Comparison

ultiMine X vs Hexsweeper 3D

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

Head to head
About

ultiMine X

Experience a beautifully designed classic Minesweeper game with multiple themes and customizable cell sizes. Enjoy Game Center integration for leaderboards and adjustable difficulty levels. Extensions are available through in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Multiple minefield themes (square, hexagonal, octagonal)
  • Game Center integration for leaderboards
  • Customizable cell sizes
  • Left-handed and right-handed support
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Scrollable playing field
Features
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ultiMine X is an implementation of the classic MineSweeper game, designed to stand out of the crowd. A lot of design effort has been spent to make it one of the most beautiful and playable implementations of MineSweeper available on the platform. And it's free! Features: - universal app: runs on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch - three minefield themes are included out-of-the-box: 'Classic' theme (square cells), 'Honeycomb' theme (hexagonal cells) and 'Stone Floor' theme (octagonal and square cells) - extensions are available via In-App Purchase - Game Center integration: keep your score in Game Center leaderboards and compete with the rest of the world - fits your fingers: customize the size of the cells in the minefield to match your fingers' size - fits your hands: supports right-handed as well as left-handed operation - just rotate your device to switch interface mode - fits your courage: set difficulty level to beginner, intermediate or expert - play the game at ease with one hand, or use both hands for super-fast flagging - the choice is yours - first tap always reveals a clear opening in the minefield - scrollable playing field supports minefields bigger than your device's screen - customizable scroll behaviour: scroll with or without momentum - optimized graphics on Retina display - sound effects - free app ultiMine X is designed with flexibility in mind, so you may expect new In-App Purchase extensions to be added in the near future.

About

Hexsweeper 3D

Experience a classic puzzle game on a unique spherical hexagonal grid. Navigate a 3D globe, deduce mine locations based on numbered faces, and clear the board. Enjoy a visually stunning and completely offline gameplay experience with multiple themes.

Highlights
  • Hexagonal grid on a 3D sphere
  • Tap to clear, long-press to flag
  • Numbers count up to six
  • Spin and zoom controls
  • Multiple visual themes
  • Offline play
  • Autosave progress
Features
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Minesweeper you already know, on a board you have never seen: a hexagonal grid wrapped around a 3D sphere. Spin the globe, read the numbers, and clear every safe face. There are no edges to hide against and no corners to save you. HOW IT PLAYS • Tap to clear a face. Long-press to place a flag where you think a mine is. Your first clear is always safe. • Every face touches six neighbors, so numbers count up to six — cleaner deduction than squares. • Drag to spin, pinch to zoom. The board is a closed Goldberg sphere: five sizes from a quick 162 faces to a 2,252-face slog. • Undo a bad tap. Progress autosaves; close the app mid-game and pick it up where you left it. NINE LOOKS, ONE TAP AWAY Light and Dark for a clean read, then a set of mirrored materials rendered live: Stratosphere (a sky drifting across the shell), Mercury (smoked liquid metal with gilded flags), Ion Storm, Aurora, Galaxy, Gilded Ribbon, and Heat Lightning. Cleared faces open onto the material beneath. QUIET BY DESIGN • Entirely offline. No account, no ads, no analytics, nothing to accept. • A quiet bar — undo, new sphere, flag — and one settings sheet for theme, board size, warning style, drag inversion and effects. Nothing else on screen but the sphere. • Share card of your finished board. Free and complete. Just minesweeper, with better geometry.

Screenshots

ultiMine X4 screens
Hexsweeper 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hexsweeper 3D at none against ultiMine X's 4. Hexsweeper 3D also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 4 months). ultiMine X's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. ultiMine X sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Hexsweeper 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ultiMine X against 5.0 for Hexsweeper 3D. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ultiMine X ships an update every 4 months, Hexsweeper 3D daily. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ultiMine X versus Hexsweeper 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterultiMine XHexsweeper 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucid OakLanguageCraft

Customer experience

ultiMine X

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hexsweeper 3D

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

ultiMine X

One-time4
  • No Ads$0.99
  • Rainy Window Theme$0.99
  • Valentine Theme$0.99
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  • Brazil Theme$0.99
None

Hexsweeper 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ultiMine X free?
ultiMine X is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hexsweeper 3D free?
Hexsweeper 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ultiMine X or Hexsweeper 3D?
ultiMine X and Hexsweeper 3D are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do ultiMine X or Hexsweeper 3D have ads?
Neither ultiMine X nor Hexsweeper 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ultiMine X or Hexsweeper 3D?
ultiMine X ships an update every 4 months, and Hexsweeper 3D daily. Most recently, ultiMine X was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hexsweeper 3D on October 31, 2026.

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