Comparison

Classic Minesweeper 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

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.

Highlights
  • Online leaderboards
  • Smart score system
  • Customizable difficulty
  • Multiple appearances
  • Quick flagging mode
  • Game Center integration
Features
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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!!

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

Classic Minesweeper4 screens
Minimal Minesweeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Minimal Minesweeper at monthly against Classic Minesweeper's every 6 months. Minimal Minesweeper also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Classic Minesweeper's advantage is ratings volume (344 vs 8) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, rating, review sentiment 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. Classic Minesweeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Minimal Minesweeper sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minimal Minesweeper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classic Minesweeper has 344 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Classic Minesweeper's written reviews are positive against 80% of Minimal Minesweeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Classic Minesweeper ships an update every 6 months, Minimal Minesweeper monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Classic Minesweeper versus Minimal Minesweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassic MinesweeperMinimal Minesweeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (344 ratings)4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.5% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings344 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChaohsien LeeIllumineering

Customer experience

Classic Minesweeper

All ratings344 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews204 reviews
Positive72.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative20.1%

Minimal Minesweeper

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

Bugs and 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

Minimal Minesweeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Classic Minesweeper

One-time1
  • Full Version + 3 Appearances$1.99
2 purchases

Minimal Minesweeper

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

Questions

Is Classic Minesweeper free?
Classic Minesweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minimal Minesweeper free?
Minimal Minesweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Classic Minesweeper or Minimal Minesweeper?
Minimal Minesweeper is rated higher. Classic Minesweeper averages 4.6 out of 5 from 344 ratings, while Minimal Minesweeper averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do Classic Minesweeper or Minimal Minesweeper have ads?
Both Classic Minesweeper and Minimal Minesweeper show ads.
Which is updated more often, Classic Minesweeper or Minimal Minesweeper?
Classic Minesweeper ships an update every 6 months, and Minimal Minesweeper monthly. Most recently, Classic Minesweeper was updated on October 23, 2026 and Minimal Minesweeper on October 24, 2026.

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