Comparison

Minesweeper vs Mines (by RootFox)

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

Head to head
About

Minesweeper

Features
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Minesweeper is classic strategy board game. Guess where mines are hidden and flag all of them. Goal of this game is to clear minefield without detonating a mine. Minefield consist of 100 tiles (10 rows * 10 columns), at start of game 10 tiles are randomly selected as mines. Tapping on one tile clears all nearby empty tiles and shows numbers on tiles that are near mines. Each number shows how many mines are there on 8 nearby fields. Player should mark all 10 mines in order to win a game, if player taps on mine game is lost. Player can choose between clear option and bomb option to clear tile or to mark it as bomb (mine). Minesweeper features:
- fun, well known gameplay logic
- options to clear tile or mark it as bomb. Download it for free today and join the fun!

About

Mines (by RootFox)

Features
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Mines is a focused mine puzzle with a dark, clean interface and no distractions. HOW TO PLAY Tap a cell to reveal it. Long-press to place a flag. Tap a revealed number to chord — open all neighbors when enough flags are set. Obvious mines can be auto-flagged after each move. GAME MODES • Schrödinger — a tiny 1×2 “quantum” board: is the cat alive or dead? • Easy — 10×10, 10 mines • Medium — about 168 cells, 22 mines (layout adapts to phone or tablet) • Hard — 300 cells, 50 mines • Expert — 300 cells, 62 mines • Custom — your own rows, columns, and mine count FEATURES • Timer and personal time records for classic modes • Win/loss stats for Schrödinger mode • Records screen • No account, no ads, no tracking

Screenshots

Minesweeper4 screens
Mines (by RootFox)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Minesweeper at 6.1 against Mines (by RootFox)'s 13.0. On price, ads, 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 4 level
Minesweeper versus Mines (by RootFox): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeperMines (by RootFox)
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.1 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRamalingam SivaramakrishnanAleksandr Vopilovskii

In-app purchases

None

Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

None

Mines (by RootFox)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mines (by RootFox) free?
Mines (by RootFox) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Minesweeper or Mines (by RootFox) have ads?
Neither Minesweeper nor Mines (by RootFox) shows ads.

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