Comparison

Mine Tower vs Minesweeper Classic

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

About

Minesweeper Classic

Experience classic Minesweeper with retro graphics and extensive customization. Features include a guess-free mode, daily challenges, and over 50 unlockable themes. Earn coins by flagging mines and winning rounds to personalize your gameplay.

Highlights
  • Guess Free Mode
  • 50+ Retro Themes
  • Daily Challenges
  • Customizable Settings
  • Hints and Stats
  • Save/Load Functionality
Features
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*Now with GUESS FREE MODE and MORE THAN 50+ THEMES* :) Your free theme is waiting! Play Minesweeper with its all retro classic graphics! Customize your game with tons of settings and make the game your own. Earn coins and unlock gorgeous themes. Get lost in the world of classic Minesweeper! Key Features: • Starting point: You will always encounter an open area with your first tap • 5 game modes to choose from: Easy, Medium, Hard, Extreme and Custom • 50+ gorgeous retro themes: Unlock these themes by earning coins. Earn coins for flagging mines and winning rounds • Guess free Mode (Beta): Play guess-free boards to eliminate 50/50 situations. Enable guess free mode from the Settings menu • Quick Flag: Turn this mode on to tap and quickly flag cells • Zoom & Pan: Pinch to zoom and drag to pan around. Use the Overview button to reset your zoom • Tons of Settings: Customize your game with tons of settings. Change your zoom sensitivity, set the functionality of the New Game button, customize the top bar to quickly access your favorite buttons, turn off the 'hold to flag' option or set your desired Minesweeper theme along with many other settings • Daily Challenges: Play a guess-free challenge every day. Earn medals by completing challenges under a time limit. Earn trophies by completing a month's worth of challenges • Stats: Keep track of your high scores, win percentage and total play time • Hints: Are you stuck? Press the hint button to highlight the area you should focus on. The hint button only shows you areas where you are certain to progress. It won't show areas where the outcome is unknown • Save/Load: The game will automatically continue where you left off from upon being launched • Continue: If you hit a mine you can continue from where you left off for 50 coins or by watching a video ad • Leaderboards: Keep track of worldwide player scores Functions: • Flags: Press and hold on a cell to deploy a flag. Press and hold again to remove the flag. A cell will never open if you click on a flag • Question marks: (Disabled by default) Press on a flag to turn it into a question mark. Press on it again to turn it back into a flag • Hints: The hint button will highlight the surrounding of a cell which is already opened, and from which it is guaranteed to make progress • Tap number: Press on an open cell to reveal the cells surrounding it. This will only work if the amount of flags placed around the open cell is equal to the number on that cell Coins: • Earn 1 coin for 1 correct mine flag • Earn bonus coins for completing a game Save your profile to the cloud with iCloud: • You can save your themes and stats with iCloud and restore them later if you happen to switch to a different device. Make sure you are logged into your iCloud account on your device. Also make sure that iCloud Drive is enabled in your iCloud settings on your device otherwise your themes and stats will not be saved. Make sure you are logged into Game Center (if you are not automatically logged in): • Click on the leaderboards button located in the Stats window • If the game doesn't log you in or prompt a login window after a few seconds close the app • Go to your device's settings and login to Game Center from there • Open Minesweeper Classic: Retro and click on the leaderboards button again and it should log you in Enjoy!

Screenshots

Mine Tower4 screens
Minesweeper Classic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mine Tower at none against Minesweeper Classic's 8. Minesweeper Classic's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (22K vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 Classic sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Mine Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minesweeper Classic holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeper Classic has 22K 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 57% of Minesweeper Classic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mine Tower ships an update every 10 months, Minesweeper Classic every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Mine Tower versus Minesweeper Classic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMine TowerMinesweeper Classic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings)4.6 (22K ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews56.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings322K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#154 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB68 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperDAN-BALLStill57

Customer experience

Mine Tower

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral29.4%
Negative35.3%

Minesweeper Classic

All ratings21,554 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.5%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews782 reviews
Positive56.9%
Neutral10.5%
Negative32.6%

Bugs and requests

Mine Tower

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Minesweeper Classic

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes after recent update
  • Incorrect mine placements
  • Inability to continue game after crash

Requested features

4 requests
  • Landscape mode support
  • More advanced statistics tracking
  • Ability to create custom mine layouts
  • Improved organization of settings menu

In-app purchases

None

Mine Tower

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

Minesweeper Classic

One-time8
  • 500 Coins$0.99
  • 3000 Coins$1.99
  • Minesweeper 2x Coins$2.49
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  • 7500 Coins$2.99
  • Minesweeper Puzzle Premium$3.49
  • 20000 Coins$4.99
  • 45000 Coins$6.99
  • 99999 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is Mine Tower free?
Mine Tower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minesweeper Classic free?
Minesweeper Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mine Tower or Minesweeper Classic?
Minesweeper Classic is rated higher. Mine Tower averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Minesweeper Classic averages 4.6 from 22K ratings.
Do Mine Tower or Minesweeper Classic have ads?
Both Mine Tower and Minesweeper Classic show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mine Tower or Minesweeper Classic?
Mine Tower ships an update every 10 months, and Minesweeper Classic every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mine Tower was updated on November 1, 2026 and Minesweeper Classic on November 10, 2026.

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