Comparison

Puzzle Rows and Columns vs MineSphere 3D

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

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About

Puzzle Rows and Columns

Features
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Puzzle Rows and Columns - is the original game where you have to swap the reels and rows so that the images become coincided. You can set any two columns to swap them. The same can be done with any two rows. Change the cells until the picture does not match with the image at the top of the playing field. The rules are simple: 1) Set any two column by the corresponding buttons to swap them. 2) Or, set any two lines to swap them. 3) Swap the rows or columns so that the images become coincided. 4) Use as less number of moves as you can. There are 5 categories of difficulty. Each categorie has 300 levels. There are total (5x300) = 1500 tasks. The "Solution"-button is available for all tasks(puzzles). There are no limit. The game has an undo move button. Save/Load game state.

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MineSphere 3D

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MineSphere is a 3D logic puzzle with zero luck. Turn floating relics of stone and gold, read the numbers to find every trap, and dig out all the safe cells. There are three ways to play: Adventure, Today's board (the Daily Challenge) and Classic. Adventure and Today's board never need luck; Classic is old-school Minesweeper, where luck sometimes decides. PURE DEDUCTION - Every Logic puzzle board is built to be solvable from its clues alone. You never have to guess. - Stuck? Hints guide you in three steps: where to look, the reasoning, then the answer. - A miss cracks the board. It breaks at three cracks, but you can still finish and review where your reading went wrong. FOUR SHAPE WORLDS - Cube: completely free. Follow the Adventure map to unlock new mechanics: Bands and Twist. - Pillar: a stone pillar of stacked rings. Turn the rings to swap neighbors. - Celestial Sphere: a sphere of hexagonal cells. Only the equator ring turns. - Crystal: a polyhedron of rhombic faces that turns in 120° steps. The first three stages of Pillar, Celestial Sphere and Crystal are free to try. TODAY'S BOARD (DAILY CHALLENGE) - One board a day, the same for everyone. From October 26, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday boards come from the Shape Worlds. - Share your result without giving away the answer. CLASSIC - Old-school rules on any shape: pick cube, full 3D, sphere, cylinder or polyhedra, then a difficulty from Easy to Expert. - Sphere, cylinder and polyhedra need the matching World Pack. - Your best time is kept for each shape and difficulty, and your Game Center leaderboards carry on. IN-APP PURCHASES - Cylinder, Sphere and Polyhedra World Packs (for Pillar, Celestial Sphere and Crystal), Unlimited Play, the Premium Bundle (everything) and hints. - Free players see ads between boards. Any World Pack, Unlimited Play or the Premium Bundle removes them.

Screenshots

Puzzle Rows and Columns4 screens
MineSphere 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Puzzle Rows and Columns at none against MineSphere 3D's 8. Puzzle Rows and Columns also leads on iOS requirement (8.1 vs 26.0). MineSphere 3D's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 32 months). On price, 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

Both are free to download. MineSphere 3D sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Puzzle Rows and Columns asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Puzzle Rows and Columns ships an update every 32 months, MineSphere 3D every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Puzzle Rows and Columns versus MineSphere 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPuzzle Rows and ColumnsMineSphere 3D
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 32 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB70 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRuslan Goncharenkofa-sorasystem

In-app purchases

None

Puzzle Rows and Columns

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

MineSphere 3D

One-time8
  • 5 Hints$0.99
  • Sphere World Pack$1.99
  • Cylinder World Pack$1.99
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  • Polyhedra World Pack$1.99
  • 15 Hints$1.99
  • Unlimited Play$3.99
  • 50 Hints$3.99
  • Premium Bundle$7.99

Questions

Is Puzzle Rows and Columns free?
Puzzle Rows and Columns is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MineSphere 3D free?
MineSphere 3D is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Puzzle Rows and Columns or MineSphere 3D have ads?
Both Puzzle Rows and Columns and MineSphere 3D show ads.
Which is updated more often, Puzzle Rows and Columns or MineSphere 3D?
Puzzle Rows and Columns ships an update every 32 months, and MineSphere 3D every 2 days. Most recently, Puzzle Rows and Columns was updated on October 29, 2026 and MineSphere 3D on November 9, 2026.

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