Comparison

Minesweeper vs MineSwordle

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.

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MineSwordle

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Enjoy Minesweeper, but hate losing when you are forced to guess? Mineswordle lets you defuse mines when you hit them! Each mine has a 5 letter codeword to defuse it, and your clues in adjacent squares include one random letter from each adjacent mine. Solving the codewords works in a similar manner to the popular word games Wordle and Quordle Caution! Hitting a mine will reveal the squares to the top, left, right, and bottom of the mine, and any mines revealed must be solved simultaneously with the first mine! Solving one mine will add an extra guess for the others, and will reveal the mine's clues for its adjacent mines. If the adjacent mines that get revealed were flagged, you'll get an extra guess for each flag. Features: - Quick Daily Puzzles - Challenging Weekly Puzzles - Power-ups to help solve tricky puzzles! - Rewards for solving puzzles! - Daily sign-in rewards - Practice modes for Minesweeper and word puzzles - Play the daily or weekly puzzle for any past date - All major features work offline! * *Shop requires access to App Store for purchases that help the developer... buying power-ups with gems still works without network access.

Screenshots

Minesweeper4 screens
MineSwordle2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Minesweeper at every 9 days against MineSwordle's every 11 months. MineSwordle's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Minesweeper sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month and MineSwordle sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper ships an update every 9 days, MineSwordle every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on August 18, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Minesweeper versus MineSwordle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeperMineSwordle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 11 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB158 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGyuhyeon JeonRaging Pygmy Goat Games LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Minesweeper

Subscriptions1
  • Remove advertisements$0.991 Month
5 purchases

MineSwordle

One-time5
  • Donut$1.99
  • Coffee$4.99
  • Peace of Mind$4.99
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  • Lunch$9.99
  • Dinner$24.99

Questions

Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MineSwordle free?
MineSwordle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Minesweeper or MineSwordle have ads?
Both Minesweeper and MineSwordle show ads.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper or MineSwordle?
Minesweeper ships an update every 9 days, and MineSwordle every 11 months. Most recently, Minesweeper was updated on August 18, 2026 and MineSwordle on September 12, 2026.

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