Minesweeper vs Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo
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Take the classic game to the next level! - Light and dark mode - Support for custom board sizes and difficulties - Lots of settings to fit your play style (with sensible defaults) - Detailed statistics (including 3BV and IOE) for the competitive ones out there! - Share or save an image of your game board
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minesweeper at none against Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo's 1. Minesweeper also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minesweeper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Minesweeper ships an update every 8 months, Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Minesweeper | Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quang Duc Vu | Burning Shore B.V. |
In-app purchases
Minesweeper
No in-app purchases
Minesweeper Explosive Boogaloo
- Remove ads$1.99
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