Comparison

Hexsweeper 3D vs EASY GO RANKA

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

Head to head
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.

About

EASY GO RANKA

Features
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Place stones on a triangular grid and surround your opponent's pieces to capture them — simple to learn, surprisingly deep to master. RANKA is the official app version of a real tabletop game from board game studio TANSAN. Like Go, you claim territory and capture enemy stones, but on a unique triangular grid that changes how every surround plays out. The rules are simple enough to pick up in minutes. FEATURES - Two rule sets: Classic (claim territory) and Tactical (capture pieces) - CPU battles across 7 levels, from beginner to master. Clear level 7 in both rule sets to unlock a hidden board theme - Pass-and-play for two people sharing one device - Online play: challenge a friend with a room code, or jump into random matchmaking - Built-in tutorial that walks you through every rule step by step - Match history and stats, including win streaks - Game Center achievements - Available in 9 languages FAIR MONETIZATION RANKA is free to play. You'll see occasional ads, such as after a match ends. A small one-time purchase removes all ads for good and unlocks a bonus board theme — no subscriptions, no repeat charges. RANKA is based on a physical board game designed by TANSAN, a board game studio in Japan. Whether you want a quick match or a long, thoughtful game, play at your own pace.

Screenshots

Hexsweeper 3D4 screens
EASY GO RANKA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hexsweeper 3D at none against EASY GO RANKA's 1. Hexsweeper 3D also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. EASY GO RANKA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hexsweeper 3D asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hexsweeper 3D ships an update daily, EASY GO RANKA every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Hexsweeper 3D versus EASY GO RANKA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexsweeper 3DEASY GO RANKA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLanguageCraftTANSAN INC.

In-app purchases

None

Hexsweeper 3D

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

EASY GO RANKA

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Hexsweeper 3D free?
Hexsweeper 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is EASY GO RANKA free?
EASY GO RANKA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hexsweeper 3D or EASY GO RANKA have ads?
EASY GO RANKA shows ads; Hexsweeper 3D does not.
Which is updated more often, Hexsweeper 3D or EASY GO RANKA?
Hexsweeper 3D ships an update daily, and EASY GO RANKA every 2 days. Most recently, Hexsweeper 3D was updated on October 31, 2026 and EASY GO RANKA on October 28, 2026.

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