Comparison

Queen Rules vs Minesweeper

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

Head to head
About

Queen Rules

Engage in a unique puzzle game set in a charming clay art world. Solve logic challenges by strategically moving characters to defeat a dark curse. Enjoy a relaxing, family-friendly experience with no time pressure and unlimited retries.

Highlights
  • Handmade FIMO clay art visuals
  • Strategic puzzle gameplay
  • 156 unique levels
  • Family-friendly and relaxing
  • No time pressure or rush
  • Tournament modes (Movement & Time)
Features
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Explore this hypnotic world built of handmade modelling FIMO clay characters. What’s your vehicle? Logic and planning. It’s a puzzle experience that’s challenging but fun. Led by a benevolent King and Queen, you’ll visit enchanted lands and enjoy an atmosphere like no where else you know. Your job while here—defeat a dark curse set in play by an evil witch. Sounds easy, right? Wrong! The puzzles begin simply and slowly advance in challenge, level by level, kingdom by kingdom. We’re proud to say that this game is an entirely new and unique experience. After months addicted to it ourselves, we’re sharing it with you to let more people into this captivating world. If you like puzzle games this is a goldmine. So, how do you play? Use your finger to swipe soldiers across rows and up columns. When you get them all down to ones, you’re allowed to move on. It’s an effortless, magical feeling being inside this world—easy and satisfying to learn, but challenging to complete and win. As the game evolves, new game mechanics appear. Soldiers become more powerful and playful, and the game becomes pure strategy. Yes, things may get tricky. If you need input, go ask a friend to sit by your side, or even bring your kid over. This game is family friendly and fun to play in pairs. Incredible art sets it apart and makes it captivating for all ages. The game travels along at a pace that’s not rushed or timed, and it allows you to retry within levels as much as you want. This leads to more fun and less stress—what we always wanted in a game. You can think through your advances at a pace that everyone can enjoy. Features: • An Original Game Design • 156 Unique Levels • Clay Art by Larissa Honsek • Family Friendly • Solid Entertainment - Royal Announcement - Your majesty, the Queen of Hearts, cordially announces the opening of the Tournament Games. Her kingdom invites all valiant Knights to compete. The best Knights will earn the recognition of the Kings and a lifetime of honor and gifts. Are you brave enough to compete? If you believe you have what it takes your attendance and participation is, respectfully, required. Rules below: Only Knights with Game Center accounts will be able to proceed to the Tournament Games. From here, you can participate in two new tournament modalities, namely, the Movement Tournaments and the Time Tournaments: - The Movement Tournaments - the best Knight is he, she or they who completes a level in the fewest number of moves. - Time Tournaments - the best Knight is he, she or they who completes the designated level in the minimum amount of time. Your infinitely generous majesty is also bestowing honorable badges to those Knights who accomplish the most difficult achievements along the path. If you manage to collect each of these badges, you will become the most honorable of all Knights. To all interested Knight candidates with Game Center accounts, you are officially requested to commence your journey. In order to bring perfection to these Royal events, her highness’s engineering team has made several noteworthy improvements and a bug has been fixed. To your journey, we raise our goblets.

About

Minesweeper

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Read the clues, mark the mines, and clear every safe tile. MINEFIELD is a clean and responsive take on the classic minesweeper logic puzzle. Start with a friendly 9×9 board or push your skills all the way to ULTRA: a huge 64×64 field with 799 mines. Features - Five levels: EASY, NORMAL, HARD, SUPER HARD, and ULTRA - Your first tap and its eight neighboring tiles are always safe - Flags, question marks, and quick long-press marking - Chord open by tapping a revealed number again - Pinch to zoom and drag large boards - Games, wins, win rate, and best time for every level - Japanese and English language support - Fully playable offline Perfect for a quick break, a focused logic session, or your next personal-best run.

Screenshots

Queen Rules4 screens
Minesweeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Minesweeper at every 11 days against Queen Rules's every 4 weeks. Queen Rules's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.2 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Queen Rules ships an update every 4 weeks, Minesweeper every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Queen Rules versus Minesweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQueen RulesMinesweeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (137 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings137 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 11 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size850 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJuan Gabriel Palomino GarciaYUKI TAKASE

In-app purchases

None

Queen Rules

No in-app purchases

None

Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Queen Rules free?
Queen Rules is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Queen Rules or Minesweeper have ads?
Neither Queen Rules nor Minesweeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Queen Rules or Minesweeper?
Queen Rules ships an update every 4 weeks, and Minesweeper every 11 days. Most recently, Queen Rules was updated on November 3, 2026 and Minesweeper on October 31, 2026.

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