Minesweeper vs Minesweeper
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
A classic logic puzzle game with a modern interface. Strategically uncover hidden mines on a grid, using deduction to avoid detonation. Compete globally for the fastest times and challenge yourself with various difficulty settings.
- Classic Minesweeper gameplay
- Modern design
- Logic and strategy challenges
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Global time leaderboards
- Offline play
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Classic Minesweeper game with modern design. Find all the mines without detonating them. Use logic and strategy to clear the minefield. Challenge yourself with different difficulty levels. Compete for the best time with users worldwide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Minesweeper at 4.7 against Minesweeper's 4.0. Minesweeper also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Minesweeper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Minesweeper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Minesweeper holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 23 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Minesweeper's written reviews are positive against 100% of Minesweeper's.
Minesweeper ships an update every 8 months, Minesweeper every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minesweeper | Minesweeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quang Duc Vu | Gyuhyeon Jeon |
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- Remove advertisements$0.991 Month
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