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 the classic Minesweeper with a fresh twist, offering unique board shapes like triangles and plus signs. Enjoy multiple game modes, high score tracking, and helpful in-game tools to enhance your strategic gameplay.

Highlights
  • Unique board shapes (Triangle, Plus)
  • Multiple game modes
  • High score tracking
  • Flagging and mine counter
  • Zooming and panning
  • Continue on game over
Features
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Enjoy the classic game of Minesweeper, but with a fun, exciting, and challenging twist! Relive your nostalgia with the original rectangular board, or change things up and tackle Minesweeper with shapes! Features: - Board Types: 3 fun and challenging board types: Rectangle, Triangle, and Plus (more upcoming!) - Game Modes: 4 different game modes for each board type - High Scores: Save your fastest time for each game mode for each board to compete with your friends - Flagging: Press and hold a tile to mark it as a mine or use flag mode to instantly flag a tile - Zooming and Panning: Pinch and drag to zoom and pan. Tap the recenter button to reset the zoom - Continue on Game Over: Find and collect mines for the ability to continue a lost game - Help Button: Press the help button to see where mines can appear around tiles - Mine Counter: Play around annoying 50/50s by utilizing the remaining mines counter Enjoy!

Screenshots

Line Sweeper4 screens
Minesweeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minesweeper at none against Line Sweeper's 1. Minesweeper also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, 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. Line Sweeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minesweeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minesweeper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Line Sweeper's written reviews are positive against 100% of Minesweeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Line Sweeper ships an update every 6 months, Minesweeper every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Line Sweeper versus Minesweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLine SweeperMinesweeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStanley LamSeven Pixel Studios

Customer experience

Line Sweeper

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

Minesweeper

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Line Sweeper

One-time1
  • Upgrade to Full Version$0.99
None

Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

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 no in-app purchases.
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 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Line Sweeper or Minesweeper have ads?
Line Sweeper shows ads; Minesweeper does not.
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 November 1, 2026 and Minesweeper on November 3, 2026.

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