Comparison

Minesweeperᅠ vs Onyx

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

Head to head
About

Minesweeperᅠ

Enjoy a classic puzzle experience with a clean interface and no advertisements. Customize your game with various difficulty levels and grid sizes, and track your progress with detailed statistics. Play across multiple Apple devices with a single purchase.

Highlights
  • No ads
  • Universal app purchase
  • Auto-Complete feature
  • Performance statistics
  • Safe first reveal
  • Customizable difficulty and grid sizes
  • Dark Mode support
Features
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- No ads, ever! - Universal app: one purchase to play on iPhone, iPad, & Mac - Auto-Complete to quickly finish the game - Statistics to keep track of your performance - First reveal of each game will always be safe - Tap and hold to quickly flag a space Personalize your game in Settings - Choose from four difficulty settings and four grid sizes - Switch to a dynamically sized grid to fill the screen - Zoom and scroll through the grid - More amazing features coming soon! Native iOS Design - Supports all devices and orientations - Dark Mode enabled - Split View and Slide Over compatible - Keyboard shortcuts for most actions Privacy Policy: crawbuck.com/privacy Terms of Use: crawbuck.com/terms

About

Onyx

A refined take on the classic logic puzzle, offering thoughtful gameplay with fluid touch controls and customizable themes. Enjoy various difficulty levels, custom challenges, and detailed progress tracking in a distraction-free, offline experience.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free classic Minesweeper
  • Fluid touch controls and responsive boards
  • Multiple difficulty levels and custom fields
  • Progressive hints and safe first move
  • Light and dark themes with customization
  • Offline play with no ads or tracking
  • Detailed player statistics
Features
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Minesweeper, reimagined. Five difficulties on boards certified solvable by logic alone, in twelve themes built to be looked at. Onyx is made from proportion, material and restraint. The board is the only thing on screen asking for your attention. CLASSIC PLAY • Five balanced difficulties, from Beginner to Extreme • Logic fields, certified solvable by deduction alone • Random fields, for the traditional challenge • Custom fields shaped to your own size and mine count • Infinity mode with a board that expands as you explore • A safe first move on every board, every time FAIR BY CONSTRUCTION Logic fields are laid out uniformly at random, then certified solvable before you ever tap. Nothing is shaped to be safe, so the fields keep the real game's clusters, open pockets and ragged edges - Onyx simply refuses any layout its solver cannot finish. TWELVE THEMES, SIX FAMILIES Bronze and Pearl. Silver and Frost. Oxblood and Rose. Ink and Porcelain. Verdigris and Sage. Aubergine and Lilac. Each family is a light and a dark twin, with themed, classic or mono number colours. A HINT, NOT A HANDOUT Hints walk you through the reasoning before showing the answer, using only the clues already visible to you. Covered cells are never inspected. ALSO INSIDE • Find the Mine: short deduction puzzles with adaptive difficulty and a rating • The Daily: one board, everyone, the same day, with streaks and a spoiler-free share • Chording, quick-open numbers, adjustable reveal speed, sound and haptics • Records for every field, with assisted and unassisted times kept apart • VoiceOver, large touch targets and reduced-motion alternatives throughout PRIVATE BY DESIGN Onyx works completely offline. No accounts, no ads, no in-app purchases, no tracking. Your games, settings and records remain on your device. Take a breath, read the field and find the next certain move. Privacy Policy: https://codensio.com/onyx/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Contact: hello@codensio.com

Screenshots

Minesweeperᅠ4 screens
Onyx4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Onyx at 4.9 against Minesweeperᅠ's 4.0. Onyx also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (67% vs 33%). Minesweeperᅠ's advantage is ratings volume (102 vs 20) and device support (4 vs 2). On price and ads 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. Minesweeperᅠ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per year. Onyx asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Onyx holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeperᅠ has 102 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Minesweeperᅠ's written reviews are positive against 67% of Onyx's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeperᅠ ships an update every 3 months, Onyx every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Minesweeperᅠ versus Onyx: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeperᅠOnyx
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (102 ratings)4.9 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings102 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDelta Engineering Labs, LLCMARK SOLTYK

Customer experience

Minesweeperᅠ

All ratings86 ratings
Positive76.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative19.8%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral9.5%
Negative57.1%

Onyx

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Minesweeperᅠ

Subscriptions6
  • Minesweeper Premium$0.991 Year
  • Minesweeper Premium7 Days trial$0.991 Year
  • Minesweeper Premium3 Days trial$0.991 Year
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  • Minesweeper Premium$1.991 Year
  • Minesweeper Premium7 Days trial$1.991 Year
  • Minesweeper Premium3 Days trial$1.991 Year
One-time4
  • Minesweeper Premium$0.99
  • Minesweeper Premium$1.99
  • Minesweeper Premium$2.99
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  • Minesweeper Premium$4.99
None

Onyx

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeperᅠ free?
Minesweeperᅠ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Onyx free?
Onyx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeperᅠ or Onyx?
Onyx is rated higher. Minesweeperᅠ averages 4.0 out of 5 from 102 ratings, while Onyx averages 4.9 from 20 ratings.
Do Minesweeperᅠ or Onyx have ads?
Neither Minesweeperᅠ nor Onyx shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeperᅠ or Onyx?
Minesweeperᅠ ships an update every 3 months, and Onyx every 9 days. Most recently, Minesweeperᅠ was updated on November 3, 2026 and Onyx on November 5, 2026.

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