Comparison

Dark Stories vs Minesweeper Y

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

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About

Dark Stories

A group game where players act as detectives to solve fictional mysteries. One person reads a mystery and its solution, while others ask yes/no questions to uncover the truth. Perfect for parties and gatherings.

Highlights
  • Group mystery solving
  • Yes/No question format
  • Over 200 fictional stories
  • Periodic story updates
  • Detective role-playing
  • Suitable for parties
Features
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ATTENTION! THIS GAME IS MEANT TO BE PLAYED WITH FRIENDS IN PERSON. IF YOU ARE ALONE YOU CANNOT PLAY! Dark Stories is an easy to play and fun game but some of the stories are quite difficult. All the stories are fictional. To solve them, the players will need to prove their skills as detectives. HOW TO PLAY Dark Stories must be played in group. A person -chosen as narrator- picks a mystery and reads its description aloud. Then he/she reads its solution without telling the other people. The rest of the players then have to make questions in order to solve the mystery. The narrator can only answer the questions using "Yes", "No" or "It is not relevant". The only possible solution is the one given at the back of each mystery card. If the answer is still not clear enough, the players must follow the narrator's interpretation of the mystery. EXAMPLE A typical fragment of a gameplay could be: Player1: "Did he die because of the shot?" Narrator:"No" Player2: "Was he poisoned?" Narrator: "No" Player3: "Did he have children?" Narrator: "It's not relevant" Player1: "Are there other people in the story?" Narrator: "No" Player2: "Did he commit suicide?" Narrator: "Yes" ... END OF THE GAME When the narrator considers that the story has been solved enough, the narrator can conclude the game and read the whole solution. It is up to the narrator to give some clues if the story is in a deadlock. WHEN TO PLAY It is perfect for birthday parties, camps... and every situation in which you join several friends. STORIES This free App includes more than 200 stories and we will add new stories periodically. Accidents, suicides, thefts... Will you be able to solve every mystery? Special thanks to Lorena Rebollo, mcwc307 Chan, Rachel Long and Zak Freckelton for their help with the English translation. Rated 18+ by the Indonesia Game Rating System (IGRS).

About

Minesweeper Y

A modern, ad-free take on the classic tile-clearing puzzle game. Enjoy smooth performance, satisfying haptics, and compete on a global leaderboard. Train your logic and focus with multiple difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • 100% ad-free experience
  • Global leaderboard for competitive play
  • Undo last move feature
  • Chording support for faster gameplay
  • Responsive haptic feedback
  • Light and dark mode options
  • Multiple difficulty levels
Features
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Classic Minesweeper with no guessing, no ads and no bad luck. A logic puzzle where every board is solvable with pure deduction. Minesweeper Y is the classic Minesweeper puzzle game, rebuilt for iPhone and iPad. Turn on No-Guess mode and every minefield can be cleared with logic alone. No 50/50 coin flips, no losing a great run to a blind tap. It's a true no-luck puzzle: read the numbers, flag the mines, clear the grid and chase your best time. It's free Minesweeper with no ads at all, and it plays offline wherever you are. HOW TO PLAY 1. Tap any tile to start. Your first tap always opens a safe area. 2. Each number shows how many mines touch that tile. 3. Long-press or switch to flag mode to mark a mine with a flag. 4. Tap a number whose mines are all flagged to open every neighbour at once (chording). 5. Clear every safe tile to win, then try to do it faster. FEATURES - NO-GUESS MINESWEEPER: Every board is 100% solvable, a skill-based puzzle, not a lottery. If you lose, it's on your logic, not on luck. Minesweeper, no guessing: the way it was always meant to be played. - AD-FREE PUZZLE GAME: No banners, no pop-ups, no videos between games. Just the puzzle. - GLOBAL LEADERBOARD: Compete by difficulty and see where your best time ranks worldwide. Every winning board gets stamped with your global rank. - PERSONAL BESTS: Every win shows how it ranks among your own games, so you always know when you've set a new record. - PRO STATISTICS: Track the numbers expert players use. 3BV measures how complex a board is, 3BV/s measures your solving speed, and Efficiency shows how few taps you needed. Watch them improve game after game. - FROM BEGINNER TO EXPERT MINESWEEPER: Easy, Medium and Expert boards, from a relaxed casual puzzle to a real logic challenge. - UNDO A MISCLICK: Hit a mine by accident? Undo your last move and keep going. One slip doesn't end the game. - CHORDING: Open several tiles with one tap and sweep faster, the way speed players do. - OFFLINE PUZZLE GAME: No connection needed. Perfect for flights, commutes and quick breaks. - CLASSIC RETRO LOOK: A clean, nostalgic design inspired by the original, with satisfying haptics and sounds. - LIGHT AND DARK MODE: Follows your system setting, so the board is easy on the eyes day or night. - iPHONE AND iPAD: A board that fits every screen, with portrait and landscape layouts. - MADE WITH PLAYERS: Suggest features and vote on ideas right in the app. ONE GAME, MANY NAMES Around the world, this classic goes by many names: Minesweeper, Mine Sweeper, Minefield or Sapper. Whatever you call it, the rules never change. Open the safe tiles, flag the mines and trust the numbers. Minesweeper Y keeps the classic Minesweeper you love and removes the one part that never felt fair: guessing. A BRAIN GAME FOR EVERY DAY Minesweeper is one of the best logic games ever made: simple rules, endless boards and real strategy. Every move is a small deduction puzzle, and every board is a strategy puzzle you solve one number at a time. A quick Easy game is a 30-second brain teaser and the perfect daily puzzle break. A clean Expert run is a challenging puzzle and a serious test of concentration, reasoning and pattern recognition. Whether you're a seasoned puzzle solver or new to number puzzles, it's the thinking game that trains your mind without distractions. Made by one independent developer. Every game you play and every best time you set makes my day, and your feedback shapes what comes next. Download Minesweeper Y and play the classic the way it should be: fair, fast and free.

Screenshots

Dark Stories4 screens
Minesweeper Y4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minesweeper Y at none against Dark Stories's 1. Minesweeper Y also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Dark Stories's advantage is ratings volume (175 vs 4) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price 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. Dark Stories sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minesweeper Y asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minesweeper Y holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dark Stories has 175 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Dark Stories's written reviews are positive against 100% of Minesweeper Y's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dark Stories ships an update every 3 months, Minesweeper Y every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Dark Stories versus Minesweeper Y: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDark StoriesMinesweeper Y
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (175 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings175 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB12 MB
Age rating17++9
DeveloperTreebit TechnologiesYegor Terokhin

Customer experience

Dark Stories

All ratings175 ratings
Positive92.6%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews329 reviews
Positive87.2%
Neutral3.6%
Negative9.1%

Minesweeper Y

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Dark Stories

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99
None

Minesweeper Y

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dark Stories free?
Dark Stories is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minesweeper Y free?
Minesweeper Y is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dark Stories or Minesweeper Y?
Minesweeper Y is rated higher. Dark Stories averages 4.7 out of 5 from 175 ratings, while Minesweeper Y averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Dark Stories or Minesweeper Y have ads?
Dark Stories shows ads; Minesweeper Y does not.
Which is updated more often, Dark Stories or Minesweeper Y?
Dark Stories ships an update every 3 months, and Minesweeper Y every 3 weeks. Most recently, Dark Stories was updated on November 2, 2026 and Minesweeper Y on October 24, 2026.

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