Comparison

Minesweeper & Puzzles vs Minesweeper

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

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About

Minesweeper & Puzzles

This classic puzzle game adds a unique twist by making each level a puzzle piece. Unlock new pieces to assemble a complete picture. Explore hexagon modes, quests, and challenging hardcore levels.

Highlights
  • Classic Minesweeper gameplay
  • Collectible puzzle pieces
  • Hexagon game fields
  • Quests with rewards
  • Hardcore mode
  • In-game hints
Features
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Minesweeper & Puzzles is a minesweeper with classic game rules. But playing is much more interesting, since each level is a puzzle piece! Unlock 9 pieces - assemble a unique picture from them. To make your game even more interesting this minesweeper offers you: • Hexagon mode. • Quests with rewards. • Rewarding stars to compete with other players. • Hardcore mode, where pictures consist of 16 pieces. Features and useful points of the game: • 60 puzzles and 1020 levels! • Two types of game fields: square and hexagon. • Levels of the first and second difficulty are always guaranteed to be solved! • You can find some coins on the minefields. • Quests that give you a great opportunity to earn coins and challenge yourself. • In difficult situations you can buy hints with your coins. • You get a 50/50 situation with one mine left, pay attention to page 7 and 10 in the tutorial. The tutorial can be found during the game in menu at the top. • You get a scheme of actions for the many standard situations in the minesweeper that is very helpful for beginners. • You can scale the screen smoothly using buttons for a comfortable one-hand gameplay. • Your progress on the minefield is always autosaved wherever you stop. Therefore, you can resume the game from the same point at any time later. • If you use "Game Center" your progress is saved on the server and can be restored when you switch to a new device. All news about the game on twitter and facebook pages https://twitter.com/MinesweeperGems https://www.facebook.com/minesweeperCollector

About

Minesweeper

A classic single-player puzzle game where you uncover a minefield by deducing the location of hidden mines based on numerical clues. Enjoy retro-style gameplay with mobile-friendly features like zooming and panning.

Highlights
  • Single-player puzzle gameplay
  • Retro computer version design
  • Mobile-friendly zoom and pan
  • 3 default difficulty modes
  • Customizable minefield settings
  • Flagging mode for quick placement
  • Local best time tracking
  • Global leaderboards
Features
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GAME RULES ---------------- Minesweeper is a single player puzzle computer game. The objective of the game is to clear a rectangular board containing hidden mines without detonating any of them, with help from clues about the number of neighboring mines in each field. Minesweeper Retro is designed closest and similar to the computer version, adding some feature for mobile game play like zooming in/out, panning to move the board. FEATURES ---------------- + 3 default modes: Beginner (10 mines), Intemediate (40 mines), Expert (99 mines). + Custom modes: define your own minefield. Up to 24 rows, 30 columns, 667 mines. + Flag mode: quicker to put flags on cells. + Track local best times. + Compete against other players in the world leaderboards. CREDIT ------------------ + Game developed using LibGDX. + Sound resource: freesound.org. FAN PAGE ------------------ + Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qastudiosapps + Twitter: https://twitter.com/qastudios

Screenshots

Minesweeper & Puzzles4 screens
Minesweeper3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Minesweeper & Puzzles at 4.8 against Minesweeper's 4.0. Minesweeper & Puzzles also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Minesweeper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Minesweeper & Puzzles sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Minesweeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minesweeper & Puzzles holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Minesweeper & Puzzles's written reviews are positive against 75% of Minesweeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper & Puzzles ships an update every 12 months, Minesweeper every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Minesweeper & Puzzles versus Minesweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeper & PuzzlesMinesweeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12 ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 8 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAnton KrukovQuang Duc Vu

Customer experience

Minesweeper & Puzzles

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Minesweeper

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Minesweeper & Puzzles

One-time3
  • Disable Ads$0.99
  • Double coins$0.99
  • Skins, animations, backgrounds$0.99
None

Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeper & Puzzles free?
Minesweeper & Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper & Puzzles or Minesweeper?
Minesweeper & Puzzles is rated higher. Minesweeper & Puzzles averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Minesweeper averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Minesweeper & Puzzles or Minesweeper have ads?
Minesweeper & Puzzles shows ads; Minesweeper does not.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper & Puzzles or Minesweeper?
Minesweeper & Puzzles ships an update every 12 months, and Minesweeper every 8 months. Most recently, Minesweeper & Puzzles was updated on October 24, 2026 and Minesweeper on October 29, 2026.

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