Comparison

A Long Time vs Minesweeper1990

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

Head to head
About

A Long Time

An interactive picture book and puzzle game that tells a story of love and promises. Players move blocks to clear obstacles and guide a red line of memory through 60 years of a protagonist's life. Features unique artistic visuals and simple, engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Interactive picture book experience
  • Puzzle gameplay with block manipulation
  • Rich narrative about love and promises
  • Unique artistic visuals
  • Story spanning 60 years
Features
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This is our new franchise. It is a combination of a picture book and a game, featuring a warm and soothing mood and a rich story. A Long Time is a story about love and promises. To complete the story, you need to clear the obstacles to let the red line of memory flow through the pages by moving the blocks - which are actually fragments of emotions and flashbacks scattered over 60 years time of the protagonist's life. This is not only a game, but also an interactive picture book, which features unique artistic depiction, and a simple yet engaging way of interaction.

About

Minesweeper1990

Features
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Remember spending hours sweeping mines on that gray desktop? Minesweeper1990 is a loving, pixel-perfect tribute to the legendary logic game of the 90s — the silver bevels, the red LED counters, the yellow smiley — rebuilt for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV and Apple Vision Pro. CLASSIC RULES, EXACTLY AS YOU REMEMBER - Beginner (9×9, 10 mines), Intermediate (16×16, 40) and Expert (30×16, 99), plus custom boards up to 30×24. - Your first tap is never a mine. - Open a blank cell and the whole area cascades open. - Flag suspected mines, cycle question marks, and "chord" on a number to clear its neighbors at once. - The LED counter tracks remaining mines (it even goes negative if you over-flag), the timer caps at 999, and the smiley reacts to every move. RETRO TO THE LAST PIXEL - Hand-drawn pixel sprites in the exact original palette. - Hard-edged 3D bevels, seven-segment LED displays, the iconic smiley button. - Optional retro sound effects and gentle haptics. MADE FOR EVERY APPLE DEVICE - Touch: tap to reveal, long-press to flag, optional Flag Mode. - Mac: left click reveals, right click flags, both buttons chord. - Apple TV: sweep from the couch with the Siri Remote or a game controller. - Apple Vision Pro: the board floats in your room as a real 3D object. AND MORE - Best times saved per difficulty, with your name on the record. - Full VoiceOver support. - Available in English, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese. - No ads. No subscriptions. No internet required. Just mines. One more game. You know the corner cell is safe… probably.

Screenshots

A Long Time4 screens
Minesweeper19904 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: A Long Time at $0.99 against Minesweeper1990's $1.99. A Long Time also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On update cadence, 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

A Long Time costs $0.99 and Minesweeper1990 $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

A Long Time ships an update monthly, Minesweeper1990 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
A Long Time versus Minesweeper1990: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterA Long TimeMinesweeper1990
Price$0.99 — better$1.99
Rating3.9 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size255 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCOTTONGAME Network Technology Co., Ltd.Juan Camilo Marin Ochoa

In-app purchases

None

A Long Time

No in-app purchases

None

Minesweeper1990

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is A Long Time free?
A Long Time costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minesweeper1990 free?
Minesweeper1990 costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do A Long Time or Minesweeper1990 have ads?
Neither A Long Time nor Minesweeper1990 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, A Long Time or Minesweeper1990?
A Long Time ships an update monthly, and Minesweeper1990 every 6 weeks. Most recently, A Long Time was updated on October 23, 2026 and Minesweeper1990 on October 20, 2026.

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