™ Minesweeper vs Minesweeper Classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
™ Minesweeper
Relive the classic Minesweeper puzzle game with a modern mobile adaptation. Enjoy authentic gameplay, customizable challenges, and helpful features like undo and hints. Compete globally and save your progress.
- Authentic classic gameplay
- Diverse themes
- Undo feature
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Customizable challenges
- Zoom functionality
- Global leaderboards
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Minesweeper: Classic Strategy, Modern Touch Experience the legendary Minesweeper game, now brilliantly adapted for your mobile device. Enjoy this free, classic puzzle anytime, anywhere, with a nostalgic feel and contemporary enhancements. Authentic Gameplay: True to the classic Minesweeper experience. Diverse Themes: Choose from various themes, including a tranquil flower field. Undo Feature: No more worries about accidental clicks. Multiple Difficulties: Levels ranging from Easy to Expert. Custom Challenges: Create your own games with more mines for added excitement. Zoom Functionality: Effortlessly navigate large minefields. Global Leaderboards: Compete with players around the world. Helpful Hints: Assistance when you need it. Advanced Options: Quick Flagging and optional question marks for strategic depth. Tablet Compatibility: Smooth gameplay on both phones and tablets. Game Sharing: Share your Minesweeper journey with friends. Save and Load: Pick up right where you left off with game-saving options. Step into the world of Minesweeper, where strategic minds meet classic fun. Detect the mines and revel in the game!
Minesweeper Classic
Experience classic Minesweeper with retro graphics and extensive customization. Features include a guess-free mode, daily challenges, and over 50 unlockable themes. Earn coins by flagging mines and winning rounds to personalize your gameplay.
- Guess Free Mode
- 50+ Retro Themes
- Daily Challenges
- Customizable Settings
- Hints and Stats
- Save/Load Functionality
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*Now with GUESS FREE MODE and MORE THAN 50+ THEMES* :) Your free theme is waiting! Play Minesweeper with its all retro classic graphics! Customize your game with tons of settings and make the game your own. Earn coins and unlock gorgeous themes. Get lost in the world of classic Minesweeper! Key Features: • Starting point: You will always encounter an open area with your first tap • 5 game modes to choose from: Easy, Medium, Hard, Extreme and Custom • 50+ gorgeous retro themes: Unlock these themes by earning coins. Earn coins for flagging mines and winning rounds • Guess free Mode (Beta): Play guess-free boards to eliminate 50/50 situations. Enable guess free mode from the Settings menu • Quick Flag: Turn this mode on to tap and quickly flag cells • Zoom & Pan: Pinch to zoom and drag to pan around. Use the Overview button to reset your zoom • Tons of Settings: Customize your game with tons of settings. Change your zoom sensitivity, set the functionality of the New Game button, customize the top bar to quickly access your favorite buttons, turn off the 'hold to flag' option or set your desired Minesweeper theme along with many other settings • Daily Challenges: Play a guess-free challenge every day. Earn medals by completing challenges under a time limit. Earn trophies by completing a month's worth of challenges • Stats: Keep track of your high scores, win percentage and total play time • Hints: Are you stuck? Press the hint button to highlight the area you should focus on. The hint button only shows you areas where you are certain to progress. It won't show areas where the outcome is unknown • Save/Load: The game will automatically continue where you left off from upon being launched • Continue: If you hit a mine you can continue from where you left off for 50 coins or by watching a video ad • Leaderboards: Keep track of worldwide player scores Functions: • Flags: Press and hold on a cell to deploy a flag. Press and hold again to remove the flag. A cell will never open if you click on a flag • Question marks: (Disabled by default) Press on a flag to turn it into a question mark. Press on it again to turn it back into a flag • Hints: The hint button will highlight the surrounding of a cell which is already opened, and from which it is guaranteed to make progress • Tap number: Press on an open cell to reveal the cells surrounding it. This will only work if the amount of flags placed around the open cell is equal to the number on that cell Coins: • Earn 1 coin for 1 correct mine flag • Earn bonus coins for completing a game Save your profile to the cloud with iCloud: • You can save your themes and stats with iCloud and restore them later if you happen to switch to a different device. Make sure you are logged into your iCloud account on your device. Also make sure that iCloud Drive is enabled in your iCloud settings on your device otherwise your themes and stats will not be saved. Make sure you are logged into Game Center (if you are not automatically logged in): • Click on the leaderboards button located in the Stats window • If the game doesn't log you in or prompt a login window after a few seconds close the app • Go to your device's settings and login to Game Center from there • Open Minesweeper Classic: Retro and click on the leaderboards button again and it should log you in Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ™ Minesweeper at none against Minesweeper Classic's shown. Minesweeper Classic's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (22K vs 753). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 1 one-off in-app purchase and Minesweeper Classic sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for ™ Minesweeper against 4.6 for Minesweeper Classic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeper Classic has 22K ratings behind it against 753, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 45% of ™ Minesweeper's written reviews are positive against 57% of Minesweeper Classic's.
™ Minesweeper ships an update every 5 months, Minesweeper Classic every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.
| Parameter | ™ Minesweeper | Minesweeper Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (753 ratings) | 4.6 (22K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.3% of reviews | 56.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 753 | 22K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #143 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | VM Mobile Team | Still57 |
Customer experience
™ Minesweeper
Minesweeper Classic
User reviews
™ Minesweeper
From 753 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Faithful recreation of classic Windows Minesweeper
- 🎮 Engaging gameplay that appeals to nostalgic players
- 💾 Lightweight app (only 11MB)
- 🎨 Clean, simple design with appropriate theme and colors
- ⚙️ Multiple difficulty levels available
Room to improve
- 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 🚫 Ads blocking game buttons and score display
- 💰 Paid version still contains ads
- 🎮 Forced promotional pop-ups for other games
- 📏 Small default square size requiring manual zoom each game
Minesweeper Classic
From 22K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Customizable settings
- 👍 Faithful to original Minesweeper
- 💡 Guess-free mode
- 👍 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Variety of themes
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 🐛 Incorrect number displays
- 🐛 Sensitive touch controls
- 🐛 Forced guessing in some cases
- 🔋 Frequent ads between games
Bugs and requests
™ Minesweeper
Reported bugs
4 issues- App pastes clipboard contents and sends to server
- Game orientation displays upside down
- Game becomes unresponsive after promotional pop-up appears
- Automatic switching to different games during gameplay
Requested features
5 requests- Persistent zoom level settings between games
- Modern UI/design upgrade from Windows 3.1 aesthetic
- Ad-free experience for paid users
- Larger default square sizes
- Option to disable promotional pop-ups
Minesweeper Classic
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes after recent update
- Incorrect mine placements
- Inability to continue game after crash
Requested features
4 requests- Landscape mode support
- More advanced statistics tracking
- Ability to create custom mine layouts
- Improved organization of settings menu
In-app purchases
™ Minesweeper
- Premium$3.99
Minesweeper Classic
- 500 Coins$0.99
- 3000 Coins$1.99
- Minesweeper 2x Coins$2.49
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- 7500 Coins$2.99
- Minesweeper Puzzle Premium$3.49
- 20000 Coins$4.99
- 45000 Coins$6.99
- 99999 Coins$9.99
Questions
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