Comparison

Odds & Ends vs A Better Looking Minesweeper

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

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About

Odds & Ends

Features
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Six small things to keep your hands busy. Odds & Ends is a box of sensory toys. No score, no timer, no streak, no way to lose. Open it in a waiting room, in a meeting, or at the end of a long day, and put it down whenever you like. WHAT'S INSIDE Bubbles โ€” a sheet of bubbles that pop and quietly come back. Sliders โ€” sliders that click through their detents. Sand โ€” draw a groove with one finger. What you draw stays until you smooth it flat. Latches โ€” twenty catches, bolts, hooks and switches that open and shut. Spinner โ€” flick it and let it run down. A hard flick runs for the better part of a minute. Beads โ€” one long rod of beads to send through the straights and the bends. Bubbles and Sliders are free, and stay free. The other four come as a single purchase โ€” one payment, no subscription, on every device you own, and shareable with your family. MADE FOR RESTLESS HANDS Built for people who fidget: ADHD, autistic, anxious, or simply unable to sit still. Light, dark and system appearance. Three colour themes, every one measured for contrast. Colour-blind support โ€” shapes and markers, never colour alone. Reduce Motion respected, or turned on just for this app. Haptics and sound you can soften or switch off. Sound never interrupts your music or your podcast. Bolder text. Full VoiceOver labels and actions on every toy. Settings reachable from inside every toy, because the moment you want the sound down is the moment it is too loud. QUIET BY DESIGN No ads. No accounts. No sign-in. No notifications. No tracking of any kind โ€” the app collects nothing about you, and never asks who you are. Nothing counts how many days in a row you have come back. Works on iPhone and iPad, sized properly for both.

About

A Better Looking Minesweeper

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The familiar game of careful choices, with four looks to make it your own. Choose the clean Modern theme, the beveled tiles of Retro, the naval chart colors of WW2, or the warm sandstone of Angkor. Start with Beginner and work your way through Intermediate, Expert, and Super Expert. Tap to reveal a square. Hold to place a flag, or switch to Flag mode for quicker marking. Zoom in and move around larger boards. A guided tutorial helps you learn the clues and practice on a real board. Play offline on iPhone and iPad, keep your best times and records, and pick up your saved game when you return. For a little competition, sign in to Apple Game Center and compare eligible new winning times on a separate leaderboard for each difficulty. Free, with no ads or purchases. Local play needs no account.

Screenshots

Odds & Ends4 screens
A Better Looking Minesweeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: A Better Looking Minesweeper at none against Odds & Ends's 1. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Odds & Ends sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. A Better Looking Minesweeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Odds & Ends versus A Better Looking Minesweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOdds & EndsA Better Looking Minesweeper
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size1 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDaniel MaldonadoPanduranga Shenoy Kudige

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Odds & Ends

One-time1
  • The whole set$4.99
None

A Better Looking Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Odds & Ends free?
Odds & Ends is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is A Better Looking Minesweeper free?
A Better Looking Minesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Odds & Ends or A Better Looking Minesweeper have ads?
Neither Odds & Ends nor A Better Looking Minesweeper shows ads.

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