Comparison

Minesweeper vs Minesweeper Mobile

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Minesweeper

Uncover all safe squares on a grid without detonating any mines. Use long taps or swipes to mark suspected mine locations. Experience a classic puzzle challenge.

Highlights
  • Uncover safe squares
  • Mark mine locations
  • Long tap or swipe controls
  • Classic puzzle gameplay
Features
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The goal of the game is to uncover all the squares that do not contain mines. To mark a mine use long tap or swipe! Download and enjoy :)

About

Minesweeper Mobile

Experience classic mine-clearing puzzles with a modern twist. Solve challenging grids using deduction, with guaranteed winnable games and daily challenges. Enjoy a clean interface, animations, and progress tracking across multiple devices.

Highlights
  • Winnable games without guesswork
  • Daily challenges with increasing difficulty
  • Quick Play levels for short sessions
  • Become an Expert tutorial
  • Multiple game levels and color schemes
  • Progress tracking with Scoreboard and Statistics
  • Game Center integration with leaderboards and achievements
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Enter the world of minesweeping challenges. Solve games from Easy to Expert using your powers of deduction. But be careful—exploding mines await the unwary! Minesweeper Mobile takes the classic puzzle game and reimagines it for your iPhone, iPad and Mac. Every game looks great and plays fast. And with its solvable games feature you can complete all challenges without guesswork. How to Play The game starts with a grid of cells. To win you must uncover cells on the game board while avoiding mines. Numbers in the cells provide a guide to where mines are located. To play — place flags on cells where you know there are mines and clear cells where there are no mines present. Winnable Games In the classic version of Minesweeper some games were not solvable without guessing. It could be frustrating indeed to nearly complete a game, make a final guess and lose it all. And so Minesweeper Mobile has a solvable mode to ensure that the game is decided by your deductive skills rather than by chance. Features • Minesweeper Mobile comes with a fresh, clean look and design • Games come alive with colorful animations • Daily challenges increase in difficulty as the week progresses • Quick Play games can be completed in just a few minutes • The Become an Expert tutorial presents tactics for solving the most challenging puzzles • Choose your screen color from one of four color schemes More Features • There are challenges aplenty with four standard game levels, seven Daily Challenge levels and four Quick Play levels • The Flagging Control lets you choose how to use taps when clearing cells and placing flags • Review your progress with the Scoreboard and Statistics • Resume your game if you leave it and come back later • Audio support and a vibrate option for iPhone Game Center and iCloud Save • Track your progress in Game Center with leaderboards and achievements • Game results are stored in iCloud and synced between your iPhone, iPad and Mac Made for Mobile Devices • Use quick swipes to move the board into position • With pinch gestures you can zoom out to see large boards

Screenshots

Minesweeper4 screens
Minesweeper Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Minesweeper Mobile at free against Minesweeper's free with in-app purchases. Minesweeper's advantage is ratings volume (1.5K vs 3) and iOS requirement (10.3 vs 16.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Minesweeper sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Minesweeper Mobile sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Minesweeper against 4.7 for Minesweeper Mobile. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeper has 1.5K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Minesweeper's written reviews are positive against 82% of Minesweeper Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper ships an update monthly, Minesweeper Mobile every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Minesweeper versus Minesweeper Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeperMinesweeper Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.5K ratings)4.7 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews — better81.8% of reviews
Number of ratings1.5K — better3
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS10.3 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB153 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperxNeat.comDavid Polk

Customer experience

Minesweeper

All ratings1,490 ratings
Positive90.3%
Neutral5.3%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral2.6%
Negative14.5%

Minesweeper Mobile

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%

Bugs and requests

Minesweeper

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashing on launch
  • Recurring mine layout patterns

Requested features

4 requests
  • Toggle flag button
  • Difficulty settings
  • Landscape mode without scrolling
  • Game statistics and logs

Minesweeper Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Minesweeper

One-time2
  • Minesweeper$0.99
  • Minesweeper Classic$2.99
1 purchases

Minesweeper Mobile

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$1.99

Questions

Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minesweeper Mobile free?
Minesweeper Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper or Minesweeper Mobile?
Minesweeper Mobile is rated higher. Minesweeper averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.5K ratings, while Minesweeper Mobile averages 4.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Minesweeper or Minesweeper Mobile have ads?
Neither Minesweeper nor Minesweeper Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper or Minesweeper Mobile?
Minesweeper ships an update monthly, and Minesweeper Mobile every 6 weeks. Most recently, Minesweeper was updated on October 16, 2026 and Minesweeper Mobile on October 11, 2026.

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