Classic Minesweeper vs Minesweeper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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!!
Minesweeper
A classic logic puzzle game with a modern interface. Strategically uncover hidden mines on a grid, using deduction to avoid detonation. Compete globally for the fastest times and challenge yourself with various difficulty settings.
- Classic Minesweeper gameplay
- Modern design
- Logic and strategy challenges
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Global time leaderboards
- Offline play
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Classic Minesweeper game with modern design. Find all the mines without detonating them. Use logic and strategy to clear the minefield. Challenge yourself with different difficulty levels. Compete for the best time with users worldwide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Minesweeper at weekly against Classic Minesweeper's every 6 months. Minesweeper also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%). Classic Minesweeper's advantage is ratings volume (344 vs 23). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 and Minesweeper sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Classic Minesweeper against 4.7 for Minesweeper. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Classic Minesweeper has 344 ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Classic Minesweeper's written reviews are positive against 100% of Minesweeper's.
Classic Minesweeper ships an update every 6 months, Minesweeper weekly. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.
| Parameter | Classic Minesweeper | Minesweeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (344 ratings) | 4.7 (23 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 344 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chaohsien Lee | Gyuhyeon Jeon |
Customer experience
Classic Minesweeper
Minesweeper
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
Minesweeper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Classic Minesweeper
- Full Version + 3 Appearances$1.99
Minesweeper
- Remove advertisements$0.991 Month
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