Comparison

Minesweeper GO vs Echo

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

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About

Minesweeper GO

This logic puzzle game challenges players to clear minefields by tapping numbers to reveal safe squares and using flags to mark potential mines. It offers various difficulty levels, campaign modes, and online tournaments for competitive play. Unique features like a magic wand and guess-free boards enhance the classic experience.

Highlights
  • Brain training logic puzzle
  • Online tournaments
  • Guess-free campaign modes
  • Magic wand and smart hints
  • Customizable minefields
  • Optimized touch controls
  • Multiple difficulty levels
Features
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Minesweeper easily trains your brain and increases the speed of your thinking. At the same time, it is a fun and challenging logic puzzle! The objective of the Minesweeper game is to demine minefields without detonating any of the land mines. Use flags to mark mines and tap numbers to open safe squares. ◆ Online Tournament: compete with your friends or any player around the globe. ◆ Minesweeper Campaign: A great way for beginners to learn how to play Minesweeper. If you are an experienced player, the Veteran campaign will be a good test of your skills. * all campaign levels are guess-free, that is, they have a 100% logical solution. ◆ Unique features: magic wand, guess-free boards and smart hints. ◆ Game controls are highly optimized for iOS touchscreens. You will get the best classic Minesweeper experience on iOS devices. Why choose this Minesweeper app? – High-precision timer – Multi-touch zoom and smooth scrolling – 3 classic levels of difficulty – Guess Free mode (IAP), play boards completely solvable through logical deduction – Magic Wand and Smart Hints – Create custom minefields. Change board size and number of mines including 3BV control of the board. – Offline score board including personal records history – Online World and Live player rankings – Deeply customizable and superior controls (Tap to flag or tap to explore, etc.) – Recursive chords – Gameplay video playback – Application themes and minefield skins – Built-in game help contains best Minesweeper patterns and practices – Designed with NF (playing without flags) players in mind – Minimalistic UI – Transfer your account between devices with Apple Sign In – Cheats (undo of failed move, play again, etc.) And a lot more! Minesweeper GO is an implementation of the classic old-school minesweeper game. You can choose from three classic minesweeper boards to play: ◆ Beginner: 8x8 board with 10 mines ◆ Intermediate: 16x16 board with 40 mines ◆ Expert: 30x16 board with 99 mines Are you an advanced player and want to beat Minesweeper records? Then you can leverage game options with flag and recursion chords. Can you win all three classic minesweeper game levels? Then you are good enough to be listed in the World Rankings and to join the Minesweeper Community. Minesweeper GO is free to play on iOS. Whether you're a seasoned minesweeper or a curious novice, Minesweeper GO is the ultimate puzzle game for your iOS device just for free. Download Minesweeper GO now and embark on an exhilarating journey of logic, strategy, and triumph! Happy minesweepіng!

About

Echo

Features
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You just spent an hour scrolling and remember none of it. That's not your fault. Every other app is built to fragment your attention and hand it back in small, restless pieces. Echo does the opposite. A number appears. A few seconds later, another. Add the new one to the number you saw a few steps back — and type it before it slips away. No feed. No autoplay. No bottomless content. Just one number at a time, and the quiet pressure of holding something in your head. It's deceptively hard, and that's the point. The more it pulls on your short-term memory, the more it asks for the one thing the feed never does: your full attention. — Three difficulties: look back 1, 2, or 3 steps — Path mode: levels that ramp from gentle to merciless — Hands-free Voice mode: it reads each number and listens for your answer, in English or Mandarin — eyes off, screen down — A signature echo tone, synthesized live, on a pitch-black canvas — Streak and best score — no leaderboard to perform for — Fully offline. No account. No ads in your face. Echo Pro (one-time, optional): every stage's 2-back and 3-back levels, plus unlimited Voice mode. Buy once. No subscription. Put the feed down for ninety seconds. See how long your streak lasts.

Screenshots

Minesweeper GO4 screens
Echo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Echo at none against Minesweeper GO's shown. Minesweeper GO's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13 vs 16.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Minesweeper GO sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Echo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Minesweeper GO versus Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeper GOEcho
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.7K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.7K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperVitaliy MelnykAprilNEA LLC

Bugs and requests

Minesweeper GO

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Freezing after screen timeout
  • Inconsistent flag registration on edge tiles
  • Crashes after changing field theme
  • Inability to launch game after changing field theme
  • Sound issues after recent update

Requested features

7 requests
  • Add friend/social features
  • More campaign levels
  • More themes and customization options
  • Separate leaderboards for different gameplay modes
  • Ability to transfer profile across devices
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  • Support for 3D Touch
  • Option to disable chord and flagging chord in rankings

Echo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Minesweeper GO

One-time10
  • Magic Wand charges$0.99
  • Pull Strings$0.99
  • Small pack of Points$0.99
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  • Smart Hints pack$0.99
  • Pull Strings Int$1.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Guess Free mode$2.99
  • Large pack of Points$2.99
  • Pull Strings Exp$2.99
  • Shield$2.99
1 purchases

Echo

One-time1
  • Echo Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Minesweeper GO free?
Minesweeper GO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Echo free?
Echo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Minesweeper GO or Echo have ads?
Minesweeper GO shows ads; Echo does not.

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