Comparison

Mindset GO! vs Mine Forest

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

Head to head
About

Mindset GO!

Engage in daily logic puzzles and weekly challenges to sharpen your mind. This free-to-play game uses observation and reasoning to help you sort shapes, develop mental abilities, and strengthen logical thinking. It's an educational brain trainer suitable for quick offline sessions or consistent practice.

Highlights
  • Daily brainteasers
  • Weekly challenge events
  • Shape sorting puzzles
  • Offline play
  • Share challenges with friends
  • Unlock bonus Shape Sets
  • Earn badges
Features
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Sort. Slide. Solve. An ingenious puzzle game - sharpen your mind using observation and logic! Mindset is an all-new puzzle game using observation and logic to sort shapes into sets. By solving daily challenges, unlocking rules and completing weekly themes, you’ll embark on a journey of discovery, earning badges, sharpening your mind and growing your unique mindset along the way. From developers who’ve worked on hits including Pixelgrams, Chime and Stardew Valley, Mindset introduces a completely new puzzle mechanic to challenge both seasoned puzzlers and newcomers. - Mindset is a true masterclass in puzzle design, offering unique and captivating new puzzles every day - Share today’s challenges with friends and compete for the longest Streak or fastest time - Complete the themed weekly puzzles to unlock bonus Shape Sets with wildly different styles - Showcase your progress and achievements by earning badges for perfecting sets and discovering all the rules - With a vast collection of exquisitely designed Shape Sets and a new challenge every day, Mindset will keep you engaged for hours on end

About

Mine Forest

Explore a vibrant, seasonal forest while clearing mines in a relaxing puzzle experience. Decorate your camp, befriend animals, collect rare plants, and uncover hidden stories. Enjoy a stress-free challenge with diverse levels.

Highlights
  • Seasonal forest exploration
  • Relaxing, no-timer gameplay
  • Diverse difficulty levels
  • Camp customization
  • Befriend wild animals
  • Collect rare plants
  • Uncover hidden stories
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{ A Perfectly New Play } Forget the 8-bit flat puzzle board. From a fresh spring day to a pristine winter - traverse the colorful forest on foot through all four seasons. There is no timer. Relieve all your stress and just enjoy tranquility. { Diverse Levels } From easy levels for beginners to extremely challenging levels for maniacs. How far can you go? Challenge yourself! { Customizing Camp } Living in the heart of the forest is tough. Decorate your own cozy forest camp with interactable camping items. Dress up with various clothes and cute accessories for change of mood today. { Animal Friends } You are not alone. As you find mines and make the forest peaceful, wild animals will get closer to you. Become the best friend of them! { Rare Plants } Discover beautiful rare plants in the forest and collect them in your illustrated book. You can obtain some seeds and plant them in your camp! { Hidden Stories } Shh! Mine Forest has a secret. Uncover more stories hidden deep in the forest. - - - Customer Support : hello@spaceopera.kr

Screenshots

Mindset GO!4 screens
Mine Forest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mine Forest at 4.5 against Mindset GO!'s 3.8. Mine Forest also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 69%). Mindset GO!'s advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and ratings volume (41 vs 8). On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mindset GO! sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Mine Forest sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mine Forest holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mindset GO! has 41 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Mindset GO!'s written reviews are positive against 80% of Mine Forest's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindset GO! ships an update fortnightly, Mine Forest every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mindset GO! versus Mine Forest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindset GO!Mine Forest
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (41 ratings)4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews80.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings41 — better8
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB149 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMagicave Holdings LimitedSpace Opera

Customer experience

Mindset GO!

All ratings41 ratings
Positive70.7%
Neutral7.3%
Negative22.0%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

Mine Forest

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive80.5%
Neutral11.0%
Negative8.5%

User reviews

Mindset GO!

From 41 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Challenging but accessible puzzles
  • 👍 Unique and engaging gameplay
  • 🎨 Great graphics and visuals

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Restrictive token system to play levels
  • 🤔 Multiple valid solutions not accepted
  • 🕰️ Inability to earn tokens consistently

Mine Forest

From 8 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌳 Charming and natural world design
  • 🎶 Soothing background music and sounds
  • 🐶 Cute animal companions
  • 👍 Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay
  • 💡 Interesting take on classic minesweeper

Room to improve

  • 🔥 High difficulty and reliance on luck
  • 🕰️ Slow progression due to limited resources
  • 🔍 Poor visibility of numbers and tiles
  • 🐕 Animal companions can be distracting
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay at higher levels

Bugs and requests

Mindset GO!

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent acceptance of valid solutions
  • Greyed out tokens/hints after completing levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to earn tokens over time without daily puzzles
  • Free play mode without token restrictions
  • More hints or feedback for failed solutions

Mine Forest

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • First tile not always safe
  • Inconsistent flag placement functionality
  • Crashes and loading issues for some users

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to save progress and resume later
  • Option to purchase multiple items at once
  • Ability to toggle animal companion visibility
  • Increased coin/resource rewards for clearing levels
  • More customization options for camp and character

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Mindset GO!

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly VIP Subscription$4.991 Month
One-time16
  • Tokens Pack$0.99
  • Hints Pack 1$0.99
  • Hints Pack$1.99
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  • Tokens Pack$1.99
  • Red Boost Pack$2.99
  • Tokens Pack$2.99
  • Token-free Play 3$3.99
  • Hints Pack$3.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Pack$3.99
  • Tokens Pack$4.99
  • Pack$4.99
  • Hints Pack$7.99
  • Pack$7.99
  • Pack$9.99
  • Token-free play$9.99
14 purchases

Mine Forest

One-time14
  • Stone 1$0.99
  • Marshmallow 30 Days$3.49
  • Watermelon Popsicle Flag$4.99
Show 11 more
  • Stone 2$4.99
  • Snowman Pack$5.99
  • 1st Anniversary Pack$5.99
  • Raincoat Pack$6.99
  • Marshmallow 30 Days Deluxe$6.99
  • Skateboard Pack$7.99
  • Rocking Chair Pack$9.49
  • Acoustic Guitar Pack$9.49
  • Stone 3$9.99
  • Stone 4$19.99
  • Stone 5$39.99

Questions

Is Mindset GO! free?
Mindset GO! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mine Forest free?
Mine Forest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mindset GO! or Mine Forest?
Mine Forest is rated higher. Mindset GO! averages 3.8 out of 5 from 41 ratings, while Mine Forest averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Mindset GO! or Mine Forest have ads?
Both Mindset GO! and Mine Forest show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindset GO! or Mine Forest?
Mindset GO! ships an update fortnightly, and Mine Forest every 5 weeks. Most recently, Mindset GO! was updated on October 16, 2026 and Mine Forest on October 16, 2026.

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