Comparison

Minesweeper X vs Minesweeper

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

A classic logic puzzle game with a modern interface. Strategically uncover hidden mines on a grid, using deduction to avoid detonation. Compete globally for the fastest times and challenge yourself with various difficulty settings.

Highlights
  • Classic Minesweeper gameplay
  • Modern design
  • Logic and strategy puzzles
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Global time leaderboards
  • Offline play
Features
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Classic Minesweeper game with modern design. Find all the mines without detonating them. Use logic and strategy to clear the minefield. Challenge yourself with different difficulty levels. Compete for the best time with users worldwide.

Screenshots

Minesweeper X4 screens
Minesweeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Minesweeper at 100% against Minesweeper X's 49%. Minesweeper also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs monthly) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Minesweeper X's advantage is ratings volume (164 vs 23) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Minesweeper sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minesweeper holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeper X has 164 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Minesweeper X's written reviews are positive against 100% of Minesweeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper X ships an update monthly, Minesweeper every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Minesweeper X versus Minesweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeper XMinesweeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (164 ratings)4.7 (23 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings164 — better23
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCONG TY TNHH SKYPAWGyuhyeon Jeon

Customer experience

Minesweeper X

All ratings164 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral8.5%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive49.5%
Neutral14.0%
Negative36.6%

Minesweeper

All ratings23 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral4.3%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

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
1 purchases

Minesweeper

Subscriptions1
  • Remove advertisements$0.991 Month

Questions

Is Minesweeper X free?
Minesweeper X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper X or Minesweeper?
Minesweeper is rated higher. Minesweeper X averages 4.5 out of 5 from 164 ratings, while Minesweeper averages 4.7 from 23 ratings.
Do Minesweeper X or Minesweeper have ads?
Both Minesweeper X and Minesweeper show ads.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper X or Minesweeper?
Minesweeper X ships an update monthly, and Minesweeper every 9 days. Most recently, Minesweeper X was updated on November 6, 2026 and Minesweeper on November 7, 2026.

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