Comparison

™ Minesweeper vs Minesweeper Retro Classic

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 Retro Classic

Experience classic Minesweeper with a retro aesthetic and modern features. Enjoy multiple difficulty levels, a no-guessing mode, and personalized records. Play offline and resume games anytime.

Highlights
  • Retro visual theme
  • Six difficulty levels
  • No Guessing mode
  • Personalized game records
  • Offline play
  • Resume games anytime
  • Customizable settings
Features
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The minesweeper you remember from old computers. Grey buttons, a blue title bar, red LED counters — the look and the bleeps are the way they were. ■ How to play Tap a square to open it. A number tells you how many mines touch that square. Hold a square to plant a flag. Open every square that is not a mine and you win. ■ Six difficulties • Novice 8×8 8 mines • Beginner 9×9 10 mines • Intermediate 16×16 40 mines • Expert 30×16 99 mines • Master 30×20 130–150 mines • Custom choose your own rows, columns and mines ■ No Guessing mode In ordinary minesweeper you sometimes reach a point where two squares look exactly the same and you simply have to guess. This mode only builds boards where that never happens. Every board can be finished by logic alone. ■ Your own records For each difficulty the game keeps your games played, wins, win rate and best time. Normal mode and No Guessing mode are recorded separately. ■ One more chance Step on a mine and you can watch a short video to carry on: the mine you hit is flagged and the game continues. A game where you used a continue is not added to your records or the ranking. Watching is always your choice. ■ Stop any time Close the app in the middle of a game and you can pick it up where you left off. ■ Settings you can change • Sound effects on or off • Vibration on or off • Hold time for planting a flag (0.20–1.00 seconds) • Swap tap and hold • Use ? marks • Language: 45 languages, or follow your phone ■ Your records stay on your phone Your records are stored on your device only. They are never sent to our servers, and there is no account to create. The app only goes online to show ads and for the ranking, so the game itself is fully playable with no signal at all. ■ Ranking Sign in to Game Center to compare your best times with other players, for each difficulty. You can play everything without signing in.

Screenshots

™ Minesweeper4 screens
Minesweeper Retro Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minesweeper Retro Classic at none against ™ Minesweeper's 1. Minesweeper Retro Classic also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 11 days vs every 5 months). ™ Minesweeper's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (753 vs 2). On price 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. ™ Minesweeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minesweeper Retro Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minesweeper Retro Classic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ™ Minesweeper has 753 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

™ Minesweeper ships an update every 5 months, Minesweeper Retro Classic every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
™ Minesweeper versus Minesweeper Retro Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter™ MinesweeperMinesweeper Retro Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (753 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings753 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 11 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size97 MB6 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperVM Mobile Teamakio kobayashi

Customer experience

™ Minesweeper

All ratings745 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive45.3%
Neutral12.3%
Negative42.5%

Minesweeper Retro Classic

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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 Retro Classic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

™ Minesweeper

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99
None

Minesweeper Retro Classic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ™ Minesweeper free?
™ Minesweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minesweeper Retro Classic free?
Minesweeper Retro Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ™ Minesweeper or Minesweeper Retro Classic?
Minesweeper Retro Classic is rated higher. ™ Minesweeper averages 4.5 out of 5 from 753 ratings, while Minesweeper Retro Classic averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do ™ Minesweeper or Minesweeper Retro Classic have ads?
Minesweeper Retro Classic shows ads; ™ Minesweeper does not.
Which is updated more often, ™ Minesweeper or Minesweeper Retro Classic?
™ Minesweeper ships an update every 5 months, and Minesweeper Retro Classic every 11 days. Most recently, ™ Minesweeper was updated on November 6, 2026 and Minesweeper Retro Classic on November 1, 2026.

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