Minesweeper·· vs Halloween Puzzle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minesweeper··
This classic logic puzzle challenges you to clear a grid by identifying and avoiding hidden bombs. Exercise your brain daily with thousands of free puzzles across multiple difficulty levels. Save your progress and play anytime, even offline.
- Thousands of free puzzles
- Three difficulty modes
- Flag suspicious squares
- Offline play supported
- Automatic progress saving
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Play Minesweeper today! Minesweeper is the classic challenging logic game of numbers. Clear the board without clicking on any bombs! Train your brain every day and become a math master by playing Minesweeper! Features of Minesweeper by Block Puzzle Games: - THOUSANDS of puzzles, all free! - 3 difficulty modes: Easy, Medium, Hard - Flag squares you think are bombs - Play without wifi - Save your progress automatically and continue your game later!
Halloween Puzzle
A casual puzzle game where you strategically place candies on a hexagonal grid. Merge same-colored candies to clear objectives and advance through levels. Features helpful props and a vibrant visual style for an engaging experience.
- Hexagonal grid level design
- Automatic candy merging
- Level objectives to complete
- Useful in-game props
- Vibrant visual style
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"Halloween Puzzle:Candy Sort" is a casual, puzzling game that features a hexagonal grid-based level design. In each level, players need to place different-colored candies on the grid cells. When the same-colored candies are adjacent, they will automatically merge together. Players need to strategically place the candies according to the level objectives, aiming to clear a specified number of candies in order to complete the level. Game Features: Hexagonal grid-based level design, with each level having a different board layout Candies can automatically merge when the same are adjacent Diverse useful props to help players tackle more challenging levels Vibrant and cute visual style, delivering a fun and engaging gaming experience
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Minesweeper·· at 4.5 against Halloween Puzzle's 3.8. Minesweeper·· also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 0%) and ads (none vs shown). Halloween Puzzle's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Minesweeper·· holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeper·· has 933 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Minesweeper··'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Halloween Puzzle's.
Minesweeper·· ships an update fortnightly, Halloween Puzzle every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minesweeper·· | Halloween Puzzle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (933 ratings) — better | 3.8 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 35.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 933 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Block Puzzle Games | 俊威 赖 |
Customer experience
Minesweeper··
Halloween Puzzle
Bugs and requests
Minesweeper··
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect mine count
- Squares not registering correctly
- Expert puzzle not formatted correctly
Requested features
3 requests- Undo to correct mistakes
- Harder difficulty levels
- Ability to click on exposed numbers to open surrounding squares
Halloween Puzzle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Minesweeper··
No in-app purchases
Halloween Puzzle
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Minesweeper·· free?
Is Halloween Puzzle free?
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper·· or Halloween Puzzle?
Do Minesweeper·· or Halloween Puzzle have ads?
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper·· or Halloween Puzzle?
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