Minesweeper! vs Minesweeper pico
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/
Minesweeper pico
Experience classic Minesweeper with multiple board sizes and intuitive controls. Features like auto-save, redo, and various flag-dropping methods enhance gameplay. Zoom in and out for a comfortable view.
- Multiple board sizes (9x9, 16x16, 16x30, 32x32)
- Zoom in and out functionality
- Limited redo feature
- Auto save and auto load
- Multiple flag dropping methods
- Customizable touch controls
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You can play and enjoy minesweeper! - Three kinds of boards. 9x9, 16x16, 16x30,32x32 - zoom in, zoom out - Redo just before opening the mine (3 times) - auto save, auto load - three kind of dropping a flag double tap touch hold flag icon - Double tap and touch hold can be changed by setting.(on-off, time)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minesweeper pico at none against Minesweeper!'s 1. Minesweeper pico also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Minesweeper!'s advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 9) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Minesweeper pico asks for nothing beyond the download.
Minesweeper! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeper! has 1.7K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Minesweeper!'s written reviews are positive against 62% of Minesweeper pico's.
Minesweeper! ships an update every 4 months, Minesweeper pico monthly. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Minesweeper! | Minesweeper pico |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better | 4.2 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.0% of reviews — better | 61.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 115 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Do More Mobile, LLC. | dotpico Inc. |
Customer experience
Minesweeper!
Minesweeper pico
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
Minesweeper pico
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Minesweeper!
- Disable Ads$9.99
Minesweeper pico
No in-app purchases
Questions
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