Sweep vs MineFacet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sweep
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Minesweeper that never makes you guess. Every board Sweep deals is guaranteed solvable by logic alone. No 50/50 coin flips in the last three squares. No perfect game thrown away on a cell you had no way to read. If you lose, you missed something — and Sweep can show you what. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • No-Guess boards, guaranteed. Every mine on the board is deducible from the numbers in front of you. Always. • Hints that teach instead of rescue. Ask for help and Sweep doesn't just flip a safe square — it names the number to look at and the deduction that follows, in plain language. You leave understanding the pattern, so next time you spot it yourself. • Learn. A guided campaign that takes you from simple counting through set subtraction to endgame mine counting, one technique at a time, on boards built to make that technique the point. • Journey. A ladder of hand-tuned levels through ten chapters, from a pocket-sized meadow to boards that fill the screen — and past the summit, an Endless chapter keeps dealing fresh boards for as long as you keep climbing. • A Daily Challenge. One board, the same for every player, every day. Keep your streak alive, earn monthly trophies, and see how your time ranks against everyone who solved it today. • Monthly events. Every month brings a themed ten-level map with a countdown and a grand prize — win the Halloween theme in October and Frost in December. • Challenge a friend. Send any win as a link: the same board, the same first tap, and your time to beat. No account needed. • Watch it back. Replay any finished game move by move, and share it as a short video. • Play at your own stakes. Zen has no clock and no losing — just keep clearing. Relaxed gives you one undo when a tap goes wrong. Or switch both off for Hardcore, where a mine is a mine. • Board themes. Classic, Dark and High Contrast are free. Earn coins by playing to unlock palette themes like Forest, Ocean, Nord and Midnight. Sweep Pro adds the statement themes that change the whole screen — neon Cyberpunk, Retro 95, Sakura, green-on-black Terminal, Gold Luxe and Blacklight. BUILT FOR THUMBS Tap to reveal, hold to flag — or choose a Flag toggle so a slow tap can never misfire. Chording works the way you expect it to. The hold-to-flag delay is adjustable. Boards pan and zoom smoothly at every size, right up to Master. PLAYS THE WAY YOU DO • Five difficulties, Easy through Master, plus fully custom boards and hexagonal boards. • Records for today, this week, this month, this year and all time. • Badges and a stamp book for every Journey chapter, event and Daily month — mirrored as Game Center achievements. • Numbers use an Okabe–Ito colourblind-safe palette in every theme, and the high-contrast theme is free. • Built to work with VoiceOver. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for your streak and today's board. • Works offline. Always. • Stats, streaks and progress follow you across devices over iCloud. HONEST PRICING Sweep is free to play — with no ads, for anyone — and the free tier is meant to be played: unlimited No-Guess Easy and Medium boards, the Daily Challenge every day, monthly events, friend challenges, and three teaching hints a day. Sweep Pro is one purchase, once. Not a subscription — there isn't one. It unlocks every difficulty including Master, custom boards, unlimited hints, the statement themes and Pro-only flag and mine styles, and the whole Daily archive, so you can play any day you missed. Family Sharing included. Made because losing a clean game to a coin flip was never the puzzle.
MineFacet
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MineFacet recuts the classic mine-clearing puzzle for modern iPhone play. Read the numbers, flag every danger, and reveal every safe facet on a board built for clarity and precision. PLAY YOUR WAY • Direct Touch: tap to reveal and hold to flag. • Anywhere Trackpad: drag anywhere to guide a precise pointer, then tap to click. • Pinch to zoom and pan every board in either control mode. FOUR CAREFULLY TUNED LEVELS Start with Beginner, then earn your way through Intermediate, Expert, and Master. Each tier fills the same focused play area with progressively smaller cells, more mines, and deeper decisions. Your first reveal is always safe. LEARN FROM EVERY MISTAKE After a mine detonates, open the read-only Board Review to zoom, pan, inspect every mine and incorrect flag, and see exactly where the solution broke down. BUILT TO FEEL GREAT Enjoy a polished dimensional design, clear number colors, refined explosion effects, optional sound and haptics, persistent games, local statistics, an atmospheric dark obsidian appearance, and accessibility support. FAIR, CLEAR MONETIZATION Beginner and Intermediate are free. Free play may show an occasional interstitial only after a completed round and a player-initiated transition—never during a board. One optional Premium purchase unlocks Expert and Master after their progression requirements and removes automatic ads. Optional rewarded videos can earn rescue lives, including for Premium players. Optional development tips unlock no content or advantage. No account is required. Core play and game data stay on your device. Advertising privacy choices are available in Settings where required.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sweep at none against MineFacet's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Sweep sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MineFacet sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Sweep | MineFacet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Evatech Innovations,TOO | Norbert Pentek |
In-app purchases
Sweep
- Sweep Pro$4.99
MineFacet
- Small Tip$1.99
- MineFacet Premium$4.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
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- Large Tip$9.99





