Comparison

Minesweeper vs Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo

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 classic single-player puzzle game where players must strategically uncover tiles to reveal hidden bombs. Use number clues to identify mine locations and flag them to win. Features adjustable difficulty levels and a high score leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Uncover hidden bombs
  • Use number clues
  • Flag bomb locations
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • High score leaderboard
  • Pinch to zoom
Features
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Minesweeper is a single-player puzzle video game. The objective of the game is to clear up all the mine and uncover all the hidden bomb. Its a classic windows strategy game which is popular during the 90's. The Game requires some strategy thinking where the numbers indicate the amount of bomb located surrounding it. If unlucky, you might press on the bomb and the game ends. Flag the bomb if you noticed its a bomb on that tiles itself. The Game features: - Pinch to zoom - High Scores leaderboard for each difficulty setting - Adjustable difficulties such as beginner, medium and advance - Press hold on tiles to raise flags.

About

Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo

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Take the classic game to the next level! - Light and dark mode - Support for custom board sizes and difficulties - Lots of settings to fit your play style (with sensible defaults) - Detailed statistics (including 3BV and IOE) for the competitive ones out there! - Share or save an image of your game board

Screenshots

Minesweeper4 screens
Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minesweeper at none against Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo's 1. Minesweeper also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). 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. Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minesweeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper ships an update every 9 days, Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Minesweeper versus Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeperMinesweeper Explosive Boogaloo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSikYi ChanBurning Shore B.V.

In-app purchases

None

Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo

One-time1
  • Remove ads$1.99

Questions

Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo free?
Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Minesweeper or Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo have ads?
Both Minesweeper and Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo show ads.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper or Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo?
Minesweeper ships an update every 9 days, and Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo every 5 months. Most recently, Minesweeper was updated on November 2, 2026 and Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo on November 7, 2026.

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