Minesweeper pico vs Classic 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
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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)
Classic Minesweeper
Experience a modern take on the classic mine-clearing puzzle game with enhanced graphics and animations. Compete with players worldwide on online leaderboards for time, games played, and scores. Offers customizable difficulty and board settings for a personalized challenge.
- Online leaderboards
- Smart score system
- Customizable difficulty
- Multiple appearances
- Quick flagging mode
- Game Center integration
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Minesweeper :) is Minesweeper + Score System, Played, and Online Leaderboards. Discover the next evolution of Minesweeper with amazing graphics, animations, and ease of use. This is a Minesweeper like one you have never experienced before. A smart Score system, wherein your score is based on the value of each number and found mines multiplied by a multiplier that decreases in time. Online Leaderboards count Time, Played and Score for each difficulties. 【 Feature 】 ⊲ 3 Classic and 1 Custom difficulties. ⊲ 11 appearances include classic style. ⊲ Fully configurable, board size & number of mines. ⊲ Support Facebook, Twitter, SinaWeibo and GooglePlus. ⊲ Support both Portrait and Landscape mode. ⊲ Support Game Center, 18 Leaderboards and 45 Achievements. ⊲ Support iOS6 and iPhone5 device ⊲ Support Retina High resolution display. 【 Control 】 Normal mode: ⊲ Tap on a closed tile to open it. ⊲ Tap and hold on a closed tile to flag it. ⊲ Tap and hold on a flagged tile to put question mark on it. ⊲ Tap and hold on a question mark tile to clear it. Quick Flagging mode: ⊲ Tap and hold on a closed tile to open it. ⊲ Tap on a closed tile to flag it. ⊲ Tap on a flagged tile to put question mark on it. ⊲ Tap on a question mark tile to clear it. Quick switch: ▻ Tap on an open-empty tile to switch control between Normal and Quick Flagging mode Quick open: ▻ Tap on an open-numbered square next to that enough flagged tile to clear the rest. Any reviews and ratings are all appreciated, your comments are making this Minesweeper app become better!!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minesweeper pico at none against Classic Minesweeper's 1. Minesweeper pico also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Classic Minesweeper's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (344 vs 9). On price, ads 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. Classic Minesweeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minesweeper pico asks for nothing beyond the download.
Classic Minesweeper holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classic Minesweeper has 344 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Minesweeper pico's written reviews are positive against 73% of Classic Minesweeper's.
Minesweeper pico ships an update monthly, Classic Minesweeper every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minesweeper pico | Classic Minesweeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (9 ratings) | 4.6 (344 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | 72.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 344 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | dotpico Inc. | Chaohsien Lee |
Customer experience
Minesweeper pico
Classic Minesweeper
Bugs and requests
Minesweeper pico
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Classic Minesweeper
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect number indicators on the board
- Inconsistent behavior when flagging mines
Requested features
3 requests- Customizable themes and color schemes
- Replay option to revisit past games
- Integrated leaderboards and progress tracking
In-app purchases
Minesweeper pico
No in-app purchases
Classic Minesweeper
- Full Version + 3 Appearances$1.99
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