Comparison

Color Lines . vs Minesweeper Mobile

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

Head to head
About

Color Lines .

Arrange five or more balls of the same color in a line to eliminate them. If balls aren't eliminated, three new random balls appear, filling the board. The goal is to clear the board before it's completely full.

Highlights
  • Match 5+ same-colored balls
  • Horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines
  • Eliminate balls to clear space
  • New balls appear after moves
  • Simple, intuitive gameplay
Features
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Color Lines gameplay is simple , you have to arrange 5 (or more) balls of the same color in a straight line or horizontally or diagonally to eliminate him. If the ball is not eliminated, there will be three new random balls until the ball is full.

About

Minesweeper Mobile

Experience classic mine-clearing puzzles with a modern twist. Solve challenging grids using deduction, with guaranteed winnable games and daily challenges. Enjoy a clean interface, animations, and progress tracking across multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Winnable games without guesswork
  • Daily challenges with increasing difficulty
  • Quick Play levels for short sessions
  • Become an Expert tutorial
  • Multiple game levels and color schemes
  • Progress tracking with Scoreboard and Statistics
  • Game Center integration with leaderboards and achievements
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Enter the world of minesweeping challenges. Solve games from Easy to Expert using your powers of deduction. But be careful—exploding mines await the unwary! Minesweeper Mobile takes the classic puzzle game and reimagines it for your iPhone, iPad and Mac. Every game looks great and plays fast. And with its solvable games feature you can complete all challenges without guesswork. How to Play The game starts with a grid of cells. To win you must uncover cells on the game board while avoiding mines. Numbers in the cells provide a guide to where mines are located. To play — place flags on cells where you know there are mines and clear cells where there are no mines present. Winnable Games In the classic version of Minesweeper some games were not solvable without guessing. It could be frustrating indeed to nearly complete a game, make a final guess and lose it all. And so Minesweeper Mobile has a solvable mode to ensure that the game is decided by your deductive skills rather than by chance. Features • Minesweeper Mobile comes with a fresh, clean look and design • Games come alive with colorful animations • Daily challenges increase in difficulty as the week progresses • Quick Play games can be completed in just a few minutes • The Become an Expert tutorial presents tactics for solving the most challenging puzzles • Choose your screen color from one of four color schemes More Features • There are challenges aplenty with four standard game levels, seven Daily Challenge levels and four Quick Play levels • The Flagging Control lets you choose how to use taps when clearing cells and placing flags • Review your progress with the Scoreboard and Statistics • Resume your game if you leave it and come back later • Audio support and a vibrate option for iPhone Game Center and iCloud Save • Track your progress in Game Center with leaderboards and achievements • Game results are stored in iCloud and synced between your iPhone, iPad and Mac Made for Mobile Devices • Use quick swipes to move the board into position • With pinch gestures you can zoom out to see large boards

Screenshots

Color Lines .4 screens
Minesweeper Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Minesweeper Mobile at free against Color Lines .'s free with in-app purchases. Color Lines .'s advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Color Lines . sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Minesweeper Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Color Lines . ships an update every 8 days, Minesweeper Mobile every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Color Lines . versus Minesweeper Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColor Lines .Minesweeper Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHongze YanDavid Polk

Customer experience

Color Lines .

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Minesweeper Mobile

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Color Lines .

One-time1
  • No ads$0.99
1 purchases

Minesweeper Mobile

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$1.99

Questions

Is Color Lines . free?
Color Lines . is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minesweeper Mobile free?
Minesweeper Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Color Lines . or Minesweeper Mobile have ads?
Neither Color Lines . nor Minesweeper Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Color Lines . or Minesweeper Mobile?
Color Lines . ships an update every 8 days, and Minesweeper Mobile every 6 weeks. Most recently, Color Lines . was updated on November 2, 2026 and Minesweeper Mobile on November 3, 2026.

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