Mine Tower vs Shape Garden
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mine Tower
A vertical scrolling puzzle game where players uncover cells without detonating mines. Use number clues to reveal safe paths and reach the bottom line to win.
- Vertical scrolling gameplay
- Minesweeper puzzle mechanics
- Tap to flag cells
- Double-tap to open cells
- Number clues for mine locations
- Reach the bottom line to win
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This game is the 17th iOS game for the Web Game Site "DAN-BALL". Vertical scrolling style minesweeper. Mine Tower is a puzzle game where you have to open all the cells of the board without detonating a mine. The numbers indicate how many mines are contained in the 8 neighboring cells. On/Off of a flag is made by carrying out the tap of the closed panel. A panel closed by the double-tap can be opened. When the tap of the number is carried out, and the surrounding number and number of a flag (mine) are the same, the panel except having stood the flag opens. When you tap on the mine, you'll get a penalty. Uncover the cells using the number as a clue. When the un-tapped cells without a mine reach on the bottom line, the game is over.
Shape Garden
Explore a world of computer-generated shapes, merging them by swiping to create new, higher-value forms. Enjoy different game modes and visually stunning themes. Share your discoveries with friends.
- Swipe to merge shapes
- Discover new higher-level shapes
- Multiple game modes (Standard, Timed)
- Visually distinct themes
- Zoom for shape details
- Share shape discoveries
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You're an explorer in a strange landscape of beautiful and ethereal computer generated shapes. Play is simple. Just swipe to move shapes. When shapes collide they merge to form new higher level shapes with higher point values. A new shape is added after each move. The game's over when there's no free spaces and no shapes can be merged. But don’t worry, there’s always next time with a completely new wondrous set of randomly generated shapes. Shape Garden Includes: • 4 beautiful and unique themes including Japanese Seashore, Plain Packaging, Plastic Toys and The Blind Watchmaker • Standard mode - reach higher levels, explore shapes or just chill out and explore • Timed mode - race against the clock • Zoom to see exquisite shape details • Share discovered shapes with friends • Additional theme packs available
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mine Tower at none against Shape Garden's 2. Shape Garden's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (70% vs 35%). On price, update cadence 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. Shape Garden sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Mine Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shape Garden holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shape Garden has 21 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of Mine Tower's written reviews are positive against 70% of Shape Garden's.
Mine Tower ships an update every 10 months, Shape Garden every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and July 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mine Tower | Shape Garden |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | Riada International Pty. Ltd. |
Customer experience
Mine Tower
Shape Garden
In-app purchases
Mine Tower
No in-app purchases
Shape Garden
- Theme Pack 1$0.99
- Theme Pack 2$0.99
Questions
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