SimpleSapper vs MineZen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SimpleSapper
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Choose the appropriate difficulty of the game and clear the field from mines. Use a long tap to set or clear the flag.
MineZen
A clean, modern take on the classic logic puzzle game. Enjoy a clutter-free experience with no ads or data collection, playable entirely offline. Features include customizable boards, daily challenges, and a hint system.
- Ad-free experience
- Offline play
- No account or data collection
- Logic-based puzzles
- Customizable board sizes
- Daily challenges
- Hint system
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MineZen is the classic minesweeper, redesigned clean, calm and modern. No clutter. No ads at all. Just crisp tiles, colour-coded numbers, and buttery-smooth tapping. WHY MINEZEN - No ads anywhere. Nothing interrupts a game, and nothing is watching you play. - No account, no sign-up, no data collection. Your records stay on your device. - Fully offline. Play on a plane, on the subway, anywhere. - Every board is solvable by logic — no blind guessing at the end. - Your first tap is always safe. - Buttery controls: tap to open, hold to flag, tap a number to open its neighbours. - Colour-coded numbers and clean tiles that are easy on the eyes. BUILT TO PLAY DAILY - Four levels: Easy, Medium, Hard and Expert, plus a custom board you size yourself. - A new Daily Challenge every day, with a calendar of the days you cleared. - Best times, win rate, streaks and 15 achievements tracked automatically. - Four themes including Midnight, plus haptics and sound you can switch off. STUCK? TAKE A HINT Every game includes a hint. If you want more, a pack of 20 hints is available as a one-time purchase, and the Supporter pack adds 80 hints for people who want to support development. Everything else in the app is included, and there is no subscription. Perfect for a quick brain break or a long focused session. Download MineZen and sweep in peace.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MineZen at every 3 weeks against SimpleSapper's every 38 months. SimpleSapper's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SimpleSapper ships an update every 38 months, MineZen every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SimpleSapper | MineZen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mehmet Ali Yilmaz | Hyunwoo Lee |
In-app purchases
SimpleSapper
No in-app purchases
MineZen
No in-app purchases
