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 update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price 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. Line Sweeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minesweeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Line Sweeper ships an update every 6 months, Minesweeper monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 8, 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) — better—
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB56 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.
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 monthly. Most recently, Line Sweeper was updated on October 1, 2026 and Minesweeper on October 8, 2026.

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