Minesweeper Genius vs Lonely Line Puzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minesweeper Genius
This logic puzzle game challenges your deductive reasoning by requiring you to locate hidden bombs on a grid. Guide a character through a scientific experiment by carefully revealing safe tiles and flagging those that contain explosives.
- Unlimited random levels
- No guessing or luck required
- Game Center Achievements
- iCloud Save
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Inspired by the classic computer game from our childhood, Minesweeper Genius is a brain teaser that will challenge your logical thinking. Help Aristotle – the genius with a broom – sweep the field to escape from the aliens' scientific experiments, discovering where all the bombs are hidden. HOW TO PLAY: • Read the numbers to know how many mines there are in each column and each line • Flags the tiles which contain a mine • Then move the sweeper genius to the portal! FEATURES: • Our procedural generator can create an unlimited number of random levels • Absolutely no guessing or luck involved • Game Center Achievements • iCloud Save
Lonely Line Puzzle
This is a puzzle game where players must find the single correct solution to progress. It offers 100 levels of increasing difficulty and provides free hints for challenging stages.
- Single solution puzzles
- 100 levels
- Increasing difficulty
- Free hints
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Lonely Line is a great little puzzle game. For you to find the 1 solution. There are 100 levels from simple to hard, but don't worry: if you think a game is too hard use the 3 free hints available. Enjoy and tell me what you think of it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Lonely Line Puzzle at Free against Minesweeper Genius's $1.99. Minesweeper Genius's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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
Lonely Line Puzzle is free to download; Minesweeper Genius costs $1.99 up front. Lonely Line Puzzle sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minesweeper Genius asks for nothing beyond the download.
Minesweeper Genius holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeper Genius has 220 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Minesweeper Genius | Lonely Line Puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (220 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 220 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 206 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mother Gaia Studio | Marcelo Pars |
Customer experience
Minesweeper Genius
Lonely Line Puzzle
Bugs and requests
Minesweeper Genius
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game resets when swiping down to open Control Center
- Game resets when checking notifications
- Star display gets cut off on iPhone X notch
- Tap-and-hold flag placement sometimes registers as movement instead
- Game doesn't register hold on adjacent squares correctly
Requested features
13 requests- Add more levels, especially harder difficulty levels
- Implement ability to mark tiles as clear/safe
- Support landscape mode on iPad
- Add toggle or button for flag placement instead of tap-and-hold
- Implement haptic feedback when placing flags
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- Add endless or infinite level mode with progressive difficulty
- Include a third marking option for uncertain tiles
- Add level editor and community level sharing
- Provide visual indicators for completed row/column requirements
- Include character skins or cosmetic customization options
- Add classic minesweeper mode option
- Implement grid dimension counter display
- Add more unique tile mechanics and special rules
Lonely Line Puzzle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Minesweeper Genius
No in-app purchases
Lonely Line Puzzle
- Make a donation$1.99
Questions
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