Colorscope vs Mastermine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Colorscope
Engage with a minimalist and visually striking puzzle game that challenges your perception of color. Explore 900 handcrafted levels with unique mechanics. Offers alternative color schemes for color blindness.
- Minimalist puzzle design
- Visually stunning graphics
- 900 handcrafted puzzles
- Alternative color schemes
- Original soundtrack
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Mirror pieces and blend colors in a brand new minimal and visually stunning puzzler. 900 Handcrafted and challenging puzzles. Features alternative color schemes for all common color deficiencies. From the creators of Colorcube and Sevn. Original soundtrack by Sean Dhondt. (seandhondt.be) Supported by the VAF/Flanders Game Fund.
Mastermine
Experience a 3D twist on a classic logic puzzle. Navigate complex boards across a 3D cube, utilizing unique power-ups and customizable skins. Compete globally on leaderboards and explore various game modes for endless challenges.
- 3D cube board navigation
- Power-ups for board manipulation
- Customizable skins
- Global solve-time leaderboards
- Multiple game modes (Time Crisis, Campaign, Sandbox)
- Ever-increasing cube sizes
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Mastermine is a 3D, Minesweeper inspired puzzle game - solve complex boards over a 3D cube. New features & twists keep the game interesting: - Power-ups rearrange parts of the board in 3D, shifting the game - Skins customise the look and feel of the cube - Challenges keep you coming back for more, and reward you with power-ups - A global solve-time leaderboard allows you to compete (cross-platform) with your friends for the world's fastest times - Ever-increasing cube sizes keep up the pace - Different original game-modes like Time Crisis, Campaign or Sandbox change it up even more On top of this, the game is 100% Ad-Free, and doesn't sell your data to anybody. The only purchase in the game is a Premium unlock to allow you to save your Campaign progress + a few other goodies.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Colorscope at 4.8 against Mastermine's 4.3. Colorscope also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 73%) and ratings volume (732 vs 117). Mastermine's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Colorscope sells 18 one-off in-app purchases and Mastermine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Colorscope holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colorscope has 732 ratings behind it against 117, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Colorscope's written reviews are positive against 73% of Mastermine's.
Colorscope ships an update every 17 months, Mastermine every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Colorscope | Mastermine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (732 ratings) — better | 4.3 (117 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.3% of reviews — better | 72.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 732 — better | 117 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Next Apps BVBA | Adam Soutar |
Customer experience
Colorscope
Mastermine
User reviews
Colorscope
From 732 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Relaxing, meditative experience
- 🎨 Beautiful colors and patterns
- 🧠 Engaging mental challenge
- 🎮 Satisfying gameplay
- 💰 Reasonable pricing for additional content
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional technical issues (crashes, glitches)
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🔒 Difficulty purchasing additional content
Mastermine
From 117 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Innovative 3D twist on classic Minesweeper
- 🎵 High-quality, well-designed music and audio
- 🆓 Free to play with no ads in free version
- 💎 Polished and well-developed game
- 💰 Reasonable pricing for Pro features ($1.99-$2)
Room to improve
- 🎮 Confusing control scheme (tap vs. hold)
- 🐛 Accidental reveals when trying to flag
- 🔄 Inconsistent touch detection and responsiveness
- 🎨 Limited iPad support (portrait mode only)
- 💳 Significant paywall for higher difficulties (8x8+)
Bugs and requests
Colorscope
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inability to purchase additional puzzle packs
- Graphical issues with animations on newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Custom color options
- Ability to reset progress and start over
- Zen mode to create custom patterns
- Cloud sync for progress across devices
Mastermine
Reported bugs
10 issues- Leaderboard fails to load
- Flag placement sometimes unresponsive
- Sync error in settings
- Refresh glitch causing progress loss after reinstall
- Time Crisis mode timer starts at random intervals
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- Inconsistent mine adjacency logic across cube faces
- Numbers counting bombs incorrectly on adjacent faces
- Touch controls registering unintended actions during rotation
- Halloween event effects cannot be disabled
- Thunder sound effects bypass volume settings
Requested features
12 requests- Customizable control scheme (tap to reveal, hold to flag)
- Dedicated flag/reveal toggle button on HUD
- Landscape mode support for iPad
- Better tutorial and how-to-play guide
- Number orientation lock (always facing up)
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- Music track selection option
- Improved camera controls and angles
- Auto-clear feature when flagging complete numbers
- Sync progress across devices
- Alternative game shapes (hexagons, pentagons, spheres)
- Ad-based alternative to paid features
- Adjustable hold-to-flag timing in settings
In-app purchases
Colorscope
- Dreamvessel$0.99
- Featherheart$0.99
- Flowermind$0.99
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- Mooncloud$0.99
- Snaildance$0.99
- Sunburst$0.99
- Twinklemood$0.99
- Nightglow$0.99
- Sparklewish$0.99
- Flamegaze$0.99
- Wanderleaves$0.99
- Thunderlove$0.99
- Souldrift$0.99
- Starhike$0.99
- Easy Collection$1.99
- Hard Collection$1.99
- Medium Collection$2.99
- Full collection$6.99
Mastermine
- Mastermine PRO Upgrade$1.99
Questions
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