Minesweeper ~ vs mazYe
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minesweeper ~
Experience a classic logic puzzle game enhanced with AI. This version uses advanced algorithms to provide a challenging yet fair experience, offering multiple difficulty levels and daily rewards. Exercise your brain and reasoning skills with a unique take on a beloved pastime.
- AI-enhanced gameplay
- Logic reasoning exercises
- 4 difficulty options
- Daily rewards
- Unlockable fun experiences
- Custom tailored gaming experience
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Classic minesweeper game, redefined by AI. Our minesweeper game is one of its own kind in the market. We leverage AI technology to achieve various improvement on top of the classic minesweeper game. - Exercise your brain and logic reasoning skills - 4 difficulty options - Fun experiences to unlock and daily rewards to claim. - Classic minesweeper redefined by AI * Redefined by AI * 1. Model the minesweeper game as a Constraint Satisfaction Problem (CSP) [a] 2. Precompute the heuristic score for each valid move using multiple state-of-the-art algorithms [b], to yield a stack rank of 10 (or less) best moves. 3. Based on the heuristic difference between the optimal move and the actual move by the user, we use our pre-defined probability (non-uniform distribution) to control the mine position (by ad-hoc switching cells on the board). 4. At the end of the game, further tune the mine-switching probability using win/lose ratio as an input [c], to ensure a custom tailored gaming experience that’s challenging but not frustrating. References: [a] https://inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs188/fa18/assets/slides/lec4/FA18_cs188_lecture4_CSPs_6pp.pdf [b] https://dash.harvard.edu/bitstream/handle/1/14398552/BECERRA-SENIORTHESIS-2015.pdf?sequence=1 [c] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reinforcement_learning
mazYe
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mazYe offers six challenges that take place in randomised mazes: * Pick flowers in the right order (Picker) * Catch randomly moving caps (Grades) * Escape from pursuers (Threat) * Solve puzzles (Tiler) * Follow a previously memorised path (Memory) * Avoid collisions with the maze in the fog (Misty) mazYe includes an in-app shop for a 10-day free trial licence and a one-time purchase valid also for family members on Mac, iPad and iPhone with no time limit.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minesweeper ~ at none against mazYe's 2. Minesweeper ~ also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). mazYe's advantage is 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. mazYe sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Minesweeper ~ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Minesweeper ~ ships an update weekly, mazYe every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minesweeper ~ | mazYe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Yi Zeng | Lorenz Markus* Binggeli* |
Bugs and requests
Minesweeper ~
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incorrect minesweeper puzzle generation
- Ads interrupting gameplay
- Compatibility issues on larger screens
Requested features
4 requests- Add question mark functionality
- Implement a dark mode
- Introduce a paid ad-free version
- Improve game progress saving
mazYe
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Minesweeper ~
No in-app purchases
mazYe
- mazYe 10-day TrialFree
- mazYe One-time purchase$1.99









