Comparison

Pac.io vs ■ Minesweeper

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

Head to head
About

Pac.io

Engage in an addictive grid-battle by swiping to outsmart opponents and dominate the arena. Utilize a variety of power-ups and unlock unique skins to enhance your gameplay and rise through the ranks. Enjoy endless fun offline or online with intuitive controls.

Highlights
  • Swipe controls for movement
  • Strategic power-ups
  • Unlockable skins
  • Offline and online play
  • Intuitive gameplay
Features
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Pac.io – Swipe, Power Up, and Dominate the Grid! Dive into the ultimate io grid-battle! Swipe in four directions, outsmart your opponents, and become the King of the grid. Every move counts—strategize, dodge, and strike to stay on top! Unleash Epic Power-Ups Turn the tide of battle with incredible power-ups: Bomb, Ghost, 5x Multiplier, Magnet, Sword, Thunder, Freeze, Laser, and Speed Up. Eat bigger players, escape tricky situations, and crush your enemies with style. Use them wisely—power waits for no one! Unlock Legendary Skins Show off your legendary skins as you rise through the ranks. Each skin makes you look epic and adds extra flair while you dominate the battlefield. Game Highlights • Play anywhere—offline or online, anytime. • Smooth, intuitive swipe controls for lightning-fast moves. • Easy to learn, impossible to put down. • FREE to play with endless battles, power-ups, and epic fun! Swipe, power up, and conquer—become the ultimate legend in Pac.io!

About

■ Minesweeper

Uncover all squares without hitting mines in this classic logic puzzle. Mark suspected mines with flags and use numbers to deduce their locations. Features multiple difficulty levels for a challenging experience.

Highlights
  • Classic Minesweeper gameplay
  • Logical deduction puzzles
  • Flagging suspected mines
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Easy-to-use interface
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Classic Minesweeper game ready for you. Standard game rules with best and easy use. The goal of Minesweeper is to uncover all the squares on a grid that do not contain mines without being "blown up" by clicking on a square with a mine underneath. The location of the mines is discovered through a logical process (but that sometimes results in ambiguity). Clicking on the game board will reveal what is hidden underneath the chosen square or squares (a large number of blank squares [bordering 0 mines] may be revealed in one go if they are adjacent to each other). Some squares are blank while others contain numbers (from 1 to 8), with each number being the number of mines adjacent to the uncovered square. To help the player avoid hitting a mine, the location of a suspected mine can be marked by flagging it with the flag button. The game is won once all blank or numbered squares have been uncovered by the player without hitting a mine; any remaining mines not identified by flags are automatically flagged by the computer. However, in the event that a game is lost and the player had mistakenly flagged a safe square, that square will either appear with a red X, or else a red X covering the mine (both denoting the square as safe). The game board comes in three set sizes with a predetermined number of mines: "Beginner", "Intermediate", and "Expert" option is available as well.

Screenshots

Pac.io4 screens
■ Minesweeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ■ Minesweeper at 4.7 against Pac.io's 4.2. ■ Minesweeper also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10). Pac.io's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (297 vs 26). On price, review sentiment, 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. Pac.io sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. ■ Minesweeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

■ Minesweeper holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pac.io has 297 ratings behind it against 26, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Pac.io's written reviews are positive against 50% of ■ Minesweeper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pac.io ships an update fortnightly, ■ Minesweeper every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Pac.io versus ■ Minesweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPac.io■ Minesweeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (297 ratings)4.7 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.9% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings297 — better26
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size139 MB36 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNomadic Bear GamesADIOS YAZILIM BILISIM SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

Customer experience

Pac.io

All ratings297 ratings
Positive78.5%
Neutral4.7%
Negative16.8%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive53.9%
Neutral10.1%
Negative36.0%

■ Minesweeper

All ratings26 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Pac.io

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Ads crash game at end of video
  • Game freezes after ad completion
  • Pink screen ad that cannot be closed
  • Instant death upon spawning
  • Players getting stuck behind walls
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  • Power pellet duration inconsistencies
  • Game glitching and crashing frequently

Requested features

9 requests
  • Arrow buttons or D-pad controls instead of sliding
  • Ad-free premium version for purchase
  • Ability to disable ads with WiFi off
  • Friend list and private room creation
  • Real player names instead of randomized ones
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  • Grace period or invincibility after spawn
  • Sound effects and audio
  • New items, levels, and game updates
  • Revert to original 2024 version

■ Minesweeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pac.io

One-time10
  • Small Coin Pack$0.99
  • Medium Coin Pack$4.99
  • Magnet$4.99
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  • Thunder$4.99
  • Sword$4.99
  • Big Coin Pack$9.99
  • No Ads$9.99
  • Large Coin Pack$19.99
  • Huge Coin Pack$49.99
  • Massive Coin Pack$99.99
None

■ Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pac.io free?
Pac.io is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ■ Minesweeper free?
■ Minesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Pac.io or ■ Minesweeper?
■ Minesweeper is rated higher. Pac.io averages 4.2 out of 5 from 297 ratings, while ■ Minesweeper averages 4.7 from 26 ratings.
Do Pac.io or ■ Minesweeper have ads?
Both Pac.io and ■ Minesweeper show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pac.io or ■ Minesweeper?
Pac.io ships an update fortnightly, and ■ Minesweeper every 2 months. Most recently, Pac.io was updated on October 8, 2026 and ■ Minesweeper on October 13, 2026.

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