Classic Minesweeper vs spin5
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!!
spin5
Engage your vocabulary by spinning wheels to form five words at once. Words are read from the outermost to the innermost wheel. Challenge yourself to complete puzzles quickly and share your victories.
- Spin wheels to spell words
- Words read outer to inner wheel
- Daily new game
- Share wins via social media
- Track moves and time
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Turn the wheels to spell five words simultaneously. Words read from outer wheel to inner wheel. How long will it take? How many moves? Share your win via text or social media. A new game every day. Created by Hannah Joffe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: spin5 at none against Classic Minesweeper's 1. spin5 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 months). Classic Minesweeper's advantage is ratings volume (344 vs 9) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Classic Minesweeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. spin5 asks for nothing beyond the download.
spin5 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. 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: 73% of Classic Minesweeper's written reviews are positive against 100% of spin5's.
Classic Minesweeper ships an update every 6 months, spin5 daily. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Classic Minesweeper | spin5 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (344 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 344 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chaohsien Lee | Hylton Joffe |
Customer experience
Classic Minesweeper
spin5
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
spin5
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Classic Minesweeper
- Full Version + 3 Appearances$1.99
spin5
No in-app purchases
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