Comparison

Minesweeper vs Evil Mineswifter (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

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

About

Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)

This game presents a Minesweeper experience with a twist, featuring a challenging hint system and a 50/50 guess on every board. Customize the interface and track your progress through daily challenges.

Highlights
  • Unsolvable Minesweeper boards
  • Complaining hint system
  • Customizable interface
  • Undo mistakes
  • Stat tracking
  • Daily challenges
Features
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Evil Mineswifter looks like a normal game of Minesweeper, but every board contains a 50/50 guess and the hint system complains a lot. Yes, really. PERFECTLY UNNATURAL Evil Mineswifter is designed with a modern and beautiful user interface that helps hide its evil nature. Customize everything from the background colors to your play style. Works great with split-screen and a mouse on iPad! QUESTIONABLE HINTS We also added a hint system that uses the power of a Minesweeper AI to show you exactly which part of the board is solvable next, but ruined that too by having it complain every time. UNDO INEVITABLE MISTAKES Click on a mine due to a 50/50 guess? No problem! Simply click the Undo popover and keep playing until the next 50/50 guess. STAT TRACKING The main stat tracked in Mineswifter is the perfect game, which is a board completed without mistakes or hints. Don't expect this to happen very often. DAILY CHALLENGES Evil Mineswifter also offers its own set of daily challenges, all of which contain exactly one 50/50 guess. Check the stats to compare your guessing abilities to players from around the world.

Screenshots

Minesweeper3 screens
Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) at 5.0 against Minesweeper's 4.0. Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (90% vs 75%). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) has 61 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Minesweeper's written reviews are positive against 90% of Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper ships an update every 8 months, Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Minesweeper versus Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeperEvil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (61 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings561 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.4
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB12 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperQuang Duc VuBonzai Games

Customer experience

Minesweeper

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

Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)

All ratings61 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

None

Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) free?
Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper or Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)?
Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) is rated higher. Minesweeper averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) averages 5.0 from 61 ratings.
Do Minesweeper or Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) have ads?
Neither Minesweeper nor Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper or Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)?
Minesweeper ships an update every 8 months, and Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) weekly. Most recently, Minesweeper was updated on September 17, 2026 and Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) on September 29, 2026.

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