Comparison

™ Minesweeper vs MineSweeper Zero

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

Head to head
About

™ 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.

Highlights
  • Authentic classic gameplay
  • Diverse themes
  • Undo feature
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Customizable challenges
  • Zoom functionality
  • Global leaderboards
Features
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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!

About

MineSweeper Zero

Features
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You will never have to guess. In most minesweeper games there comes a moment near the end where two squares are left and there is no way to know which one is the mine. The game ends on luck instead of skill. Minesweeper Zero does not create those boards. ■ Every board is solvable by logic Each board is solved end to end by a solver before you ever see it. If it needs a guess even once, the board is thrown away and a new one is generated. Only boards that pass make it to your screen. No 50/50s. ■ Difficulty means reasoning required, not mines added Easy, Medium and Hard are not defined by how many mines were added. They are defined by what kind of reasoning it takes to finish. Boards of the same difficulty actually feel about equally hard. ■ Nine combinations Three difficulties × three board sizes. Every board is generated fresh, so you never solve the same one twice. ■ Controls built for thumbs · Tap to reveal, hold to flag — or swap the two · A ring fills while you hold, and nothing commits until you lift. Slide off the board to cancel · Choose how long the hold takes — Fast, Default or Slow — and try it right there in Settings · Tap a revealed number to open its neighbours at once ■ No ads, no tracking, no account No banners. No full-screen interruptions. No "watch a video to continue." No sign-up, no sign-in, no email. ■ No internet required, at all On a plane or underground, it behaves exactly the same. The app makes no network connections, so nothing about you leaves your device. Your records stay on your iPhone. ■ Buy once, done No subscription. No in-app purchases. You will never hit a paywall for hints. Future updates are included. ■ Stuck? A hint plays one move for you It does not just uncover a random safe square. It finds a square that logic already decides right now, and plays it. There is no limit on hints — but a game played with hints does not go on the best-time board. ■ Your records Best times and clear rates per difficulty and size, filterable by the last 7 or 30 days. Best times count only games finished without hints. ■ Also Dark mode · iPhone and iPad · Autosave and resume · Haptics · Auto-pause Zero means nothing but the puzzle. Zero ads, zero tracking, zero accounts, zero network. Sudoku Zero, built on the same principle, is also on the App Store.

Screenshots

™ Minesweeper4 screens
MineSweeper Zero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ™ Minesweeper at Free against MineSweeper Zero's $4.99. ™ Minesweeper also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). MineSweeper Zero's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads 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

™ Minesweeper is free to download; MineSweeper Zero costs $4.99 up front. ™ Minesweeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. MineSweeper Zero asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
™ Minesweeper versus MineSweeper Zero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter™ MinesweeperMineSweeper Zero
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (745 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews45.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings745 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperVM Mobile TeamByungil Park

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 Zero

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

™ Minesweeper

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99
None

MineSweeper Zero

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ™ Minesweeper free?
™ Minesweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MineSweeper Zero free?
MineSweeper Zero costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do ™ Minesweeper or MineSweeper Zero have ads?
Neither ™ Minesweeper nor MineSweeper Zero shows ads.

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