Line Sweeper vs ultiMine X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
ultiMine X
Experience a beautifully designed classic Minesweeper game with multiple themes and customizable cell sizes. Enjoy Game Center integration for leaderboards and adjustable difficulty levels. Extensions are available through in-app purchases.
- Multiple minefield themes (square, hexagonal, octagonal)
- Game Center integration for leaderboards
- Customizable cell sizes
- Left-handed and right-handed support
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Scrollable playing field
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ultiMine X is an implementation of the classic MineSweeper game, designed to stand out of the crowd. A lot of design effort has been spent to make it one of the most beautiful and playable implementations of MineSweeper available on the platform. And it's free! Features: - universal app: runs on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch - three minefield themes are included out-of-the-box: 'Classic' theme (square cells), 'Honeycomb' theme (hexagonal cells) and 'Stone Floor' theme (octagonal and square cells) - extensions are available via In-App Purchase - Game Center integration: keep your score in Game Center leaderboards and compete with the rest of the world - fits your fingers: customize the size of the cells in the minefield to match your fingers' size - fits your hands: supports right-handed as well as left-handed operation - just rotate your device to switch interface mode - fits your courage: set difficulty level to beginner, intermediate or expert - play the game at ease with one hand, or use both hands for super-fast flagging - the choice is yours - first tap always reveals a clear opening in the minefield - scrollable playing field supports minefields bigger than your device's screen - customizable scroll behaviour: scroll with or without momentum - optimized graphics on Retina display - sound effects - free app ultiMine X is designed with flexibility in mind, so you may expect new In-App Purchase extensions to be added in the near future.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: ultiMine X at none against Line Sweeper's shown. ultiMine X also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). Line Sweeper's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Line Sweeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and ultiMine X sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ultiMine X holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Line Sweeper's written reviews are positive against 100% of ultiMine X's.
Line Sweeper ships an update every 6 months, ultiMine X every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Line Sweeper | ultiMine X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stanley Lam | Lucid Oak |
Customer experience
Line Sweeper
ultiMine X
In-app purchases
Line Sweeper
- Upgrade to Full Version$0.99
ultiMine X
- No Ads$0.99
- Rainy Window Theme$0.99
- Valentine Theme$0.99
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- Brazil Theme$0.99
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