Comparison

Minesweeper vs Minesweeper Mobile

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 logic puzzle game with a modern interface. Strategically uncover hidden mines on a grid, using deduction to avoid detonation. Compete globally for the fastest times and challenge yourself with various difficulty settings.

Highlights
  • Classic Minesweeper gameplay
  • Modern design
  • Logic and strategy challenges
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Global time leaderboards
  • Offline play
Features
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Classic Minesweeper game with modern design. Find all the mines without detonating them. Use logic and strategy to clear the minefield. Challenge yourself with different difficulty levels. Compete for the best time with users worldwide.

About

Minesweeper Mobile

Experience classic mine-clearing puzzles with a modern twist. Solve challenging grids using deduction, with guaranteed winnable games and daily challenges. Enjoy a clean interface, animations, and progress tracking across multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Winnable games without guesswork
  • Daily challenges with increasing difficulty
  • Quick Play levels for short sessions
  • Become an Expert tutorial
  • Multiple game levels and color schemes
  • Progress tracking with Scoreboard and Statistics
  • Game Center integration with leaderboards and achievements
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Enter the world of minesweeping challenges. Solve games from Easy to Expert using your powers of deduction. But be careful—exploding mines await the unwary! Minesweeper Mobile takes the classic puzzle game and reimagines it for your iPhone, iPad and Mac. Every game looks great and plays fast. And with its solvable games feature you can complete all challenges without guesswork. How to Play The game starts with a grid of cells. To win you must uncover cells on the game board while avoiding mines. Numbers in the cells provide a guide to where mines are located. To play — place flags on cells where you know there are mines and clear cells where there are no mines present. Winnable Games In the classic version of Minesweeper some games were not solvable without guessing. It could be frustrating indeed to nearly complete a game, make a final guess and lose it all. And so Minesweeper Mobile has a solvable mode to ensure that the game is decided by your deductive skills rather than by chance. Features • Minesweeper Mobile comes with a fresh, clean look and design • Games come alive with colorful animations • Daily challenges increase in difficulty as the week progresses • Quick Play games can be completed in just a few minutes • The Become an Expert tutorial presents tactics for solving the most challenging puzzles • Choose your screen color from one of four color schemes More Features • There are challenges aplenty with four standard game levels, seven Daily Challenge levels and four Quick Play levels • The Flagging Control lets you choose how to use taps when clearing cells and placing flags • Review your progress with the Scoreboard and Statistics • Resume your game if you leave it and come back later • Audio support and a vibrate option for iPhone Game Center and iCloud Save • Track your progress in Game Center with leaderboards and achievements • Game results are stored in iCloud and synced between your iPhone, iPad and Mac Made for Mobile Devices • Use quick swipes to move the board into position • With pinch gestures you can zoom out to see large boards

Screenshots

Minesweeper4 screens
Minesweeper Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Minesweeper Mobile at none against Minesweeper's shown. Minesweeper Mobile also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Minesweeper's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Minesweeper sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and Minesweeper Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Minesweeper against 4.7 for Minesweeper Mobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeper has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Minesweeper's written reviews are positive against 82% of Minesweeper Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper ships an update weekly, Minesweeper Mobile every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Minesweeper versus Minesweeper Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeperMinesweeper Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (23 ratings)4.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGyuhyeon JeonDavid Polk

Customer experience

Minesweeper

All ratings23 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Minesweeper Mobile

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Minesweeper

Subscriptions1
  • Remove advertisements$0.991 Month
1 purchases

Minesweeper Mobile

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$1.99

Questions

Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minesweeper Mobile free?
Minesweeper Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper or Minesweeper Mobile?
Minesweeper and Minesweeper Mobile are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 23 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Minesweeper or Minesweeper Mobile have ads?
Minesweeper shows ads; Minesweeper Mobile does not.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper or Minesweeper Mobile?
Minesweeper ships an update weekly, and Minesweeper Mobile every 6 weeks. Most recently, Minesweeper was updated on October 14, 2026 and Minesweeper Mobile on October 11, 2026.

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