Mine Tower vs Twisty Rails
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.
Twisty Rails
Build and expand a marble run track to earn in-game currency. Merge colored balls to create new colors and increase your earnings. Rotate your view to admire your creation from different angles.
- Build marble run tracks
- Earn in-game money
- Expand toy by extending path
- Merge colored balls
- Create new colors
- Rotate screen for different views
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You will be addicted! Earn money as the marbles roll and enlarge your toy by extending the path in the desired direction. Create new colors by merging colored balls and earn more money with new colors. Rotate the screen to watch your toy from various angles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mine Tower at none against Twisty Rails's 10. Mine Tower also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Twisty Rails's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 10 months) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Twisty Rails sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Mine Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.
Twisty Rails holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Twisty Rails has 16K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 35% of Mine Tower's written reviews are positive against 33% of Twisty Rails's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mine Tower ships an update every 10 months, Twisty Rails every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mine Tower | Twisty Rails |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.7 (16K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews — better | 32.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 16K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | Upperpik Oyun Yazilim ve Pazarlama Ticaret Anonim Sirketi |
Customer experience
Mine Tower
Twisty Rails
Bugs and requests
Mine Tower
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Twisty Rails
Reported bugs
3 issues- Disappearing balls and buttons
- Constant game resets
- Paid ad-free option not working
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to build custom tracks
- More levels and content
- Improved ad-free experience
In-app purchases
Mine Tower
No in-app purchases
Twisty Rails
- Engineer$2.99
- Financier$2.99
- Manager$2.99
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- Mega Bundle 50%$4.49
- No Ads$4.99
- 50 Tickets$4.99
- 30 Tickets & No Ads$5.99
- Bundle Pack$5.99
- Mega Bundle$8.99
- Ultra Bundle$12.99
Questions
Is Mine Tower free?
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