Flow Free vs Mine Sweeper Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Flow Free
Connect matching colored pipes to fill the board and solve puzzles. Avoid crossing pipes to complete each level. Offers hundreds of free puzzles with varying difficulty, plus daily challenges and a timed mode.
- Connect matching colors
- Cover the entire board
- Hundreds of shaped puzzles
- Daily new levels
- Time Trial mode
- Game Center achievements
- Cloud sync
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Flow Free® reimagined: Infinite possibilities! If you like Flow Free, you'll love Flow Free: Shapes! Connect matching colors with pipe to create a Flow®. Pair all colors, and cover the entire board to solve each puzzle. But watch out, pipes will break if they cross or overlap! Free play through hundreds of levels, or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. Gameplay ranges from simple and relaxed, to challenging and frenetic, and everywhere in between. How you play is up to you. So, give Flow Free: Shapes a try, and experience "mind like water"! Flow Free: Shapes features: * Over 4,000 free, shaped puzzles! * Daily puzzles: new levels every day, never run out * Carefully crafted, high-quality puzzles ranging from easy to extreme! * Optimized touch controls for smooth, satisfying play * Game Center achievements and cloud sync of your progress * Clean, colorful graphics and fun sound effects Enjoy!
Mine Sweeper Basic
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클래식 지뢰찾기의 새로운 재해석! 레벨별 진행과 직관적인 깃발 모드로 즐기는 스릴 넘치는 퍼즐 게임 Classic Minesweeper reimagined! Experience thrilling puzzle gameplay with progressive levels and intuitive flag mode
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mine Sweeper Basic at none against Flow Free's 18. Mine Sweeper Basic also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 7 months). Flow Free's advantage is chart position (#197 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads and device support 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. Flow Free sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Mine Sweeper Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.
Flow Free ships an update every 7 months, Mine Sweeper Basic every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Flow Free | Mine Sweeper Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (13K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #197 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Big Duck Games LLC | Kwangwoo Nam |
Bugs and requests
Flow Free
Reported bugs
2 issues- Accidental hint usage due to button placement
- Visibility issues with overlapping paths in 3D levels
Requested features
3 requests- Restore original UI layout from previous Flow Free games
- Option to disable in-app purchase prompts
- Forward/backward level navigation
Mine Sweeper Basic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Flow Free
- 5 Hints$0.99
- Spring Greens Colors$0.99
- Fall Harvest Colors$0.99
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- Pastel Colors$0.99
- Neon Rainbow Colors$0.99
- Winter Chill Colors$0.99
- Jumbo Oval 2$1.99
- Circle Pack 2$1.99
- 8x8 Cube Mania$1.99
- Kids Pack$1.99
- Starter Bundle$1.99
- Unlock All Themes$1.99
- Extreme Alley 2$1.99
- 5x5 Cube Mania$1.99
- Cube Pack 2$1.99
- 20 Hints$2.99
- Unlock All Packs & Remove Ads$4.99
- 100 Hints$9.99
Mine Sweeper Basic
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Flow Free free?
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Do Flow Free or Mine Sweeper Basic have ads?
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