Comparison

TENS! vs Mastermine

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

Head to head
About

TENS!

Strategically place dice to make ten in this engaging puzzle adventure. Overcome obstacles and use special tiles and boosters to clear the board, beat high scores, and boost your IQ. Enjoy dynamic gameplay across diverse levels with exciting challenges.

Highlights
  • Strategic dice placement to make ten
  • Dynamic gameplay with level objectives
  • Diverse levels with various challenges
  • Special tiles like bombs
  • Powerful boosters to enhance strategy
  • Obstacles and blocker tiles
Features
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Get ready for the ultimate challenge! Journey through diverse levels, work towards objectives that keep you engaged and entertained as you strategically place dice to make ten. Crate blocks and obstacles won’t make this easy so use special tiles including bombs, and powerful boosters to clear the board. Use your intellect and efficiency to make combos, unlock new boosters, and beat high scores! The satisfying feeling of clearing a board makes Tens! the ultimate puzzle adventure to challenge your mind. Are you prepared to work smarter, not harder and give your IQ a boost? Features: Dynamic Gameplay: Match numbered tiles strategically to reach the sum of ten, each level offers a new twist through objectives. Diverse Levels: Explore a variety of stages with various challenges and objectives to keep you engaged. Special Tiles & Boosters: Encounter unique tiles such as bombs and utilise useful abilities to enhance your strategy. Exciting challenges: Face off against tricky obstacles like blocker tiles, mastering strategic tile placement.

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

TENS!4 screens
Mastermine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mastermine at none against TENS!'s shown. Mastermine also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months) and review sentiment (73% vs 61%). TENS!'s advantage is ratings volume (20K vs 116). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. TENS! sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per 7 days 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

TENS! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TENS! has 20K ratings behind it against 116, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of TENS!'s written reviews are positive against 73% of Mastermine's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TENS! ships an update every 4 months, Mastermine every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
TENS! versus Mastermine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTENS!Mastermine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (20K ratings) — better4.3 (116 ratings)
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews72.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20K — better116
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size270 MB148 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKwalee LtdAdam Soutar

Customer experience

TENS!

All ratings20,156 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral5.5%
Negative6.5%
Written reviews783 reviews
Positive61.3%
Neutral8.4%
Negative30.3%

Mastermine

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

User reviews

TENS!

From 20K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Challenging but fun
  • 💡 Helpful for improving math skills
  • 🤩 Great time waster

Room to improve

  • 🤬 Too many ads, even after paying to remove them
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and technical issues
  • 😡 Misleading in-app purchases
  • 🙄 Repetitive and boring after a while

Mastermine

From 116 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Innovative 3D twist on classic Minesweeper
  • 🎵 High-quality, well-designed music and audio
  • 🆓 Free to play with no ads in free version
  • 💎 Polished and well-developed game
  • 💰 Reasonable pricing for Pro features ($1.99-$2)

Room to improve

  • 🎮 Confusing control scheme (tap vs. hold)
  • 🐛 Accidental reveals when trying to flag
  • 🔄 Inconsistent touch detection and responsiveness
  • 🎨 Limited iPad support (portrait mode only)
  • 💳 Significant paywall for higher difficulties (8x8+)

Bugs and requests

TENS!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes or resets progress
  • Coins/progress disappearing after updates
  • Rotation feature not working as expected

Requested features

3 requests
  • More adventure levels
  • Ability to rotate pieces without watching ads
  • Improved save/progress tracking

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

15 purchases

TENS!

Subscriptions1
  • VIP MEMBERSHIP3 Days trial$5.497 Days
One-time14
  • Offer coin pile$0.49
  • Life Pack 1$0.99
  • Small Coin Pack$0.99
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  • 1000 Coins$0.99
  • Numerical$0.99
  • Remove Adverts$1.99
  • Expert Mode$1.99
  • Starter Bundle$1.99
  • Unlock Expert Mode$2.99
  • Remove Ads Discount$2.99
  • More Lives$2.99
  • No Ads + Expert Mode$2.99
  • Extra Lives$4.99
  • Medium Bundle$7.99
1 purchases

Mastermine

One-time1
  • Mastermine PRO Upgrade$1.99

Questions

Is TENS! free?
TENS! 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, TENS! or Mastermine?
TENS! is rated higher. TENS! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 20K ratings, while Mastermine averages 4.3 from 116 ratings.
Do TENS! or Mastermine have ads?
TENS! shows ads; Mastermine does not.
Which is updated more often, TENS! or Mastermine?
TENS! ships an update every 4 months, and Mastermine every 3 weeks. Most recently, TENS! was updated on October 15, 2026 and Mastermine on October 14, 2026.

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