Comparison

Onyx vs Forma Mind

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

Head to head
About

Onyx

A refined take on the classic logic puzzle, offering thoughtful gameplay with fluid touch controls and customizable themes. Enjoy various difficulty levels, custom challenges, and detailed progress tracking in a distraction-free, offline experience.

Highlights
  • Distraction-free classic Minesweeper
  • Fluid touch controls and responsive boards
  • Multiple difficulty levels and custom fields
  • Progressive hints and safe first move
  • Light and dark themes with customization
  • Offline play with no ads or tracking
  • Detailed player statistics
Features
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Minesweeper, reimagined. Five difficulties on boards certified solvable by logic alone, in twelve themes built to be looked at. Onyx is made from proportion, material and restraint. The board is the only thing on screen asking for your attention. CLASSIC PLAY • Five balanced difficulties, from Beginner to Extreme • Logic fields, certified solvable by deduction alone • Random fields, for the traditional challenge • Custom fields shaped to your own size and mine count • Infinity mode with a board that expands as you explore • A safe first move on every board, every time FAIR BY CONSTRUCTION Logic fields are laid out uniformly at random, then certified solvable before you ever tap. Nothing is shaped to be safe, so the fields keep the real game's clusters, open pockets and ragged edges - Onyx simply refuses any layout its solver cannot finish. TWELVE THEMES, SIX FAMILIES Bronze and Pearl. Silver and Frost. Oxblood and Rose. Ink and Porcelain. Verdigris and Sage. Aubergine and Lilac. Each family is a light and a dark twin, with themed, classic or mono number colours. A HINT, NOT A HANDOUT Hints walk you through the reasoning before showing the answer, using only the clues already visible to you. Covered cells are never inspected. ALSO INSIDE • Find the Mine: short deduction puzzles with adaptive difficulty and a rating • The Daily: one board, everyone, the same day, with streaks and a spoiler-free share • Chording, quick-open numbers, adjustable reveal speed, sound and haptics • Records for every field, with assisted and unassisted times kept apart • VoiceOver, large touch targets and reduced-motion alternatives throughout PRIVATE BY DESIGN Onyx works completely offline. No accounts, no ads, no in-app purchases, no tracking. Your games, settings and records remain on your device. Take a breath, read the field and find the next certain move. Privacy Policy: https://codensio.com/onyx/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Contact: hello@codensio.com

About

Forma Mind

Engage your visual perception with this calming puzzle game. Identify three identical shapes from a field of similar ones before the board refreshes. Offers timed and untimed modes with adjustable difficulty.

Highlights
  • Match identical shapes
  • Recall shape positions
  • Daily challenges
  • Adjustable timer
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Progress tracking
  • Light and dark themes
Features
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Forma Mind is a quiet visual puzzle. Every board holds exactly three identical shapes among a field of lookalikes. Find them before the board changes. TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Match: scan 12 or 16 original shapes and tap the identical three before time runs out. • Recall: study the board, then find the matching positions after the shapes disappear. A DAILY CHALLENGE Everyone gets the same ten boards each day. Share your result without spoiling the answers. YOUR PACE • Ten boards per session, about a minute or two. • Choose 5 to 30 seconds per board, or turn on Relaxed play for no timer at all. • Three difficulty levels: Gentle, Balanced, and Expert. • Track sessions, practice days, and personal bests. MADE WITH CARE • 48 original shapes. • Light and dark themes, reduced motion, haptics, and sound options. • Available in English, French, Spanish, German, and Brazilian Portuguese. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no advertising, no analytics. Your settings and results stay on your device. DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES Try the first ten Rotate puzzles free. One optional purchase unlocks 50 more boards in five chapters, with unlimited replay. No subscription. The App Store displays your local price. Play purchased boards offline for up to 30 days after online confirmation; restore with the same App Store account. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Onyx4 screens
Forma Mind4 screens

Verdict

The call

Onyx and Forma Mind both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Forma Mind's written reviews are positive against 67% of Onyx's. Forma Mind also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Onyx's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 2). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Onyx against 5.0 for Forma Mind. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Onyx has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Onyx's written reviews are positive against 100% of Forma Mind's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Onyx ships an update every 9 days, Forma Mind weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Onyx versus Forma Mind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOnyxForma Mind
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (20 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMARK SOLTYKDamien Asseya

Customer experience

Onyx

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Forma Mind

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Onyx

No in-app purchases

None

Forma Mind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Onyx free?
Onyx is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forma Mind free?
Forma Mind is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Onyx or Forma Mind?
Forma Mind is rated higher. Onyx averages 4.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Forma Mind averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Onyx or Forma Mind have ads?
Neither Onyx nor Forma Mind shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Onyx or Forma Mind?
Onyx ships an update every 9 days, and Forma Mind weekly. Most recently, Onyx was updated on November 5, 2026 and Forma Mind on October 31, 2026.

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