Puzzles Reloaded vs Minesweeper Duo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puzzles Reloaded
Enjoy a vast collection of classic logic puzzles, including Sudoku, Minesweeper, and Nonograms. This ad-free application works entirely offline, ensuring privacy as no user data is collected.
- Offline play
- Ad-free experience
- Privacy-focused (no data collection)
- Sudoku
- Slitherlink
- Minesweeper
- Nonograms
- KenKen
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Puzzles Reloaded is powered by the Simon Tatham Portable Puzzle collection and other contributors. This app is ad-free and works totally offline. No data or statistics are collected from you. Play our versions of Sudoku, Slitherlink, Minesweeper, Nonograms, KenKen, and many more!
Minesweeper Duo
Experience classic Minesweeper with two distinct visual themes: a modern Liquid Glass or a retro Classic look. Enjoy customizable board sizes, a safe first click, and detailed game statistics to track your progress. High scores sync across devices via iCloud.
- Two visual themes: Liquid Glass and Classic
- Multiple board sizes (Beginner, Intermediate, Expert, Custom)
- Safe first click and chording mechanics
- iCloud sync for high scores
- Detailed game statistics (time, 3BV, pace, efficiency)
- Cross-device compatibility (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
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Two looks Liquid Glass for today, or Classic with sunken tiles, LED counters and the smiley face. Classic rules Beginner, Intermediate, Expert and custom boards. A safe first click, chording and question marks. Scores that follow you High scores sync through iCloud, and Game Center leaderboards show how you rank. Stats that count Every game records time, 3BV, pace and efficiency, so you can see what to practise. Made for every screen Taps and long presses on iPhone, pointer and keyboard on iPad and Mac. Picks up where you left off The game in progress is saved after every move, zoom and scroll included.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Puzzles Reloaded at none against Minesweeper Duo's 3. Puzzles Reloaded also leads on ratings volume (29 vs 9) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Minesweeper Duo's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On price, rating, ads 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. Minesweeper Duo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Puzzles Reloaded asks for nothing beyond the download.
Minesweeper Duo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Puzzles Reloaded's written reviews are positive against 100% of Minesweeper Duo's.
Puzzles Reloaded ships an update every 2 weeks, Minesweeper Duo every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puzzles Reloaded | Minesweeper Duo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kyle Swarner | Patrick Kelleher |
Customer experience
Puzzles Reloaded
Minesweeper Duo
In-app purchases
Puzzles Reloaded
No in-app purchases
Minesweeper Duo
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99
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