Mine Tower vs Flow Free
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.
Flow Free
Connect matching colored pipes to fill the board and solve puzzles. Avoid crossing pipes to complete each level. Offers hundreds of free puzzles with varying difficulty, plus daily challenges and a timed mode.
- Connect matching colors
- Cover the entire board
- Hundreds of shaped puzzles
- Daily new levels
- Time Trial mode
- Game Center achievements
- Cloud sync
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Flow Free® reimagined: Infinite possibilities! If you like Flow Free, you'll love Flow Free: Shapes! Connect matching colors with pipe to create a Flow®. Pair all colors, and cover the entire board to solve each puzzle. But watch out, pipes will break if they cross or overlap! Free play through hundreds of levels, or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. Gameplay ranges from simple and relaxed, to challenging and frenetic, and everywhere in between. How you play is up to you. So, give Flow Free: Shapes a try, and experience "mind like water"! Flow Free: Shapes features: * Over 4,000 free, shaped puzzles! * Daily puzzles: new levels every day, never run out * Carefully crafted, high-quality puzzles ranging from easy to extreme! * Optimized touch controls for smooth, satisfying play * Game Center achievements and cloud sync of your progress * Clean, colorful graphics and fun sound effects Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flow Free at 82% against Mine Tower's 35%. Flow Free also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (14K vs 3). Mine Tower's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Flow Free sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Mine Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flow Free holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Flow Free has 14K 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 82% of Flow Free's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mine Tower | Flow Free |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 4.8 (14K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.3% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 14K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 10 months |
| 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 | 90 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | DAN-BALL | Big Duck Games LLC |
Customer experience
Mine Tower
Flow Free
Bugs and requests
Mine Tower
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Flow Free
Reported bugs
2 issues- Accidental hint usage due to button placement
- Visibility issues with overlapping paths in 3D levels
Requested features
3 requests- Restore original UI layout from previous Flow Free games
- Option to disable in-app purchase prompts
- Forward/backward level navigation
In-app purchases
Mine Tower
No in-app purchases
Flow Free
- 5 Hints$0.99
- Fall Harvest Colors$0.99
- Pastel Colors$0.99
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- Neon Rainbow Colors$0.99
- Winter Chill Colors$0.99
- Starter Bundle$1.99
- Unlock All Themes$1.99
- 20 Hints$2.99
- Unlock All Packs & Remove Ads$4.99
- 100 Hints$9.99
Questions
Is Mine Tower free?
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