Comparison

Mine Tower vs Pixel Mines

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

Pixel Mines

Uncover hidden pixel art by strategically clearing a grid of mines. This brain teaser offers a relaxing yet challenging experience with daily updates and a smooth interface.

Highlights
  • Colored pixel picture reveals
  • Daily map updates
  • Pinch to zoom
  • Flag mode
  • Variety of map sizes
  • Smooth interface
Features
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Pixel Mines is a simple Minesweeper game with colored pixel pictures. Find mines and reveal colorful pictures without pressures. Enjoy simple game anytime, anywhere and get some beautiful pixel images. GAME PLAY - Various pixel images to play - Choose image to play - Easy to control - The ultimate brain teaser puzzle - Great time killer - Pinch to Zoom - Vertical play - Solve puzzles - Best, smoothest, fastest interface of any Minesweeper game - First tap luck, test your brain and minesweeper luck - Flag Mode: Turn on flag mode to mark tiles you think are bombs quickly - Variety of map sizes and shapes - Daily map update - Very Addictive HOW TO PLAY The objective of the game is to clear a map containing hidden “mines” or bombs without detonating any of them, with help from clues about the number or neighboring mines in each field. The game is played by revealing squares of the grid by touching each square. If a square containing a mine is revealed, the player loses the game. If no mine is revealed, a digit is instead displayed in the square, indicating how many adjacent squares contains mines. If no mines are adjacent, the square becomes blank, and all adjacent squares will be recursively revealed. The player uses this information to deduce the contents of other squares, and may either safely reveal each square or mark the square as containing a mine. After clearing all the mines, colored pixel images would be revealed. Play simple mine game and collect pixel images. You would love it! If you love the game and care to provide feedback, please join our Facebook group and share you thoughts on future improvements.

Screenshots

Mine Tower4 screens
Pixel Mines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mine Tower at 4.3 against Pixel Mines's 3.5. Mine Tower also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). Pixel Mines's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pixel Mines sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Mine Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mine Tower holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of Mine Tower's written reviews are positive against 60% of Pixel Mines's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mine Tower ships an update every 10 months, Pixel Mines every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mine Tower versus Pixel Mines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMine TowerPixel Mines
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better3.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings34 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB123 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperDAN-BALLCogoo Inc.

Customer experience

Mine Tower

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

Pixel Mines

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mine Tower

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Pixel Mines

One-time5
  • Coin 20$0.99
  • Coin 41$1.99
  • Coin 110$4.99
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  • Coin 220$9.99
  • Coin 450$19.99

Questions

Is Mine Tower free?
Mine Tower is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Mines free?
Pixel Mines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mine Tower or Pixel Mines?
Mine Tower is rated higher. Mine Tower averages 4.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Pixel Mines averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Mine Tower or Pixel Mines have ads?
Mine Tower shows ads; Pixel Mines does not.
Which is updated more often, Mine Tower or Pixel Mines?
Mine Tower ships an update every 10 months, and Pixel Mines every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mine Tower was updated on October 7, 2026 and Pixel Mines on October 18, 2026.

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