Comparison

Minesweeper vs Lucky 48

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

Head to head
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

Lucky 48

Features
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Simple endless 2048-like game with nasty graphics and animations. Swipe to move the tiles. When two tiles with the same image touch, they merge into new one of next level. Reach the last tiles and play more to get higher score. There are 2 modes: 1) Classic - endless mode to get highest score. 2) Time Attach - you have 2 minutes to get as high score as possible. This app does not contain ads and is totally free. Enjoy! _________________________________________________________ For suggestion and questions please contact us by this link https://coidea.agency/products/support/ Any feedback highly appreciated! Coidea Team

Screenshots

Minesweeper4 screens
Lucky 483 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Minesweeper at 9.0 against Lucky 48's 14.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper ships an update every 9 days, Lucky 48 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Minesweeper versus Lucky 48: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeperLucky 48
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSikYi ChanValeriia Ostapko

In-app purchases

None

Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

None

Lucky 48

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lucky 48 free?
Lucky 48 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Minesweeper or Lucky 48 have ads?
Both Minesweeper and Lucky 48 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper or Lucky 48?
Minesweeper ships an update every 9 days, and Lucky 48 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Minesweeper was updated on November 2, 2026 and Lucky 48 on November 3, 2026.

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