Minesweeper! vs Mine Field
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Classic Minesweeper gameplay
- Multiple difficulty settings
- Custom board builder
- Pinch to zoom
- Stats tracker
- Flag Mode
- Game Center support
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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/
Mine Field
A classic puzzle game where players must locate all mines on a grid without detonating them. It offers seven difficulty levels and encourages players to beat their best times. The game is free to play and free of advertisements.
- Classic mine-clearing gameplay
- 7 difficulty levels
- Beat your best time
- Free to play
- Ad-free experience
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MineSweeper is a spin-off of the classic PC game. The objective is simple... locate all of the mines in the mine field without touching them. Challenge yourself in 7 levels of difficulty and try to beat your best time! Mine Field - MineSweeper is always free to play and free of ads.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mine Field at none against Minesweeper!'s 1. Mine Field also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Minesweeper!'s advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Minesweeper! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mine Field asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mine Field holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. 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 100% of Mine Field's.
Minesweeper! ships an update every 4 months, Mine Field every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minesweeper! | Mine Field |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Do More Mobile, LLC. | Dustin Wiens |
Customer experience
Minesweeper!
Mine Field
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
Mine Field
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Minesweeper!
- Disable Ads$9.99
Mine Field
No in-app purchases
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