Minesweeper vs Chess Tactics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minesweeper
A classic logic puzzle game where players uncover hidden mines by tapping squares. Numbers indicate adjacent mines, helping you strategize and mark their locations. Compete for the top leaderboard spot by completing puzzles quickly.
- Uncover hidden mines
- Mark mine locations
- Use number clues
- Leaderboard competition
- Intuitive tap and long-press controls
- Multi-touch zoom
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The goal in Minesweeper is to find and mark all the mines hidden under the gray squares in the shortest time, helping to put the player's name at the top of the leaderboard. This is done by touching the squares to open them. Each square will have one of the following: 1. A mine, and if you touch it, you lose the game. 2. A number, telling you how many mines are hidden underneath adjacent squares 3. Nothing. In this case you know that none of the adjacent squares have mines, and they will be automatically opened as well. It is guaranteed that the first square you open won't contain a mine, so you can start by tapping any square. Often you'll hit on an empty square on the first try and then you'll open up a few adjacent squares as well, which makes it easier to continue. Then it's basically just looking at the numbers shown, and figuring out where the mines are. Control : 1. Tap to uncover (or open) 2. Long press to setup flag 3. Tap on a number to uncover neighborhood squares 4. Multi-touch to zoom SUPPORT & FEEDBACK For any help or feedback, contact us at: Tai Nguyen Huu E-mail : nhtai2004@gmail.com Facebook : fb.me/Minesweeper.Classic.Game Messenger : m.me/Minesweeper.Classic.Game
Chess Tactics
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Improve your chess tactics with this app. Mate in 1 Mate in 2 Mate in 3 Mate in 4 available
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minesweeper at none against Chess Tactics's 1. Chess Tactics's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Chess Tactics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minesweeper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Minesweeper ships an update every 6 months, Chess Tactics every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and December 2, 2025 respectively.
| Parameter | Minesweeper | Chess Tactics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Huu Tai Nguyen | Julien Bourgouint |
In-app purchases
Minesweeper
No in-app purchases
Chess Tactics
- Full game$0.99
Questions
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