Comparison

Minesweeper Classic vs Red's First Flight

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

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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

Red's First Flight

Launch birds with a slingshot to destroy structures and defeat greedy pigs who have stolen eggs. This classic physics-based puzzle game offers hundreds of levels and unique bird abilities for strategic and skillful gameplay.

Highlights
  • Physics-based slingshot gameplay
  • 8 original episodes with over 390 levels
  • Unique bird powers
  • 3-star all levels
  • Golden Egg hunting
  • Classic characters
  • Mighty Eagle support
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Rebuilt from the ground up, Red's First Flight is a faithful re-make of the original Angry Birds game that took the world by storm! The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake. Dish out revenge on the greedy pigs who stole their eggs. Use the unique powers of each bird to destroy the pigs' defenses. Angry Birds features challenging physics-based gameplay and hours of replay value. Each level requires logic, skill and force to solve! – Enjoy fun and satisfying slingshot gameplay! – Play all 8 original Angry Birds episodes from 2012 – over 390 levels! – 3-star all the levels and hunt for the Golden Eggs! – All the original classic characters just as you remember them! – Call in the Mighty Eagle to destroy those hard-to-beat levels! – No IAPs! – No intrusive pop-up ads interrupting gameplay! Relive your first smartphone gaming experience with THE mobile game of mobile games. We may update the game periodically, for example, to add new features or content or to fix bugs or other technical issues. Please note that the game may not function properly if you do not have the newest version installed. If you have not installed the latest update, Rovio will not be responsible for the game failing to function as expected. -------- Terms of Use: http://www.rovio.com/eula Privacy Policy: http://www.rovio.com/privacy

Screenshots

Minesweeper Classic4 screens
Red's First Flight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Minesweeper Classic at Free against Red's First Flight's $4.99. Minesweeper Classic also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Red's First Flight's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, update cadence, monetization model 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

Minesweeper Classic is free to download; Red's First Flight costs $4.99 up front. Minesweeper Classic sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Red's First Flight asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Minesweeper Classic against 4.8 for Red's First Flight. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22K and 84K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Minesweeper Classic's written reviews are positive against 85% of Red's First Flight's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper Classic ships an update every 3 weeks, Red's First Flight monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Minesweeper Classic versus Red's First Flight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeper ClassicRed's First Flight
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (22K ratings)4.8 (84K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews84.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings22K84K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#158#1 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB212 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStill57Rovio Entertainment Oyj

Customer experience

Minesweeper Classic

All ratings21,554 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews778 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral10.5%
Negative32.4%

Red's First Flight

All ratings82,992 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.3%
Negative3.1%
Written reviews2,354 reviews
Positive84.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative11.0%

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

Red's First Flight

From 84K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great nostalgic experience
  • 👍 No ads or microtransactions
  • 🎁 Free Mighty Eagle
  • 💰 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Some physics/visual issues
  • 🔍 Missing certain levels/features
  • 🔍 Smaller screen size on newer devices

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

Red's First Flight

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Persistent white popup after restarting levels
  • Impossible to get 100% on certain levels
  • Sound issues when skipping cutscenes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Bring back other classic Angry Birds games
  • Add more levels/episodes
  • Restore missing features (Red's Mighty Feathers, etc.)
  • Improve physics and visual consistency

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

Red's First Flight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeper Classic free?
Minesweeper Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Red's First Flight free?
Red's First Flight costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper Classic or Red's First Flight?
Red's First Flight is rated higher. Minesweeper Classic averages 4.6 out of 5 from 22K ratings, while Red's First Flight averages 4.8 from 84K ratings.
Do Minesweeper Classic or Red's First Flight have ads?
Minesweeper Classic shows ads; Red's First Flight does not.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper Classic or Red's First Flight?
Minesweeper Classic ships an update every 3 weeks, and Red's First Flight monthly. Most recently, Minesweeper Classic was updated on November 1, 2026 and Red's First Flight on November 1, 2026.
Which is more popular, Minesweeper Classic or Red's First Flight?
Minesweeper Classic currently peaks at #158 in the App Store charts, and Red's First Flight at #1. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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