Comparison

MineZen vs Spider Solitaire

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

Head to head
About

MineZen

A clean, modern take on the classic logic puzzle game. Enjoy a clutter-free experience with no ads or data collection, playable entirely offline. Features include customizable boards, daily challenges, and a hint system.

Highlights
  • Ad-free experience
  • Offline play
  • No account or data collection
  • Logic-based puzzles
  • Customizable board sizes
  • Daily challenges
  • Hint system
Features
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MineZen is the classic minesweeper, redesigned clean, calm and modern. No clutter. No ads at all. Just crisp tiles, colour-coded numbers, and buttery-smooth tapping. WHY MINEZEN - No ads anywhere. Nothing interrupts a game, and nothing is watching you play. - No account, no sign-up, no data collection. Your records stay on your device. - Fully offline. Play on a plane, on the subway, anywhere. - Every board is solvable by logic — no blind guessing at the end. - Your first tap is always safe. - Buttery controls: tap to open, hold to flag, tap a number to open its neighbours. - Colour-coded numbers and clean tiles that are easy on the eyes. BUILT TO PLAY DAILY - Four levels: Easy, Medium, Hard and Expert, plus a custom board you size yourself. - A new Daily Challenge every day, with a calendar of the days you cleared. - Best times, win rate, streaks and 15 achievements tracked automatically. - Four free themes including Midnight, plus haptics and sound you can switch off. STUCK? TAKE A HINT Every game includes a free hint. If you want more, a pack of 20 hints is available as a separate purchase. MINEZEN PRO — ONE-TIME PURCHASE, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Everything above is free. For regular players, MineZen Pro is a single purchase that adds: - 4 premium board themes: Forest, Ocean, Sakura and Sand. - Advanced stats with charts: winning-time distribution, best-time history and win-rate trend for every difficulty. - Replay any Daily Challenge from the last 90 days, including days you already cleared. - 80 bonus hints. Pay once and keep it. There is no subscription, and nothing that is free today becomes paid. Perfect for a quick brain break or a long focused session. Download MineZen and sweep in peace.

About

Spider Solitaire

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Enjoy classic Spider Solitaire on iPhone and iPad. Choose one, two, three, or four suits, build matching runs from King to Ace, and clear the table to win. • Tap or drag cards and stacks to make your next move. • Explore useful moves with animated hints. • Undo a move, restart your deal, or begin a new game. • Play in portrait or landscape. • Pick up where you left off with automatically saved progress. • Celebrate a win with bouncing cards. Play offline, with no accounts, ads, or in-app purchases.

Screenshots

MineZen4 screens
Spider Solitaire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spider Solitaire at none against MineZen's 2. Spider Solitaire also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, ads, 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. MineZen sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Spider Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MineZen ships an update monthly, Spider Solitaire every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
MineZen versus Spider Solitaire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMineZenSpider Solitaire
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHyunwoo LeeJustin Brown

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MineZen

One-time2
  • 20 hints$1.99
  • MineZen Pro$4.99
None

Spider Solitaire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MineZen free?
MineZen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spider Solitaire free?
Spider Solitaire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MineZen or Spider Solitaire have ads?
Neither MineZen nor Spider Solitaire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MineZen or Spider Solitaire?
MineZen ships an update monthly, and Spider Solitaire every 2 days. Most recently, MineZen was updated on November 10, 2026 and Spider Solitaire on October 31, 2026.

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