Comparison

Minesweeper! vs Strong Mind Mazes

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

Head to head
About

Minesweeper!

Relive the classic Windows 95 puzzle experience on your iOS device. Strategically clear minefields by avoiding bombs, with adjustable difficulty levels and a custom board builder. Perfect for fans of logic and brain-training games.

Highlights
  • Classic Minesweeper gameplay
  • Multiple difficulty settings
  • Custom board builder
  • Pinch to zoom
  • Stats tracker
  • Flag Mode
  • Game Center support
Features
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Enjoy Minesweeper!, the classic Windows 95 game, anytime on your device - exclusively for iOS. This classic throwback game provides hours of fun on those slow days. Just try to avoid the bombs to clear the minefield and win the game! Apply strategy and logic to navigate various levels of difficulty and if you’re feeling confident, take a shot at the custom board builder for more challenging gameplay. This is perfect for fans of classic games such as checkers, chess, sudoku, solitaire and Tetris. Test your focus and keep your mind sharp with this nostalgic brain training app. Game Features: - Pinch to zoom tiles - Monitor progress with a stats tracker and use it to beat top times - Unlimited Minesweeper games with three different difficulty settings and a custom mode - Game Center support for leaderboards and achievements - Great statistics that help track your progress - Adjustable levels of difficulty: Beginner, Medium and Difficulty - User-friendly Flag Mode: Easily turn on flag mode to mark tiles - Warns users how many mines are left Brought to you by Maple Media, the Solitaire, Mahjong and Sudoku Company. Thank you for playing Minesweeper! Have any questions, problems or feedback? Email: contact@maplemedia.io Visit us: http://www.maplemedia.io/

About

Strong Mind Mazes

This app offers clinical-grade brain training exercises designed to enhance cognitive functions like concentration, working memory, and problem-solving. It features progressive difficulty levels and over a million maze variations, built on decades of cognitive neuroscience research.

Highlights
  • Cognitive neuroscience-based training
  • Enhances concentration and attention
  • Improves working memory
  • Develops multi-variable problem solving
  • Hierarchical difficulty levels
  • Over 1 million maze variations
Features
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Clinical-grade brain training built on 40 years of cognitive neuroscience. Used by Dr. Donalee Markus with concussion and traumatic brain injury patients, NASA scientists, and corporate executives since 2003. Strong Mind Mazes is not a casual puzzle game. It is a hierarchical cognitive-restructuring exercise designed to engage neuroplasticity through deliberate, progressive challenge. The same approach featured in Clark Elliott's "The Ghost in My Brain." WHAT IT TRAINS • Concentration and sustained attention • Working memory and mental manipulation • Multi-variable problem solving • Reduced impulsivity through deliberate planning • Carryover skills that translate to daily life THE PROGRAM • 5 hierarchical difficulty levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Accelerated, Advanced, and Expert • Over 1,000,000 maze variations for ample rehearsal • A wide palette of colors, patterns, and graphics that promote engagement without overstimulation WHO IT'S FOR • Concussion and post-concussion recovery • Traumatic brain injury (TBI) rehabilitation • Stroke recovery • Adults seeking cognitive maintenance and resilience • Executives, professionals, and athletes wanting a sharper edge • Used by clinicians as an adjunct to standard rehabilitation THE SCIENCE Effective problem-solving and decision-making are based, at least in part, on the number of variables a problem solver can evaluate at once. With deliberate rehearsal, individuals can learn to increase that number — reducing impulsivity and developing the mental filter that supports planning before acting. This is built on a neurocognitive model emphasizing Attention, Intention, and Rehearsal — three pillars drawn from Dr. Markus's clinical practice and from her post-doctoral training under Reuven Feuerstein, the father of teachable intelligence. ABOUT THE DEVELOPER Dr. Donalee Markus earned her Ph.D. at Northwestern University in 1983 and has been in clinical practice in cognitive restructuring ever since. Her work has been featured in Psychology Today, in Clark Elliott's book "The Ghost in My Brain," and in peer-reviewed publication in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America. Institutional clients include NASA, the U.S. Federal Court System, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.

Screenshots

Minesweeper!4 screens
Strong Mind Mazes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Minesweeper! at 68% against Strong Mind Mazes's 0%. Minesweeper! also leads on price (Free vs $29.99) and rating (4.5 vs 2.3). Strong Mind Mazes's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

Minesweeper! is free to download; Strong Mind Mazes costs $29.99 up front. Minesweeper! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Strong Mind Mazes asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minesweeper! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeper! has 1.7K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Minesweeper!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Strong Mind Mazes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper! ships an update every 4 months, Strong Mind Mazes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Minesweeper! versus Strong Mind Mazes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeper!Strong Mind Mazes
PriceFree — better$29.99
Rating4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB17 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDo More Mobile, LLC.Donalee Markus

Customer experience

Minesweeper!

All ratings1,718 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral6.0%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews299 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral7.4%
Negative24.4%

Strong Mind Mazes

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Minesweeper!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Numbers not accurately representing nearby mines
  • Game board not fully visible on screen
  • Crashes and freezes during gameplay

Requested features

4 requests
  • Undo/redo functionality
  • Customizable game board sizes
  • Ability to save/resume games
  • Improved performance on larger boards

Strong Mind Mazes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Minesweeper!

One-time1
  • Disable Ads$9.99
None

Strong Mind Mazes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeper! free?
Minesweeper! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Strong Mind Mazes free?
Strong Mind Mazes costs $29.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper! or Strong Mind Mazes?
Minesweeper! is rated higher. Minesweeper! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Strong Mind Mazes averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Minesweeper! or Strong Mind Mazes have ads?
Minesweeper! shows ads; Strong Mind Mazes does not.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper! or Strong Mind Mazes?
Minesweeper! ships an update every 4 months, and Strong Mind Mazes every 2 months. Most recently, Minesweeper! was updated on November 1, 2026 and Strong Mind Mazes on November 2, 2026.

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