Comparison

Line Sweeper vs Minesweeper

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

Head to head
About

Line Sweeper

This puzzle game challenges you to create a single, continuous loop by strategically placing lines. Numbered tiles indicate how many adjacent spaces must be part of the path, with a "check" function to help identify errors. It offers over 500 levels across five difficulty settings.

Highlights
  • Create a single continuous loop
  • Numbered tiles guide path placement
  • Over 500 levels
  • 5 difficulty levels
  • "Check" function highlights wrong lines
  • Autosave unfinished levels
  • Record best completion times
Features
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Linesweeper is puzzle similar to Minesweeper. Your aim is to create a single continuous non-intersecting loop. The numbered tiles can't be passed through. The number means how many of the 8 surrounding tiles should contain some part of the solution path. Linesweeper is originally invented by Jak Marshall. **** Linesweeper features **** # Content - 5 difficulty levels - more than 500 levels # Features - "Check" function can highlight wrong lines - option to enable automatically highlight wrong lines - Automatically indicate correct numbers - Autosave the process of unfinished levels - Record best completion time for each level # Challenge - Game Center Achievements - Try to complete as many levels as possible

About

Minesweeper

Experience a fresh take on a classic puzzle game with diverse modes and collectible elements. Progress through episodes, unlock new items, and challenge yourself with unique levels and an online mode. Discover hidden treasures and pets as you advance.

Highlights
  • Multiple game modes
  • Collectible levels and episodes
  • Unlockable pets and items
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Square and hexagon game fields
  • Customizable minefields
  • Achievements and cloud saves
Features
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Tired of boring common square levels? Finally there is a brand new minesweeper with different game modes! Each level is a part of collection. Complete collections to obtain keys and gain access for more episodes. Achieve higher levels to unlock new items, chests, pets and much more! Try it now for free! Important! If you’re an experienced player disable "beginner" game mode in options and reach the hardest levels. Features: • Online mode! • 22 episodes, 150 collections, 1350 unique levels! • 30 pets. Would you be able to collect all additional evolutions at 180 levels? • Paid add-on "Puzzles". 42 puzzles and 714 levels available! • Tower of Power - new hard mode! • Two types of game fields: square and hexagon. • Treasure chests and useful items hidden at game field. • And of course coins, which will be handful to buy these items! • Quests - a great opportunity to earn coins and challenge yourself. • Play classic 3 different difficulties of Minesweeper or throw your skills in Custom mode, in which you can design width, height, types and difficulty of the minefield by yourself. • Scale the screen smoothly using buttons for comfortable one-hand gameplay. • Progress always autosaves wherever you've stopped and also saves in cloud if using "Game Center". • Challenge yourself by getting 24 achievements and compare your successes with other players. • Developer worked very hard especially for all Minesweeper fans =) Online mode is released! All news about the game on twitter and facebook pages https://twitter.com/MinesweeperGems https://www.facebook.com/minesweeperCollector

Screenshots

Line Sweeper4 screens
Minesweeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Minesweeper at 467 against Line Sweeper's 8. Minesweeper also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. Line Sweeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Minesweeper sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minesweeper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeper has 467 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Line Sweeper's written reviews are positive against 91% of Minesweeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Line Sweeper ships an update every 6 months, Minesweeper every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Line Sweeper versus Minesweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLine SweeperMinesweeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings)4.8 (467 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews91.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8467 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB58 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStanley LamAnton Krukov

Customer experience

Line Sweeper

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Minesweeper

All ratings466 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews204 reviews
Positive91.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.9%

Bugs and requests

Line Sweeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Minesweeper

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional crashes
  • Mine explosion bug when placing flags

Requested features

4 requests
  • More skin/theme options
  • Ability to disable animations
  • Cross-device progress sync
  • More level/collection types

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Line Sweeper

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Full Version$0.99
6 purchases

Minesweeper

One-time6
  • Premium online mode (7 days)$0.99
  • Add-On: Puzzles$1.99
  • Premium$2.99
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  • Premium online mode (30 days)$2.99
  • 50% tower entry fee discount$2.99
  • Tower upgrades$9.99

Questions

Is Line Sweeper free?
Line Sweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Line Sweeper or Minesweeper?
Minesweeper is rated higher. Line Sweeper averages 4.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Minesweeper averages 4.8 from 467 ratings.
Do Line Sweeper or Minesweeper have ads?
Both Line Sweeper and Minesweeper show ads.
Which is updated more often, Line Sweeper or Minesweeper?
Line Sweeper ships an update every 6 months, and Minesweeper every 2 months. Most recently, Line Sweeper was updated on October 1, 2026 and Minesweeper on October 21, 2026.

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