Comparison

Minesweeper X vs Minesweeper Fun

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

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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 Fun

A modern take on the classic puzzle game where players must clear a board of hidden mines. Utilize logic and strategy to identify mine locations, mark them with flags, and avoid detonation to achieve victory. Features multiple difficulty levels, themes, and scoring bonuses.

Highlights
  • Clear board without detonating mines
  • Modern themes and multi-touch controls
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Flagging system for marking mines
  • Awards and statistics tracking
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
Features
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The object of the game is to clear the board without detonating hidden mines. Minesweeper Fun takes the classic puzzle game into the 21st century. Includes modern themes, multi-touch controls, and animations that make this game highly addictive. How to Play: Select a tile on the minefield to remove it from the board. If it's a bomb then the game is over. If not then you get another turn. Numbers will display when there are mines found in the eight surrounding cells. Use this information along with strategy and logic to determine where mines are located on the board. Pro Tips: Once you discover a mine drag a flag over the tile to mark it as suspect. You can also long press on the tile to quickly drop a flag. Flagging prevents accidental touches from triggering a tile you know has a bomb under it. When all flags have been placed on the board a green check button appears. Tap the checkmark to watch all non-flag tiles blast away and see if you've won the battle. Another benefit to using this approach is you won't be charged extra moves which means you'll get a higher score. You don't have to use flags though and can just uncover all tiles without mines to win the game. Scoring: You can get huge score bonuses to boost your score to the top of the Leaderboard. You will receive an initial score based on number of moves and the time it took to win. Each day you play, your score is multiplied by the number of days up to a maximum of 5. Each consecutive game you win, your score is multiplied by the number of wins up to a maximum of 5. That means when combined you can make your final score up to 10 times bigger! Features: - Three difficulty levels: Classic (8x8), Professional (16x16), Expert (16x30) - Multiple color themes: Dark, Bright, Classic - Awards and Statistics for tracking progress - Game Center leaderboards and achievements - Universal app with full retina display support - Free!

Screenshots

Minesweeper X4 screens
Minesweeper Fun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Minesweeper Fun at 95% against Minesweeper X's 48%. Minesweeper Fun also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Minesweeper X's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (164 vs 19). 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 Fun sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minesweeper Fun holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeper X has 164 ratings behind it against 19, 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 95% of Minesweeper Fun's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper X ships an update monthly, Minesweeper Fun every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Minesweeper X versus Minesweeper Fun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeper XMinesweeper Fun
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (164 ratings)4.8 (19 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.4% of reviews94.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings164 — better19
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCONG TY TNHH SKYPAWTMSOFT

Customer experience

Minesweeper X

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

Minesweeper Fun

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.6%

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 Fun

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 Fun

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Minesweeper X free?
Minesweeper X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minesweeper Fun free?
Minesweeper Fun is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper X or Minesweeper Fun?
Minesweeper Fun is rated higher. Minesweeper X averages 4.5 out of 5 from 164 ratings, while Minesweeper Fun averages 4.8 from 19 ratings.
Do Minesweeper X or Minesweeper Fun have ads?
Both Minesweeper X and Minesweeper Fun show ads.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper X or Minesweeper Fun?
Minesweeper X ships an update monthly, and Minesweeper Fun every 3 months. Most recently, Minesweeper X was updated on November 1, 2026 and Minesweeper Fun on November 1, 2026.

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