Comparison

Minesweeper vs Minesweeper Retro Classic

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

Head to head
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

Minesweeper Retro Classic

Experience classic Minesweeper with a retro aesthetic and modern features. Enjoy multiple difficulty levels, a no-guessing mode, and personalized records. Play offline and pick up where you left off.

Highlights
  • Retro visual and sound design
  • Six difficulty levels including custom
  • No Guessing mode for logic-based play
  • Personalized game records and best times
  • Optional video ads for a second chance
  • Offline playability
  • Adjustable game settings
Features
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The minesweeper you remember from old computers. Grey buttons, a blue title bar, red LED counters — the look and the bleeps are the way they were. ■ How to play Tap a square to open it. A number tells you how many mines touch that square. Hold a square to plant a flag. Open every square that is not a mine and you win. ■ Six difficulties • Novice 8×8 8 mines • Beginner 9×9 10 mines • Intermediate 16×16 40 mines • Expert 30×16 99 mines • Master 30×20 130–150 mines • Custom choose your own rows, columns and mines ■ No Guessing mode In ordinary minesweeper you sometimes reach a point where two squares look exactly the same and you simply have to guess. This mode only builds boards where that never happens. Every board can be finished by logic alone. ■ Your own records For each difficulty the game keeps your games played, wins, win rate and best time. Normal mode and No Guessing mode are recorded separately. ■ One more chance Step on a mine and you can watch a short video to carry on: the mine you hit is flagged and the game continues. A game where you used a continue is not added to your records or the ranking. Watching is always your choice. ■ Stop any time Close the app in the middle of a game and you can pick it up where you left off. ■ Settings you can change • Sound effects on or off • Vibration on or off • Hold time for planting a flag (0.20–1.00 seconds) • Swap tap and hold • Use ? marks • Language: 45 languages, or follow your phone ■ Your records stay on your phone Your records are stored on your device only. They are never sent to our servers, and there is no account to create. The app only goes online to show ads and for the ranking, so the game itself is fully playable with no signal at all. ■ Ranking Sign in to Game Center to compare your best times with other players, for each difficulty. You can play everything without signing in.

Screenshots

Minesweeper3 screens
Minesweeper Retro Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Minesweeper Retro Classic at 5.0 against Minesweeper's 4.0. Minesweeper Retro Classic also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 8 months). Minesweeper's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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

Minesweeper Retro Classic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper ships an update every 8 months, Minesweeper Retro Classic every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Minesweeper versus Minesweeper Retro Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeperMinesweeper Retro Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB5 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperQuang Duc Vuakio kobayashi

Customer experience

Minesweeper

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

Minesweeper Retro Classic

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

None

Minesweeper Retro Classic

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minesweeper Retro Classic free?
Minesweeper Retro Classic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper or Minesweeper Retro Classic?
Minesweeper Retro Classic is rated higher. Minesweeper averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Minesweeper Retro Classic averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Minesweeper or Minesweeper Retro Classic have ads?
Minesweeper Retro Classic shows ads; Minesweeper does not.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper or Minesweeper Retro Classic?
Minesweeper ships an update every 8 months, and Minesweeper Retro Classic every 2 weeks. Most recently, Minesweeper was updated on October 21, 2026 and Minesweeper Retro Classic on October 25, 2026.

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