Comparison

Minesweeper! vs Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)

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

Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)

This game presents a Minesweeper experience with a twist, featuring a challenging hint system and a 50/50 guess on every board. Customize the interface and track your progress through daily challenges.

Highlights
  • Unsolvable Minesweeper boards
  • Complaining hint system
  • Customizable interface
  • Undo mistakes
  • Stat tracking
  • Daily challenges
Features
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Evil Mineswifter looks like a normal game of Minesweeper, but every board contains a 50/50 guess and the hint system complains a lot. Yes, really. PERFECTLY UNNATURAL Evil Mineswifter is designed with a modern and beautiful user interface that helps hide its evil nature. Customize everything from the background colors to your play style. Works great with split-screen and a mouse on iPad! QUESTIONABLE HINTS We also added a hint system that uses the power of a Minesweeper AI to show you exactly which part of the board is solvable next, but ruined that too by having it complain every time. UNDO INEVITABLE MISTAKES Click on a mine due to a 50/50 guess? No problem! Simply click the Undo popover and keep playing until the next 50/50 guess. STAT TRACKING The main stat tracked in Mineswifter is the perfect game, which is a board completed without mistakes or hints. Don't expect this to happen very often. DAILY CHALLENGES Evil Mineswifter also offers its own set of daily challenges, all of which contain exactly one 50/50 guess. Check the stats to compare your guessing abilities to players from around the world.

Screenshots

Minesweeper!4 screens
Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) at none against Minesweeper!'s 1. Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Minesweeper!'s advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 61). On price 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

Both are free to download. Minesweeper! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) 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 61, 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 90% of Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper! ships an update every 4 months, Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Minesweeper! versus Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeper!Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.7K ratings)5.0 (61 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.2% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better61
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size115 MB12 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperDo More Mobile, LLC.Bonzai Games

Customer experience

Minesweeper!

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

Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)

All ratings61 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

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

Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Minesweeper!

One-time1
  • Disable Ads$9.99
None

Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeper! free?
Minesweeper! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) free?
Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper! or Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)?
Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) is rated higher. Minesweeper! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) averages 5.0 from 61 ratings.
Do Minesweeper! or Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) have ads?
Minesweeper! shows ads; Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) does not.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper! or Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)?
Minesweeper! ships an update every 4 months, and Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) weekly. Most recently, Minesweeper! was updated on October 21, 2026 and Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) on October 29, 2026.

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