Minesweeper Classic vs Blockslam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Guess Free Mode
- 50+ Retro Themes
- Daily Challenges
- Customizable Settings
- Hints and Stats
- Save/Load Functionality
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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!
Blockslam
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Blockslam is a block puzzle built for people who love the genre but are tired of the ads. Drag pieces from your hand onto the board, fill complete rows and columns to clear them, and stack up combos for massive scores. Easy to learn, endlessly replayable — and never once interrupted by an advertisement. NO ADS. NO IN-APP PURCHASES. NO TRACKING. Blockslam has zero ads, zero paywalls, and collects zero data. It doesn't even connect to the internet. Just the game, the way it should be. FIVE BOARD SIZES Play the classic 8×8, or change the challenge entirely with Tiny 6×6, Small 7×7, Big 9×9, and Huge 10×10 — each with its own high score. CHASE COMBOS Clear lines on back-to-back moves to build streaks and watch your score multiply. The scoring is tuned to feel just right. UNLOCK AS YOU CLIMB Earn new color palettes and board skins by pushing your Classic high score higher — from your first thousand points to serious milestones. EARN ACHIEVEMENTS A full set of tiered achievements tracks your best combos, lines cleared, board clears, and more. MAKE IT YOURS Custom mode lets you pick the board size and toggle exactly which pieces appear — a relaxed sandbox, your rules. BUILT RIGHT • One free revive per run when you get stuck • Satisfying crush animations, particle effects, and haptics • Run history and personal stats • Native, lightweight, and built entirely with Apple frameworks Whether you've got thirty seconds or thirty minutes, Blockslam is the calm, satisfying, ad-free block puzzle that's always ready when you are.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blockslam at none against Minesweeper Classic's 8. Blockslam also leads on ads (none vs shown). Minesweeper Classic's advantage is chart position (#113 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.2). On price 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
Both are free to download. Minesweeper Classic sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Blockslam asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Minesweeper Classic | Blockslam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (22K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #113 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Still57 | Matthew Demers |
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
Blockslam
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Minesweeper Classic
- 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
Blockslam
No in-app purchases
Questions
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