Comparison

Minesweeper pico vs Minimal Minesweeper

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

Head to head
About

Minesweeper pico

Experience classic Minesweeper with multiple board sizes and intuitive controls. Features like zoom, redo, and auto-save enhance gameplay. Customize flag dropping methods for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Multiple board sizes (9x9, 16x16, 16x30, 32x32)
  • Zoom in and out functionality
  • Limited redo feature
  • Auto save and auto load
  • Customizable flag dropping methods
Features
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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)

About

Minimal Minesweeper

Experience the classic mine-clearing puzzle game with a modern, minimalist design. Optimized for touchscreens on iPhone and iPad, it offers multiple difficulty levels and engaging animations. Compete with friends via Game Center leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Optimized touch gameplay
  • Long press to mark mines
  • Flat design with animations
  • 4 difficulty levels
  • Haptic feedback
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Minesweeper the way it should feel on iPhone and iPad: clean, fast, and honest. No tracking, no account, no internet required — just you, the grid, and the numbers. Minimal Minesweeper strips the classic logic puzzle down to its essentials. A flat, minimal board that looks great in light and dark mode, smooth animations, and controls built for touch: tap to reveal, long-press to plant a flag — with haptic feedback that makes every move feel just right. YOUR FIRST TAP IS ALWAYS SAFE Mines are placed after your first move, never under it. On dense boards the corners stay clear too, so every game starts fair. FOUR DIFFICULTIES, PLUS YOUR OWN Learn the ropes on Easy, find your rhythm on Medium, then push yourself on Hard and Insane. Want more? Build a custom board: pick the size, set the mine density, and make the game exactly as hard as you like. COMPETE AND PROGRESS - Game Center leaderboards for every difficulty — race the clock against the world - Achievements to unlock - Detailed statistics: games played, won, and lost, with your win rate per difficulty AT HOME ON EVERY DEVICE - Layouts tailored to iPhone and iPad - Split View and multiple windows on iPad — play two boards side by side - Fully playable offline, anywhere - Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Arabic, Vietnamese, and Indonesian FAIR PRICING Easy and Medium are free. A single one-time purchase unlocks Hard, Insane, and custom boards forever — no subscription. The only advertising is one card on the game-over screen, showing an app from a fellow independent developer. Nothing collected there is linked to you or follows you across other apps — and the unlock takes it away, unless you choose to turn it back on in Settings. The classic you know, with none of the clutter. Happy sweeping!

Screenshots

Minesweeper pico2 screens
Minimal Minesweeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minesweeper pico at none against Minimal Minesweeper's 2. Minimal Minesweeper's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (80% vs 64%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Minimal Minesweeper sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Minesweeper pico asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minimal Minesweeper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Minesweeper pico's written reviews are positive against 80% of Minimal Minesweeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Minesweeper pico versus Minimal Minesweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeper picoMinimal Minesweeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (10 ratings)4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better8
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB10 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerdotpico Inc.Illumineering

Customer experience

Minesweeper pico

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative31.8%

Minimal Minesweeper

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Minesweeper pico

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Minimal Minesweeper

One-time2
  • Unlock all featuresFree
  • Unlock all features$2.99

Questions

Is Minesweeper pico free?
Minesweeper pico is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minimal Minesweeper free?
Minimal Minesweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper pico or Minimal Minesweeper?
Minimal Minesweeper is rated higher. Minesweeper pico averages 4.3 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Minimal Minesweeper averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do Minesweeper pico or Minimal Minesweeper have ads?
Both Minesweeper pico and Minimal Minesweeper show ads.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper pico or Minimal Minesweeper?
Minesweeper pico ships an update monthly, and Minimal Minesweeper monthly. Most recently, Minesweeper pico was updated on November 1, 2026 and Minimal Minesweeper on November 1, 2026.

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