Comparison

Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle vs Mastermine

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

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About

Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle

A logic puzzle game inspired by Minesweeper and Picross, featuring both square and hexagonal cells. Train your brain, improve deductive skills, and clear minefields through hundreds of challenging levels. Compete with friends on leaderboards and collect trophies.

Highlights
  • Square and hexagon cell puzzles
  • Brain training and deductive skill improvement
  • Hundreds of challenging levels
  • In-game bonuses and coins
  • Trophy collection
  • Leaderboards for competition
  • iCloud game progress backup
Features
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Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle is a logic puzzle game inspired by minesweeper and picross with square cells, hex cells, bombs and real explosions. With addictive game play its perfect for when your bored, stuck in a queue or traveling / commuting. While simple to pick up the game is designed to train your brain, make you smarter and test your inner genius. Learn to think outside the box and improve your deductive skills by traveling through a magical land to make it safe for everyone by clearing minefields. Use your problem solving skills to clear the free cells and flag the mined ones then blow them up in a controlled explosion. Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle features: ● Mine sweep through levels contain hexagon cells and others with square cells which adds variety to the puzzles. ● Use bonuses to get extra clues on mine location. ● Once all cells are flagged and cleared blow them up in a controlled explosion to make the land safe again. ● Hundreds of interesting and challenging levels spread across 5 lands. ● Win and collect trophies to display in the trophy room. ● Win or buy in game coins to exchange for lives, bonuses and to unlock levels. ● Leaderboards to compete with friends to see who can get the top score and win the most achievements. ● Load and save buttons in settings to backup game progress to iCloud.

About

Mastermine

Experience a 3D twist on a classic logic puzzle. Navigate complex boards across a 3D cube, utilizing unique power-ups and customizable skins. Compete globally on leaderboards and explore various game modes for endless challenges.

Highlights
  • 3D cube board navigation
  • Power-ups for board manipulation
  • Customizable skins
  • Global solve-time leaderboards
  • Multiple game modes (Time Crisis, Campaign, Sandbox)
  • Ever-increasing cube sizes
Features
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Mastermine is a 3D, Minesweeper inspired puzzle game - solve complex boards over a 3D cube. New features & twists keep the game interesting: - Power-ups rearrange parts of the board in 3D, shifting the game - Skins customise the look and feel of the cube - Challenges keep you coming back for more, and reward you with power-ups - A global solve-time leaderboard allows you to compete (cross-platform) with your friends for the world's fastest times - Ever-increasing cube sizes keep up the pace - Different original game-modes like Time Crisis, Campaign or Sandbox change it up even more On top of this, the game is 100% Ad-Free, and doesn't sell your data to anybody. The only purchase in the game is a Premium unlock to allow you to save your Campaign progress + a few other goodies.

Screenshots

Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle4 screens
Mastermine4 screens

Verdict

The call

Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle and Mastermine both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 73% of Mastermine's. Mastermine's advantage is ratings volume (117 vs 17). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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, A Demining Puzzle sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Mastermine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle against 4.3 for Mastermine. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mastermine has 117 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle's written reviews are positive against 73% of Mastermine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle versus Mastermine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeper, A Demining PuzzleMastermine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (17 ratings) — better4.3 (117 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better72.7% of reviews
Number of ratings17117 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB148 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBotabot LimitedAdam Soutar

Customer experience

Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Mastermine

All ratings116 ratings
Positive81.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative11.2%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral15.6%
Negative11.7%

Bugs and requests

Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mastermine

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • Leaderboard fails to load
  • Flag placement sometimes unresponsive
  • Sync error in settings
  • Refresh glitch causing progress loss after reinstall
  • Time Crisis mode timer starts at random intervals
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  • Inconsistent mine adjacency logic across cube faces
  • Numbers counting bombs incorrectly on adjacent faces
  • Touch controls registering unintended actions during rotation
  • Halloween event effects cannot be disabled
  • Thunder sound effects bypass volume settings

Requested features

12 requests
  • Customizable control scheme (tap to reveal, hold to flag)
  • Dedicated flag/reveal toggle button on HUD
  • Landscape mode support for iPad
  • Better tutorial and how-to-play guide
  • Number orientation lock (always facing up)
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  • Music track selection option
  • Improved camera controls and angles
  • Auto-clear feature when flagging complete numbers
  • Sync progress across devices
  • Alternative game shapes (hexagons, pentagons, spheres)
  • Ad-based alternative to paid features
  • Adjustable hold-to-flag timing in settings

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle

One-time3
  • Buy 10 Gold Coins$0.99
  • Buy 50 Gold Coins$2.99
  • Premium Version$4.99
1 purchases

Mastermine

One-time1
  • Mastermine PRO Upgrade$1.99

Questions

Is Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle free?
Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mastermine free?
Mastermine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle or Mastermine?
Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle is rated higher. Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle averages 4.4 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Mastermine averages 4.3 from 117 ratings.
Do Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle or Mastermine have ads?
Neither Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle nor Mastermine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle or Mastermine?
Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle ships an update every 3 weeks, and Mastermine every 3 weeks. Most recently, Minesweeper, A Demining Puzzle was updated on November 2, 2026 and Mastermine on November 3, 2026.

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