Comparison

Classic Minesweeper vs Evil Mineswifter (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

Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)

This game presents a Minesweeper experience with a twist, featuring a challenging hint system and a 50/50 guess on every board. Customize the interface and track your progress through daily challenges.

Highlights
  • Unsolvable Minesweeper boards
  • Complaining hint system
  • Customizable interface
  • Undo mistakes
  • Stat tracking
  • Daily challenges
Features
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Evil Mineswifter looks like a normal game of Minesweeper, but every board contains a 50/50 guess and the hint system complains a lot. Yes, really. PERFECTLY UNNATURAL Evil Mineswifter is designed with a modern and beautiful user interface that helps hide its evil nature. Customize everything from the background colors to your play style. Works great with split-screen and a mouse on iPad! QUESTIONABLE HINTS We also added a hint system that uses the power of a Minesweeper AI to show you exactly which part of the board is solvable next, but ruined that too by having it complain every time. UNDO INEVITABLE MISTAKES Click on a mine due to a 50/50 guess? No problem! Simply click the Undo popover and keep playing until the next 50/50 guess. STAT TRACKING The main stat tracked in Mineswifter is the perfect game, which is a board completed without mistakes or hints. Don't expect this to happen very often. DAILY CHALLENGES Evil Mineswifter also offers its own set of daily challenges, all of which contain exactly one 50/50 guess. Check the stats to compare your guessing abilities to players from around the world.

Screenshots

Classic Minesweeper4 screens
Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) at none against Classic Minesweeper's 1. Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). Classic Minesweeper's advantage is ratings volume (345 vs 61). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Classic Minesweeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classic Minesweeper has 345 ratings behind it against 61, 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 90% of Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Classic Minesweeper ships an update every 6 months, Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Classic Minesweeper versus Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterClassic MinesweeperEvil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (345 ratings)5.0 (61 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.5% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings345 — better61
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.612.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size111 MB12 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperChaohsien LeeBonzai Games

Customer experience

Classic Minesweeper

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

Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)

All ratings61 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

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

Evil Mineswifter (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
None

Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Classic Minesweeper free?
Classic Minesweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) free?
Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Classic Minesweeper or Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)?
Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) is rated higher. Classic Minesweeper averages 4.6 out of 5 from 345 ratings, while Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) averages 5.0 from 61 ratings.
Do Classic Minesweeper or Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) have ads?
Classic Minesweeper shows ads; Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) does not.
Which is updated more often, Classic Minesweeper or Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper)?
Classic Minesweeper ships an update every 6 months, and Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) weekly. Most recently, Classic Minesweeper was updated on November 10, 2026 and Evil Mineswifter (Minesweeper) on November 7, 2026.

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