Comparison

Minesweeper Swipe vs Mines (by RootFox)

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

Head to head
About

Minesweeper Swipe

Features
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The classic Minesweeper you know and love, reimagined for touchscreen. TAP & SWIPE. NO DELAY. Three gestures. Zero wait time. No mode toggles, no long-press. • Tap — reveal a cell • Swipe Up — place a flag • Tap a Number — reveal neighbors (chord) Every action is instant. Built for speed. THREE DIFFICULTY LEVELS • Beginner: 9×9, 10 mines • Intermediate: 16×16, 40 mines • Expert: 16×30, 99 mines GLOBAL LEADERBOARDS — IN-APP Race the world. Daily and all-time rankings powered by Game Center, displayed in a clean in-app UI. See your live global position the moment you finish a game. SHARE YOUR WINS Cleared Expert in record time? Tap share to drop a beautifully designed score card to Instagram Stories, Facebook, Messages, or anywhere else. Challenge your friends to beat you. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Personal records, win rates, and recent game history for each difficulty level. NO INTERRUPTIONS A single small banner ad keeps the game free. Remove it permanently with a one-time purchase.

About

Mines (by RootFox)

Features
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Mines is a focused mine puzzle with a dark, clean interface and no distractions. HOW TO PLAY Tap a cell to reveal it. Long-press to place a flag. Tap a revealed number to chord — open all neighbors when enough flags are set. Obvious mines can be auto-flagged after each move. GAME MODES • Schrödinger — a tiny 1×2 “quantum” board: is the cat alive or dead? • Easy — 10×10, 10 mines • Medium — about 168 cells, 22 mines (layout adapts to phone or tablet) • Hard — 300 cells, 50 mines • Expert — 300 cells, 62 mines • Custom — your own rows, columns, and mine count FEATURES • Timer and personal time records for classic modes • Win/loss stats for Schrödinger mode • Records screen • No account, no ads, no tracking

Screenshots

Minesweeper Swipe4 screens
Mines (by RootFox)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mines (by RootFox) at none against Minesweeper Swipe's 1. Mines (by RootFox) also leads on ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Minesweeper Swipe sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mines (by RootFox) asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
Minesweeper Swipe versus Mines (by RootFox): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeper SwipeMines (by RootFox)
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUllimAleksandr Vopilovskii

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Minesweeper Swipe

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Mines (by RootFox)

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeper Swipe free?
Minesweeper Swipe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mines (by RootFox) free?
Mines (by RootFox) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Minesweeper Swipe or Mines (by RootFox) have ads?
Minesweeper Swipe shows ads; Mines (by RootFox) does not.

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