Comparison

Minesweeper vs Minesweeper

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

Head to head
About

Minesweeper

This classic logic puzzle challenges you to clear a minefield without detonating any bombs. Enjoy retro graphics and sounds on your mobile device, with adjustable difficulty levels and a stylish theme. Compete for high scores and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Logic-based minefield clearing
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Retro graphics and sound effects
  • Pan-and-zoom functionality
  • Global high-score leaderboard
  • Statistics tracking
Features
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Clear the minefield without detonating any bombs! Minesweeper is a classic game of logic and concentration that became super famous with computers and portable consoles. Now those original retro graphics and sounds are cooler than ever on your iPhone and iPad! With an additional stylish theme, exclusive for this classic Minesweeper. What Minesweeper - Classic Board Games gives you: - 3 difficulty levels: --- Easy: 9 x 9 field with 10 bombs. --- Medium: 16 x 16 field with 32 bombs. --- Hard: 30 x 16 field with 60 bombs. - Classic retro-style graphic and sound effects like in PCs and consoles from the 90s. - Pan-and-zoom (zoom in/zoom out) perfect for smaller screens. - Easy and intuitive interface: tap a tile to reveal either a number or a bomb. Press harder to place a flag where you think there’s a bomb hidden with 3D Touch. - Global High-Score! Try your best and beat your friends’ score and climb the leaderboard. - Follow your progresses through the Statistics for each difficulty level. - Learn the rules with a quick an easy graphic tutorial in 4 steps. If you like classic games such as checkers, solitaire, chess, crosswords puzzles and old retro computer and PC games like tetris and FreeCell, then Minesweeper is the game for you. Download it NOW, free and start playing the classic Minesweeper on your iPhone and iPad! FOLLOW US facebook.com/OutOfTheBit/ Twitter: @outofthebit

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

Minesweeper2 screens
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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Minesweeper at none against Minesweeper's shown. Minesweeper also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Minesweeper's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months) and ratings volume (71 vs 5). On price, rating, review sentiment and in-app purchases 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

Minesweeper holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeper has 71 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Minesweeper's written reviews are positive against 75% of Minesweeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper ships an update every 3 months, Minesweeper every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Minesweeper versus Minesweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeperMinesweeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (71 ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings71 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOutOfTheBit LtdQuang Duc Vu

Customer experience

Minesweeper

All ratings71 ratings
Positive73.2%
Neutral15.5%
Negative11.3%
Written reviews116 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral10.3%
Negative9.5%

Minesweeper

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

Bugs and requests

Minesweeper

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Game crashes when hitting mines
  • App won't reopen after closing
  • Game freezes and won't reset after victory
  • Timer keeps running after game completion
  • Crashes on older devices like iPad Air 1
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  • Home screen crash when losing rounds
  • Consecutive win achievements track total wins instead of consecutive wins
  • Stats won't update properly
  • Tutorial feature non-functional

Requested features

8 requests
  • Option to purchase ad-free version
  • More difficulty levels beyond the three available
  • Custom board size creation like original Windows version
  • Auto-clear feature when flagging mines around numbers
  • Larger zoom option for better visibility
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  • Additional textures and mini-games
  • Ability to turn off animations
  • Tutorial that actually works in-game

Minesweeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

None

Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper 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, Minesweeper or Minesweeper?
Minesweeper is rated higher. Minesweeper averages 4.2 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while Minesweeper averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Minesweeper or Minesweeper have ads?
Minesweeper shows ads; Minesweeper does not.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper or Minesweeper?
Minesweeper ships an update every 3 months, and Minesweeper every 8 months. Most recently, Minesweeper was updated on November 2, 2026 and Minesweeper on November 3, 2026.

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