Minesweeper pico vs Minesweeper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
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)
Minesweeper
A classic single-player puzzle game where you uncover a minefield by deducing the location of hidden mines based on numerical clues. Enjoy retro-style gameplay with mobile-friendly features like zooming and panning.
- Single-player puzzle gameplay
- Retro computer version design
- Mobile-friendly zoom and pan
- 3 default difficulty modes
- Customizable minefield settings
- Flagging mode for quick placement
- Local best time tracking
- Global leaderboards
Read full descriptionHide full description
GAME RULES ---------------- Minesweeper is a single player puzzle computer game. The objective of the game is to clear a rectangular board containing hidden mines without detonating any of them, with help from clues about the number of neighboring mines in each field. Minesweeper Retro is designed closest and similar to the computer version, adding some feature for mobile game play like zooming in/out, panning to move the board. FEATURES ---------------- + 3 default modes: Beginner (10 mines), Intemediate (40 mines), Expert (99 mines). + Custom modes: define your own minefield. Up to 24 rows, 30 columns, 667 mines. + Flag mode: quicker to put flags on cells. + Track local best times. + Compete against other players in the world leaderboards. CREDIT ------------------ + Game developed using LibGDX. + Sound resource: freesound.org. FAN PAGE ------------------ + Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qastudiosapps + Twitter: https://twitter.com/qastudios
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Minesweeper at none against Minesweeper pico's shown. Minesweeper also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 62%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Minesweeper pico's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 8 months) and rating (4.2 vs 4.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Minesweeper pico holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Minesweeper pico's written reviews are positive against 75% of Minesweeper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Minesweeper pico ships an update monthly, Minesweeper every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minesweeper pico | Minesweeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (9 ratings) — better | 4.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | dotpico Inc. | Quang Duc Vu |
Customer experience
Minesweeper pico
Minesweeper
In-app purchases
Minesweeper pico
No in-app purchases
Minesweeper
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Minesweeper pico free?
Is Minesweeper free?
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper pico or Minesweeper?
Do Minesweeper pico or Minesweeper have ads?
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper pico or Minesweeper?
Other comparisons
