Minesweeper vs Mines (by RootFox)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minesweeper
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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!
Mines (by RootFox)
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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
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Minesweeper | Mines (by RootFox) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ramalingam Sivaramakrishnan | Aleksandr Vopilovskii |
In-app purchases
Minesweeper
No in-app purchases
Mines (by RootFox)
No in-app purchases
Questions
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