Comparison

ChessUp vs Mine Master

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ChessUp

This app enhances your chess experience with a smart chessboard. It offers game archives, analysis, and live AI assistance. Connect to play remote opponents on various platforms.

Highlights
  • Chess game archives
  • Game analysis
  • Live AI assistance
  • Remote opponent play
  • BLE connectivity
Features
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ChessUp is a companion app for the ChessUp smart chessboard. The app provides chess game archives and analysis. The app can link with the chessboard over BLE to provide live Ai assistance. The app can also provide an internet connection for the board in order to play remote chess opponents on various chess platforms.

About

Mine Master

This logic puzzle game offers 200 handcrafted levels of increasing difficulty, challenging players to strategically uncover tiles and avoid hidden mines. Features a global leaderboard, winning streaks, and a unique 'Reveal the World' mode where you play on country-shaped boards.

Highlights
  • 200 handcrafted levels
  • Global leaderboard
  • Winning streaks
  • Hint system
  • Offline play
  • Reveal the World mode
  • Country facts
Features
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Mine Master is the ultimate Minesweeper challenge — 200 levels of logic, strategy, and pure brain power. Starting from a classic 10-mine grid and scaling all the way up to brutal 60-mine boards, Mine Master tests your puzzle-solving instincts at every turn. Each level ramps up the challenge, pushing you to think faster, flag smarter, and survive longer. FEATURES • 200 handcrafted levels — from beginner to expert • Global leaderboard — compete with players worldwide • Winning streaks — chain victories to climb the ranks • Hint system — stuck? use a hint to reveal a safe tile • Works offline — play anywhere, no connection needed • Progress syncs across sessions — never lose your place HOW TO PLAY Tap to reveal tiles, long-press to place flags, and use logic to avoid hidden mines. Clear the board without triggering a mine to win. Simple to learn, hard to master. Whether you're a minesweeper veteran or picking it up for the first time, Mine Master delivers a clean, satisfying puzzle experience with endless replayability. Two ways to play. One world to uncover. Alongside the classic 200-level Career Mode, Mine Master now features Reveal the World — spin a living 3D globe, pick any country, and play a minesweeper board shaped to its borders. Win and watch the country light up. Lose and only that board resets — your progress on the map is always safe. Every country hides a fun fact. Collect them all as you sweep your way across the planet.

Screenshots

ChessUp4 screens
Mine Master4 screens

Verdict

The call

ChessUp and Mine Master both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Mine Master's written reviews are positive against 54% of ChessUp's. Mine Master also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16). ChessUp's advantage is ratings volume (2.7K vs 6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for ChessUp against 4.8 for Mine Master. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ChessUp has 2.7K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of ChessUp's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mine Master's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ChessUp ships an update every 2 weeks, Mine Master every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ChessUp versus Mine Master: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChessUpMine Master
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.7K ratings)4.8 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.7K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB39 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperBryght Labs Inc.Enkhmanlai Enkhbold

Customer experience

ChessUp

All ratings2,658 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews123 reviews
Positive54.5%
Neutral12.2%
Negative33.3%

Mine Master

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

ChessUp

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Moves not registering
  • Bluetooth connectivity issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Sync issues between app and board
  • Lessons not working properly
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  • Chess.com integration problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add chess openings lessons
  • Implement position setup and export/import
  • Add post-game review mechanism
  • Improve AI difficulty scaling
  • Add chess puzzles

Mine Master

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ChessUp

No in-app purchases

None

Mine Master

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ChessUp free?
ChessUp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mine Master free?
Mine Master is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ChessUp or Mine Master?
Mine Master is rated higher. ChessUp averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.7K ratings, while Mine Master averages 4.8 from 6 ratings.
Do ChessUp or Mine Master have ads?
Neither ChessUp nor Mine Master shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ChessUp or Mine Master?
ChessUp ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mine Master every 5 days. Most recently, ChessUp was updated on October 30, 2026 and Mine Master on October 24, 2026.

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