Comparison

Minesweeper vs MINES!

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
  • Modern design
  • Logic and strategy gameplay
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Global time leaderboards
  • Minefield clearing
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

MINES!

Experience a classic logic puzzle with a modern twist. This game offers a fair and solvable challenge with no guesswork. Unlock collectible stickers and personalize your sticker zone as you play.

Highlights
  • Classic logic puzzle gameplay
  • No guesswork required
  • Unlockable collectible stickers
  • Personalize sticker zone
  • Animated reactive face
Features
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MINES! brings back the classic logic puzzle with a crisp interface, no guesswork, and a touch of weirdness. Each game is built fair, solvable, and slightly unforgiving. Classic 6×10 grid — simple and fast Animated face that reacts to your play Unlock collectible stickers by winning Decorate your own sticker zone No ads. No extra lives. Just you and the mines.

Screenshots

Minesweeper4 screens
MINES!3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MINES! at none against Minesweeper's 1. MINES! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Minesweeper's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and iOS requirement 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. MINES! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

MINES! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeper has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Minesweeper versus MINES!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeperMINES!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (23 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGyuhyeon JeonTerence Kim

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Minesweeper

Subscriptions1
  • Remove advertisements$0.991 Month
None

MINES!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MINES! free?
MINES! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper or MINES!?
MINES! is rated higher. Minesweeper averages 4.7 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while MINES! averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Minesweeper or MINES! have ads?
Minesweeper shows ads; MINES! does not.

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