Comparison

Extended Minesweeper vs Mine Pop

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

Head to head
About

Extended Minesweeper

Features
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Minesweeper Extended is the classic mine-hunting puzzle you grew up with — rebuilt natively for iPhone, sharpened with one small but game-changing rule. THE EXTENDED RULE In classic Minesweeper, a closed cell tells you nothing until you tap it. In Minesweeper Extended, the moment any of a cell's neighbors is opened, that closed cell starts showing how many mines sit around it. Nothing is faked, nothing is leaked — the hint is just the cell's own honest adjacency count, surfaced earlier. The result is a game with the same pure logic, far less blind guessing, and a flow that feels closer to a real puzzle than a coin flip. THREE DIFFICULTIES • Easy — 8 × 8 board, 10 mines. A coffee-break game. • Medium — 16 × 16 board, 40 mines. The classic challenge. • Hard — 16 × 30 board, 99 mines. For when you want to actually think. BUILT FOR IPHONE • First tap is always safe — no instant losses, no restarts on move one. • Tap to open. Long-press to cycle flag → question mark → clear. • Crisp haptic feedback on every open, flag and explosion. • Best times saved per difficulty so you can chase your own record. • Auto-save: close the app mid-game and pick up exactly where you left off. • Clean, native SwiftUI interface — no clutter, no popups, no nonsense. NO ACCOUNTS. NO ADS. NO TRACKING. The full game is free. There are no banners, no rewarded videos, no subscriptions, no accounts, no analytics. Everything runs locally on your device — your best times never leave your phone. OPTIONAL TIP JAR If you genuinely enjoy the game and want to support an independent developer, there's a Support screen with three optional tip tiers. They unlock absolutely nothing — they're just a thank-you. The game is exactly the same whether you tip or not. Made by a solo developer who still thinks Minesweeper is the best puzzle game ever shipped. Have fun.

About

Mine Pop

Features
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Mine Pop is a bright, friendly twist on the classic minefield puzzle! Tap to clear safe tiles, read the numbers, find the hidden mines and flag the danger. Easy to learn, endlessly satisfying to master. Every level is guaranteed solvable by LOGIC alone — no lucky guesses, ever. Clear a board and climb the winding level map to the next, tougher challenge. FEATURES • Endless levels — the board grows and the mines multiply as you climb • No-guess guarantee — pure skill, never luck • Smart hints when you get stuck • 3 bright themes: Sky, Candy and Forest • Friendly for all ages, with a cheerful mascot • No timers, no pressure — fully playable offline • Clean, colorful and relaxing Train your brain, focus, and reach the top. Download Mine Pop now!

Screenshots

Extended Minesweeper3 screens
Mine Pop4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mine Pop at none against Extended Minesweeper's 3. Mine Pop also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Extended Minesweeper sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Mine Pop asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 3 level
Extended Minesweeper versus Mine Pop: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterExtended MinesweeperMine Pop
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvan Chernovkadir ulucay

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Extended Minesweeper

One-time3
  • Small tip$0.99
  • Nice tip$2.99
  • Generous tip$4.99
None

Mine Pop

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Extended Minesweeper free?
Extended Minesweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mine Pop free?
Mine Pop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Extended Minesweeper or Mine Pop have ads?
Neither Extended Minesweeper nor Mine Pop shows ads.

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