Minesweeper vs Gridweave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minesweeper
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Minesweeper that never needs a guess, in a retro Classic skin that feels the way it always has, and cat logic puzzles for when you want something new. Every puzzle in here can be solved by logic. If you like cat sudoku or star battle puzzles, start with Cats. CATS: ONE CAT IN EVERY ROW, COLUMN AND COLOUR AREA A cat sudoku-style logic puzzle with no numbers to fill in. Put one cat in every row, column and colour area, and never let two cats touch. It starts out easy and gets properly clever. MINESWEEPER, SOLVED BY LOGIC Classic Minesweeper on boards checked in advance, so logic alone can finish every one. You only lose by missing something, never because a board was unfair. Beginner, Intermediate and Expert, and a Skill Mode ladder that climbs one board at a time. With Pro, switch on the pixel-perfect Classic skin and it looks and feels just the way it always has. MOSAIC Each number counts the filled squares around it, and together they draw a hidden picture. Play it with an on-screen game controller. HEX MINESWEEPER The same rules on hexagon tiles. Six touching tiles instead of eight changes every pattern, and every board still solves by logic. Hex comes with Pro. LIGHTS A light up puzzle. Put bulbs on the board so every square is lit, and never let two bulbs light each other. A number on a wall says how many bulbs touch it. Lights comes with Pro. MYSTERY GAMES Some games are not for sale. Win at the harder levels, keep your Daily streak going, and a mystery game opens for you to keep. Pro cannot unlock them; only playing can. ONE DAILY FOR EVERYONE, GAMES TO SHARE Every day brings one Daily, the same for everyone in the world, from a different game and level each day. Win it to build your streak and fill your calendar. Share any game with friends and family and see if they can beat your time. MEDALS, XP AND RANKS Every win earns XP. Climb the ranks from Recruit to Field Marshal and collect bronze, silver and gold medals. A step-by-step tutorial teaches each game on a real board. MAKE IT YOURS A pixel-perfect Classic skin for anyone who grew up with the original, plus modern skins and themes that restyle the whole app. Pinch to zoom on every board. Works in portrait or landscape, on a phone or a tablet. PLAYS OFFLINE No connection needed. Pick up where you left off, and with Pro keep up to 30 saved games. PRIVATE BY DESIGN There are no ads in any Zkootie game and there never will be. We do not install trackers or analytics tools, and nothing about you is sold to anyone. To make the game better, it sends us counts of how it is played every few days, with a random install number and never your name, email or account. You do not need an account to play. HOW PRO WORKS The first two levels of Classic, Mosaic and Cats, and today's Daily, are open to everyone, always. Pro is one yearly subscription with a 30-day free trial. It opens everything else: Hex, Lights, the hardest level of every game, hints in Classic, saved games, earlier Dailies in the 30-day calendar, and every theme and skin. The same subscription covers every Zkootie game. We would rather charge a little than sell your attention to advertisers. Sweep on. Privacy Policy: https://play.zkootie.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Gridweave
Engage in a logic-based puzzle experience where you fill squares to reveal hidden pictures. Enjoy unlimited hints and a daily challenge. Collect hundreds of unique images across themed albums.
- Logic-based puzzle solving
- Collectible hidden pictures
- Unlimited free hints with explanations
- Daily puzzle challenges
- No lives or countdown timers
- Ad-free experience
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Gridweave is a calm, carefully crafted Nonogram experience. Follow the clues, fill the squares, and watch a hidden picture come to life—then keep it in your collection. Pure logic, no pressure Every puzzle is designed to be solved by logic. No lives, no countdowns, no ads. Make a mistake? Undo a whole stroke and keep going at your own pace. Pictures worth collecting Every solved puzzle reveals a picture with its own backdrop. Collect 600 pictures across 16 albums, grouped into themed chapters. Hints that explain Hints are free and unlimited. They never play the puzzle for you: they point to a row or column and explain why the next move follows, so you still fill the squares yourself. A puzzle every day Come back for a new Daily Challenge. Your monthly calendar fills in as you solve. Start with 100 puzzles, and today's Daily Challenge is always free. One purchase unlocks the remaining 500 puzzles and all past Daily Challenges. No subscription. No account required; your progress is stored locally on your device.
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Verdict
Minesweeper and Gridweave are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Minesweeper sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per year and Gridweave sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minesweeper | Gridweave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Zkootie Limited | 昱 王 |
In-app purchases
Minesweeper
- Zkootie Full Access (Yearly)1 Month trial$1.991 Year
Gridweave
- Full Game$4.99








