Mine Forest vs MineSphere 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
MineSphere 3D
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MineSphere is an original 3D puzzle game inspired by classic minesweeper — reimagined in three dimensions to challenge your spatial awareness and logical thinking. Become an Explorer, excavating ancient ruins and alien planets to discover legendary Treasure Spheres. Navigate through 3D excavation sites — cubes, spheres, cylinders, and polyhedra — while avoiding hidden traps. Use danger level numbers to deduce trap locations and place markers to stay safe. TRAIN YOUR BRAIN IN 3D: • Develop spatial awareness by analyzing 3D structures from every angle • Sharpen logical thinking through deductive reasoning — in Cube 3D mode, each cell can have up to 26 neighbors • Build strategic planning skills applicable to sports, programming, and everyday decisions • Perfect for athletes, students, and anyone who wants to think sharper Whether you're a soccer player training spatial awareness for better field vision, a programmer strengthening logical problem-solving, or a student developing critical thinking — MineSphere makes brain training genuinely fun. FEATURES: • 4 unique 3D field shapes: Cube, Sphere, Cylinder, Polyhedra • 4 difficulty levels: Easy, Medium, Hard, Expert • 4 visual themes: Default, Futuristic, Fancy, Kids • Local multiplayer battles • Game Center leaderboards and achievements • Intuitive 3D controls: pinch to zoom, drag to rotate, tap to excavate • Kids theme for young learners Free to play with optional in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MineSphere 3D at every 4 days against Mine Forest's every 5 weeks. Mine Forest's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Mine Forest sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and MineSphere 3D sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Mine Forest ships an update every 5 weeks, MineSphere 3D every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mine Forest | MineSphere 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 149 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Space Opera | fa-sorasystem |
Bugs and requests
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
MineSphere 3D
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mine Forest
- Stone 1$0.99
- Marshmallow 30 Days$3.49
- Watermelon Popsicle Flag$4.99
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- Snowman Pack$5.99
- 1st Anniversary Pack$5.99
- Raincoat Pack$6.99
- Marshmallow 30 Days Deluxe$6.99
- Stone 3$9.99
- Stone 4$19.99
- Stone 5$39.99
MineSphere 3D
- 5 Hints$0.99
- Sphere World Pack$1.99
- Cylinder World Pack$1.99
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- Polyhedra World Pack$1.99
- 15 Hints$1.99
- Unlimited Play$3.99
- 50 Hints$3.99
- Premium Bundle$7.99
Questions
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