Comparison

Minesweeper Classic vs Nonogram.com

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

Nonogram.com

Engage in an addictive logic game featuring a vast collection of picture cross puzzles. Solve puzzles using numerical clues to reveal hidden images. Offers daily challenges, seasonal events, and tournaments for endless fun and mental stimulation.

Highlights
  • Thousands of picture cross puzzles
  • Daily challenges and monthly trophies
  • Seasonal events with unique rewards
  • Competitive tournaments
  • Hints and auto-crosses
  • Relaxing and mentally stimulating gameplay
Features
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Nonogram.com is an addictive logic game with a vast collection of picture cross puzzles. Due to their simple yet challenging gameplay, nonograms have become popular with people of all different ages. Join players all around the world, solve puzzles based on numerical clues and uncover the hidden picture! Nonogram.com features thousands of puzzles with different levels of difficulty and in various categories, which are regularly updated to make sure the game never gets boring. Whether you just started playing nonograms or are already an experienced player, this game can definitely provide you with lots of fun and a pleasant pastime. Challenge your mind while solving nonogram puzzles and become a real Nonogram.com master! Playing nonograms is also a good way to relax after a busy day and calm your mind. Escape from your daily routine and dive into a world of captivating puzzles! Enjoy the process of creating a picture from scratch based on numerical clues. Let's start with the basic rules and logic behind picture cross puzzles: • Color the squares and reveal the hidden picture. • Use clues and numbers to solve the puzzles. • Numbers above the columns are read from top to bottom. • Numbers to the left of the rows are read from left to right. • If you figure out that a square should not be shaded, mark it with an X. • Get extra lives if you make a mistake. Nonogram.com features: • Plenty of nonogram puzzles with non-repeating images to color. • Seasonal Events: complete time-limited events by solving nonograms of several difficulty levels. Reveal and collect all the unique postcards. Follow our updates to never miss a single event! • Daily Challenges: solve puzzles every day and get a special monthly trophy! • Tournaments: compete with other players and color as many nonogram pictures as you can. Choose a more difficult puzzle to practice your skills, earn more points, and win the top prize! • Use hints if you get stuck while solving nonograms. • Auto-crosses help you fill the grid on the lines where the squares are already correctly colored. Nonograms are easy to learn and quite addictive once you start playing. Challenge yourself and enjoy hours of fun with Nonogram.com!

Screenshots

Minesweeper Classic4 screens
Nonogram.com4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Nonogram.com at 197K against Minesweeper Classic's 22K. Minesweeper Classic's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 47%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 and Nonogram.com sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Minesweeper Classic against 4.6 for Nonogram.com. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nonogram.com has 197K ratings behind it against 22K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Minesweeper Classic's written reviews are positive against 47% of Nonogram.com's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper Classic ships an update every 3 weeks, Nonogram.com every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 13, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Minesweeper Classic versus Nonogram.com: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeper ClassicNonogram.com
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (22K ratings) — better4.6 (197K ratings)
Positive reviews56.9% of reviews — better47.4% of reviews
Number of ratings22K197K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#150#94 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB225 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperStill57Easybrain Ltd

Customer experience

Minesweeper Classic

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

Nonogram.com

All ratings194,820 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral4.7%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews3,207 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral16.4%
Negative36.1%

User reviews

Minesweeper Classic

From 22K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Customizable settings
  • 👍 Faithful to original Minesweeper
  • 💡 Guess-free mode
  • 👍 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Variety of themes

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🐛 Incorrect number displays
  • 🐛 Sensitive touch controls
  • 🐛 Forced guessing in some cases
  • 🔋 Frequent ads between games

Nonogram.com

From 197K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Addictive gameplay
  • 🧠 Mentally stimulating
  • 👍 Simple and intuitive interface
  • 🕰️ Great time-passer

Room to improve

  • 💢 Excessive ads
  • 🔍 Small squares on higher difficulty levels
  • 🔋 Battery draining issues
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes

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

Nonogram.com

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Incorrect tile registrations leading to lost lives
  • Ads causing app to freeze or become unresponsive
  • Purchased ad-free version not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to save/resume puzzles
  • Zoom functionality for smaller screens
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Difficulty scaling beyond 15x15 grids

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
8 purchases

Nonogram.com

One-time8
  • Starter Pack$0.99
  • Tiny Pack of Coins$2.99
  • Small Pack of Coins2 variants$4.99
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  • Medium Pack of Coins2 variants$9.99
  • Nonogram.com No Ads$14.99
  • Big Pack of Coins$24.99
  • Huge Pack of Coins$49.99
  • Enormous Pack of Coins$99.99

Questions

Is Minesweeper Classic free?
Minesweeper Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nonogram.com free?
Nonogram.com is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper Classic or Nonogram.com?
Minesweeper Classic is rated higher. Minesweeper Classic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while Nonogram.com averages 4.6 from 197K ratings.
Do Minesweeper Classic or Nonogram.com have ads?
Both Minesweeper Classic and Nonogram.com show ads.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper Classic or Nonogram.com?
Minesweeper Classic ships an update every 3 weeks, and Nonogram.com every 5 weeks. Most recently, Minesweeper Classic was updated on November 13, 2026 and Nonogram.com on November 13, 2026.
Which is more popular, Minesweeper Classic or Nonogram.com?
Minesweeper Classic currently peaks at #150 in the App Store charts, and Nonogram.com at #94. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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