Comparison

iMinesweeper vs Thimblewood Valley

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

Head to head
About

iMinesweeper

Experience the classic Minesweeper puzzle game with standard rules and multiple difficulty levels. Track your progress with built-in statistics and enjoy enhanced interaction with 3D Touch support on compatible devices.

Highlights
  • Classic Minesweeper gameplay
  • 5 difficulty levels
  • Statistics tracking
  • 3D Touch support
  • Standard game rules
Features
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Enjoy the timeless classic Minesweeper experience with the standard game rules you know and love. Test your logic, improve your strategy, and clear every minefield as quickly as possible. ### Classic Gameplay Play the traditional Minesweeper game with intuitive controls and familiar rules. Reveal cells and use logical thinking to clear the board without triggering a mine. ### Multiple Difficulty Levels Choose the challenge that fits your skill level: * Beginner * Intermediate * Expert * Advanced * Custom-sized boards Whether you're new to Minesweeper or an experienced player, there's a difficulty for everyone. ### Track Your Progress Keep track of your performance with detailed statistics: * Games played * Games won * Best completion times * Win percentage Challenge yourself to improve your records and beat your fastest times. ### Features * Classic Minesweeper gameplay * Five difficulty levels * Custom game boards * Detailed statistics * Fast and responsive controls * Clean and easy-to-use interface * Optimized for both phones and tablets Sharpen your logic skills, improve your speed, and enjoy one of the world's most popular puzzle games anytime, anywhere.

About

Thimblewood Valley

Explore a mysterious hidden valley by strategically placing tiles to uncover paths and locate energy crystals. Manage your limited supplies of energy and food to survive and find your way home, unlocking new tiles and items as you gain experience.

Highlights
  • Tile placement exploration
  • Resource management (energy, food)
  • Pathfinding and navigation
  • Item collection and inventory management
  • Unlockable content
  • Puzzle solving
Features
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Your small exploration vessel drifts off course during a routine survey and settles gently into the hidden valley of Thimblewood. Your ship’s power core is drained. Your radio is silent. And the only way home lies hidden beneath the hills. Scattered across the landscape are rare energy-rich crystals, guarded by time and ruins long forgotten. By placing tiles, choosing paths, and managing your limited supplies, you’ll explore the valley at your own pace—deciding how far to wander, and when to return. How You Play • Start by choosing a tile along the bottom edge of the map—your landing site. • Place tiles to explore outward, connecting paths that will safely lead you home. • Each tile has unique exits, so every placement matters. • Traveling costs energy. Resting costs food. Balance both to survive. Ancient Ruin Tiles help triangulate the location of hidden crystal vaults. Resting on Tiles reward you with valuable item cards—but carrying too many items much comes at a cost. The more you bring back, the less room you have for food and energy. Your experience builds the more times you journey out from your home base. Experience unlocks more Thimblewood tiles to make exploring more rewarding. Some items you bring back help to increase your endurance on future quests. And somewhere in the valley… There is a secret treasure, hidden behind a puzzle that must be discovered and solved.

Screenshots

iMinesweeper1 screens
Thimblewood Valley4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: iMinesweeper at Free against Thimblewood Valley's $0.99. iMinesweeper also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.1). Thimblewood Valley's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 21 months). On rating, ratings volume, 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

iMinesweeper is free to download; Thimblewood Valley costs $0.99 up front. 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 — 5.0 for iMinesweeper against 5.0 for Thimblewood Valley. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iMinesweeper ships an update every 21 months, Thimblewood Valley every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
iMinesweeper versus Thimblewood Valley: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriMinesweeperThimblewood Valley
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 21 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB50 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIllés LászlóRoger Schmidt

In-app purchases

None

iMinesweeper

No in-app purchases

None

Thimblewood Valley

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iMinesweeper free?
iMinesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thimblewood Valley free?
Thimblewood Valley costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, iMinesweeper or Thimblewood Valley?
iMinesweeper and Thimblewood Valley are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do iMinesweeper or Thimblewood Valley have ads?
Neither iMinesweeper nor Thimblewood Valley shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iMinesweeper or Thimblewood Valley?
iMinesweeper ships an update every 21 months, and Thimblewood Valley every 3 months. Most recently, iMinesweeper was updated on October 1, 2026 and Thimblewood Valley on October 22, 2026.

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