Minesweeper vs MineZen
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minesweeper
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A completely free and classic minesweeper game without any ads
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 free themes including Midnight, plus haptics and sound you can switch off. STUCK? TAKE A HINT Every game includes a free hint. If you want more, a pack of 20 hints is available as a separate purchase. MINEZEN PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Everything above is free. For regular players, MineZen Pro is a single purchase that adds: - 4 premium board themes: Forest, Ocean, Sakura and Sand. - Advanced stats with charts: winning-time distribution, best-time history and win-rate trend for every difficulty. - Replay any Daily Challenge from the last 90 days, including days you already cleared. - 80 bonus hints. Pay once and keep it. There is no subscription, and nothing that is free today becomes paid. 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 in-app purchases: Minesweeper at none against MineZen's 2. MineZen's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 23 months). On price, ads, device support 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
Both are free to download. MineZen sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Minesweeper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Minesweeper ships an update every 23 months, MineZen monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minesweeper | MineZen |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 翌璠 张 | Hyunwoo Lee |
In-app purchases
Minesweeper
No in-app purchases
MineZen
- 20 hints$1.99
- MineZen Pro$4.99
