Comparison

Minesweeper Classic vs Box Dude

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

Head to head
About

Minesweeper Classic

Experience classic Minesweeper with retro graphics and extensive customization. Features include a guess-free mode, daily challenges, and over 50 unlockable themes. Earn coins by flagging mines and winning rounds to personalize your gameplay.

Highlights
  • Guess Free Mode
  • 50+ Retro Themes
  • Daily Challenges
  • Customizable Settings
  • Hints and Stats
  • Save/Load Functionality
Features
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*Now with GUESS FREE MODE and MORE THAN 50+ THEMES* :) Your free theme is waiting! Play Minesweeper with its all retro classic graphics! Customize your game with tons of settings and make the game your own. Earn coins and unlock gorgeous themes. Get lost in the world of classic Minesweeper! Key Features: • Starting point: You will always encounter an open area with your first tap • 5 game modes to choose from: Easy, Medium, Hard, Extreme and Custom • 50+ gorgeous retro themes: Unlock these themes by earning coins. Earn coins for flagging mines and winning rounds • Guess free Mode (Beta): Play guess-free boards to eliminate 50/50 situations. Enable guess free mode from the Settings menu • Quick Flag: Turn this mode on to tap and quickly flag cells • Zoom & Pan: Pinch to zoom and drag to pan around. Use the Overview button to reset your zoom • Tons of Settings: Customize your game with tons of settings. Change your zoom sensitivity, set the functionality of the New Game button, customize the top bar to quickly access your favorite buttons, turn off the 'hold to flag' option or set your desired Minesweeper theme along with many other settings • Daily Challenges: Play a guess-free challenge every day. Earn medals by completing challenges under a time limit. Earn trophies by completing a month's worth of challenges • Stats: Keep track of your high scores, win percentage and total play time • Hints: Are you stuck? Press the hint button to highlight the area you should focus on. The hint button only shows you areas where you are certain to progress. It won't show areas where the outcome is unknown • Save/Load: The game will automatically continue where you left off from upon being launched • Continue: If you hit a mine you can continue from where you left off for 50 coins or by watching a video ad • Leaderboards: Keep track of worldwide player scores Functions: • Flags: Press and hold on a cell to deploy a flag. Press and hold again to remove the flag. A cell will never open if you click on a flag • Question marks: (Disabled by default) Press on a flag to turn it into a question mark. Press on it again to turn it back into a flag • Hints: The hint button will highlight the surrounding of a cell which is already opened, and from which it is guaranteed to make progress • Tap number: Press on an open cell to reveal the cells surrounding it. This will only work if the amount of flags placed around the open cell is equal to the number on that cell Coins: • Earn 1 coin for 1 correct mine flag • Earn bonus coins for completing a game Save your profile to the cloud with iCloud: • You can save your themes and stats with iCloud and restore them later if you happen to switch to a different device. Make sure you are logged into your iCloud account on your device. Also make sure that iCloud Drive is enabled in your iCloud settings on your device otherwise your themes and stats will not be saved. Make sure you are logged into Game Center (if you are not automatically logged in): • Click on the leaderboards button located in the Stats window • If the game doesn't log you in or prompt a login window after a few seconds close the app • Go to your device's settings and login to Game Center from there • Open Minesweeper Classic: Retro and click on the leaderboards button again and it should log you in Enjoy!

About

Box Dude

Guide a character through challenging levels by strategically moving boxes to solve intricate puzzles. Test your logic and spatial reasoning skills in this engaging brain teaser.

Highlights
  • Box manipulation puzzles
  • Level-based progression
  • Logic and spatial reasoning
  • Challenging brain teasers
  • Intuitive controls
Features
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Help Box Dude Move Boxes and Solve Puzzles!

Screenshots

Minesweeper Classic4 screens
Box Dude4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Minesweeper Classic at 57% against Box Dude's 0%. Minesweeper Classic also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (22K vs 10). Box Dude's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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 Classic sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Box Dude asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minesweeper Classic holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeper Classic has 22K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Minesweeper Classic's written reviews are positive against 0% of Box Dude's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper Classic ships an update every 3 weeks, Box Dude monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Minesweeper Classic versus Box Dude: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeper ClassicBox Dude
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22K ratings) — better4.1 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews56.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings22K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#148 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStill57Parker Phair

Customer experience

Minesweeper Classic

All ratings21,554 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews782 reviews
Positive56.9%
Neutral10.5%
Negative32.6%

Box Dude

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Minesweeper Classic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes after recent update
  • Incorrect mine placements
  • Inability to continue game after crash

Requested features

4 requests
  • Landscape mode support
  • More advanced statistics tracking
  • Ability to create custom mine layouts
  • Improved organization of settings menu

Box Dude

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Minesweeper Classic

One-time8
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • 3000 Coins$1.99
  • Minesweeper 2x Coins$2.49
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  • 7500 Coins$2.99
  • Minesweeper Puzzle Premium$3.49
  • 20000 Coins$4.99
  • 45000 Coins$6.99
  • 99999 Coins$9.99
None

Box Dude

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeper Classic free?
Minesweeper Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Box Dude free?
Box Dude is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper Classic or Box Dude?
Minesweeper Classic is rated higher. Minesweeper Classic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while Box Dude averages 4.1 from 10 ratings.
Do Minesweeper Classic or Box Dude have ads?
Minesweeper Classic shows ads; Box Dude does not.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper Classic or Box Dude?
Minesweeper Classic ships an update every 3 weeks, and Box Dude monthly. Most recently, Minesweeper Classic was updated on November 10, 2026 and Box Dude on November 2, 2026.

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