues about the number of neighboring mines in each field. Minesweeper Retro is designed closest and similar to the computer version, adding some feature for mobile game play like zooming in/out, panning to move the board. FEATURES ---------------- + 3 default modes: Beginner (10 mines), Intemediate (40 mines), Expert (99 mines). + Custom modes: define your own minefield. Up to 24 rows, 30 columns, 667 mines. + Flag mode: quicker to put flags on cells. + Track local best times. + Compete against other players in the world leaderboards. CREDIT ------------------ + Game developed using LibGDX. + Sound resource: freesound.org. FAN PAGE ------------------ + Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qastudiosapps + Twitter: https://twitter.com/qastudios

Screenshots

Mine sweeper3 screens
Minesweeper3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Minesweeper at none against Mine sweeper's shown. Minesweeper also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 42%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Mine sweeper's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mine sweeper holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 42% of Mine sweeper's written reviews are positive against 75% of Minesweeper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mine sweeper ships an update every 2 months, Minesweeper every 8 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mine sweeper versus Minesweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMine sweeperMinesweeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews42.3% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings35 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEun JunseokQuang Duc Vu

Customer experience

Mine sweeper

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive42.3%
Neutral15.4%
Negative42.3%

Minesweeper

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mine sweeper

No in-app purchases

None

Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mine sweeper free?
Mine sweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mine sweeper or Minesweeper?
Mine sweeper is rated higher. Mine sweeper averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Minesweeper averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Mine sweeper or Minesweeper have ads?
Mine sweeper shows ads; Minesweeper does not.
Which is updated more often, Mine sweeper or Minesweeper?
Mine sweeper ships an update every 2 months, and Minesweeper every 8 months. Most recently, Mine sweeper was updated on October 21, 2026 and Minesweeper on October 21, 2026.

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