Comparison

Minesweeper X vs Minesweeper 2017 !

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

Head to head
About

Minesweeper X

Experience the classic mine-sweeping puzzle game with a modern twist. This app offers optimized touch controls, elegant graphics, and advanced features for a seamless and challenging brain-training experience. Enjoy various difficulty levels, custom boards, and helpful hints.

Highlights
  • Optimized touch controls for mobile
  • Elegant graphics and animations
  • Auto save and load functionality
  • Portrait and landscape support
  • Hint system for difficult situations
  • Customizable board sizes up to 72x72
  • Step-by-step instructions for new players
Features
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The best new way to play the classic Minesweeper, fully optimized for iOS! Control, Graphics & Animation simply make "Minesweeper Original Reboot" a revolutionary remake of this classic. The task is simple: mark and sweep all mines in the field. This classic game play is just that simple yet so exciting and challenging. "Minesweeper Original Reboot" is perfect for brain practicing and short time playing at any time. Play now to test your deduction skill as well as your finger speed! What make "Minesweeper Original Reboot" special: - Optimized for guaranteeing fastest game play and best control experience: Careful designed just for touch devices with super fast and easy control (TAP to open square, TAP & HOLD to drop flags, DRAG to move board around, PINCH to zoom) - Auto save and load, never lose your current game even if it is completely quit or crashed - Elegant, beautiful graphics with lots of cool sound and animation effects - Support both portrait and landscape rotations on both iPhone and iPad devices - Auto resize board to take advantage of whole screen - Auto scrolling board after every touch (optionally enabled/disable) which is convenient to navigate the board without manually dragging - 3 zoom modes for board: 1x, 2x, 3x to suit any finger sizes. Note that the scale up does not effect the image quality - Quick overview mode which allow seeing the overall board and quick jumping, extremely helpful for large board sizes - Hint to open any given square at any time: very helpful for 50/50 situations or when getting stuck - SUPER HARD level + CUSTOM level allowing the max board size up to 72 x 72 - Share your results via email or social networks - Step-by-step instructions for people who have never played Minesweeper before Other common features: - 3 traditional levels: EASY, MEDIUM, HARD - First touch guaranteed not to hit a mine and always opens a range of squares - Flagging/Digging modes - Local statistics: best time, number of wins and losses - Game Center support - Natively, beautifully run on all iOS devices Have fun and enjoy playing "Minesweeper Original Reboot"!

About

Minesweeper 2017 !

Experience classic Minesweeper gameplay with modern audio and visual effects. Compete on global leaderboards to become the Minesweeper World champion. Enjoy this timeless puzzle game on your iOS device.

Highlights
  • Classic gameplay
  • Realistic audio/visual effects
  • Global leaderboards
  • Challenging puzzles
  • Offline play
Features
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Classic game play re-created with LATEST software! Awesome realistic audio and visual effects Challenge our leaderboards to be Minesweeper World champion! Enjoyed by everyone, anywhere and everywhere.

Screenshots

Minesweeper X4 screens
Minesweeper 2017 !4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Minesweeper X at 4.5 against Minesweeper 2017 !'s 2.0. Minesweeper X also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (164 vs 1). Minesweeper 2017 !'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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 X sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Minesweeper 2017 ! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minesweeper X holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeper X has 164 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Minesweeper X's written reviews are positive against 44% of Minesweeper 2017 !'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper X ships an update monthly, Minesweeper 2017 ! every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Minesweeper X versus Minesweeper 2017 !: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeper XMinesweeper 2017 !
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (164 ratings) — better2.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews48.4% of reviews — better44.4% of reviews
Number of ratings164 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 11 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCONG TY TNHH SKYPAWChienfu Huang

Customer experience

Minesweeper X

All ratings157 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral8.3%
Negative5.1%
Written reviews91 reviews
Positive48.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative37.4%

Minesweeper 2017 !

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative55.6%

Bugs and requests

Minesweeper X

Reported bugs

26 issues
  • App opens and closes immediately
  • Crashes every time it is opened
  • Too many ads
  • Ads have become too obnoxious
  • Speaker volume for ads cannot be set
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  • Harassment for ad-free purchase
  • Bugs with flag removal
  • Game crashes too many times
  • Lost game progress due to crashes
  • Fundamental programming issue with mine placement
  • Accidental mine explosion when setting flags
  • Auto-centering feature causes accidental bombs
  • Clearing multiple squares with first hit makes game too easy
  • Auto-glide makes hitting spaces difficult
  • Big errors in mine counts
  • Game glitches showing incorrect mine counts
  • Blinky-ad appeared
  • Paid version has ads
  • Confusing zoom level
  • Wrong numbers or incorrect mines
  • Puzzle impossible to solve due to errors
  • Oversensitive touch and buggy counts
  • Game would not end after finding all mines
  • Numbers on cells are wrong
  • Hacked global leaderboards
  • Inaccurate mine counts

Requested features

10 requests
  • Option to turn off auto-centering
  • Save game function
  • Restore purchase for ad-free
  • Fix bugs and inaccuracies
  • Improve instructions clarity
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  • Option for dark mode
  • Score based on accumulated average time
  • Fix issues with flagging
  • Bring back double-tap functionality
  • Option to disable autoscroll

Minesweeper 2017 !

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Minesweeper X

One-time4
  • 10 Hints Pack$0.99
  • 25 Hints Pack$1.99
  • Remove advertisement$4.99
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  • 100 Hints Pack$5.99
None

Minesweeper 2017 !

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeper X free?
Minesweeper X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minesweeper 2017 ! free?
Minesweeper 2017 ! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper X or Minesweeper 2017 !?
Minesweeper X is rated higher. Minesweeper X averages 4.5 out of 5 from 164 ratings, while Minesweeper 2017 ! averages 2.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Minesweeper X or Minesweeper 2017 ! have ads?
Minesweeper X shows ads; Minesweeper 2017 ! does not.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper X or Minesweeper 2017 !?
Minesweeper X ships an update monthly, and Minesweeper 2017 ! every 11 months. Most recently, Minesweeper X was updated on October 27, 2026 and Minesweeper 2017 ! on October 7, 2026.

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