Comparison

Stained Echoes vs Minesweeper Twist

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

Head to head
About

Stained Echoes

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In Stained Echoes standard game mode, you spend each turn repeating back an every-increasing musical pattern. There are pre-made 100, 250, 500, 750, and 1,000 long sequences to memorize and play. In random game mode, you choose to activate 2 through 6 glass pieces and try to repeat the pattern played for you. This game mode features leaderboards to compete against others. Finally, in music mode you can just tap on the pieces to create relaxing melodies.

About

Minesweeper Twist

This puzzle game challenges players to locate hidden mines on an irregular grid. Use numbered clues to deduce mine locations and avoid detonation. Offers adjustable difficulty levels for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Irregular grid gameplay
  • Numbered mine clues
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Customizable grid settings
  • Flagging mines
Features
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Minesweeper Twist is a variant of the classic game Minesweeper. Minesweeper is a simple puzzle game, where you need to use clues scattered on a grid to find all the mines. The clues are numbers indicating how many mines are in the neighboring tiles. Uncover incorrectly a single mine and you lose. Flag all the mines and you win. The variant: The difference is that the grid is irregular. On a regular grid, each cell has 8 neighbors, but in this case, they can have between 6 and 10. This leads to more difficult games, as you can't build the same mental tricks to solve where the mines are. Difficulty levels: The game opens on a beginner grid, which can be solved in a few minutes. You can increase the difficulty using the intermediate or expert settings, which will give you larger grids. You can also set custom settings, where you can have very large grids and also define the percentage of tiles that have a mine.

Screenshots

Stained Echoes3 screens
Minesweeper Twist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minesweeper Twist at none against Stained Echoes's 1. Minesweeper Twist also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). Stained Echoes's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and update cadence 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. Stained Echoes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minesweeper Twist asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stained Echoes ships an update every 4 days, Minesweeper Twist weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Stained Echoes versus Minesweeper Twist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStained EchoesMinesweeper Twist
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Ad-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoshua HoskinsGUILLAUME JACQUES FRADIN

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Stained Echoes

One-time1
  • Abstract Level Unlock$0.99
None

Minesweeper Twist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stained Echoes free?
Stained Echoes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minesweeper Twist free?
Minesweeper Twist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stained Echoes or Minesweeper Twist have ads?
Minesweeper Twist shows ads; Stained Echoes does not.
Which is updated more often, Stained Echoes or Minesweeper Twist?
Stained Echoes ships an update every 4 days, and Minesweeper Twist weekly. Most recently, Stained Echoes was updated on October 25, 2026 and Minesweeper Twist on October 23, 2026.

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