Comparison

AquaMines vs Minesweeper.org

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

Head to head
About

AquaMines

A classic puzzle game where players uncover safe tiles on a minefield using logic and deduction. Compete with others through leaderboards and achievements. This free-to-play experience is ad-free and aims for future improvements.

Highlights
  • Minesweeper gameplay
  • Deduction and logic puzzles
  • GameCenter leaderboards
  • Achievements
  • Ad-free experience
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AquaMines is a traditional minesweeper game. It is a puzzle game requiring deduction and luck. Starting with a minefield of hidden tiles, the objective is to reveal all “safe” (non-mine) tiles using clues provided by the previously revealed tiles. GameCenter is supported for leaderboards and achievements. This game is a passion project that is free to play with NO ads. We hope to add new tile-sets and feature improvements in the future.

About

Minesweeper.org

Experience classic Minesweeper with a focus on uninterrupted gameplay. Enjoy multiple difficulty levels, a no-guess mode for pure logic, and compete on a global leaderboard. The app offers a banner ad at the bottom, ensuring no full-screen interruptions.

Highlights
  • Classic Minesweeper gameplay
  • Three difficulty levels
  • No-Guess mode for pure logic
  • Global leaderboard
  • No full-screen ads
  • Offline play
Features
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Classic Minesweeper on iPhone and iPad. Ad-supported with a single banner — no full-screen ads ever interrupt your game. Just the timer, the board, and the global leaderboard. This is Minesweeper.org, clearing landmines since 1999, now built natively for iOS. Three classic difficulties, No-Guess mode for pure-logic puzzles, and the same global leaderboard players compete on at minesweeper.org. WHY PLAYERS LOVE IT • No subscription. No in-app purchases. No pay-to-win. No Interstitials! • No full-screen ads. We're ad-supported, but we never interrupt your game with interstitials. The banner stays at the bottom and your flow stays unbroken. • Three classic difficulties. Beginner (9×9, 10 mines), Intermediate (16×16, 40 mines), and Expert (16×30, 99 mines) — the same board sizes used in competitive Minesweeper worldwide. • No-Guess mode. Tired of losing to a 50/50 coin flip? No-Guess mode guarantees every board is solvable with pure logic. No guessing required. • New Game on Lose and New Game on Win with High Score Autosubmit. Play more games without ads interrupting or having to click restart. • Global leaderboard. Submit your time and compete worldwide — daily, by season, or all-time. Every score includes timer, 3BV, 3BV/s, and click efficiency. • Auto Light/Dark theme. Follows your iPhone or iPad system settings. • Universal app. Optimized for both iPhone and iPad. • Plays offline. Your local high scores keep working even without a connection. DEDICATED TO DIANA, PRINCESS OF WALES Minesweeper.org is dedicated to Diana, Princess of Wales, and her work to ban landmines. In January 1997, her advocacy helped build the political momentum behind the Mine Ban Treaty, signed by 122 nations that December. The HALO Trust — the world's largest humanitarian mine-clearance organization — is still clearing minefields today. MORE AT MINESWEEPER.ORG This app is part of minesweeper.org. The site offers additional game modes — PvP, Tentaizu, Mosaic, Hexsweeper, Cylinder, and several 3D variants — all free to play in your browser.

Screenshots

AquaMines1 screens
Minesweeper.org4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: AquaMines at none against Minesweeper.org's shown. AquaMines also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Minesweeper.org's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for AquaMines against 5.0 for Minesweeper.org. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
AquaMines versus Minesweeper.org: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAquaMinesMinesweeper.org
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB32 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJonathan McGuireKarching

Customer experience

AquaMines

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Minesweeper.org

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

AquaMines

No in-app purchases

None

Minesweeper.org

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AquaMines free?
AquaMines is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minesweeper.org free?
Minesweeper.org is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AquaMines or Minesweeper.org?
AquaMines and Minesweeper.org are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do AquaMines or Minesweeper.org have ads?
Minesweeper.org shows ads; AquaMines does not.

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