Comparison

Pastime vs Keepsweeper

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

Head to head
About

Pastime

Enjoy bite-sized games directly from your Home Screen widgets. Play classics like Tic Tac Toe and Mines, or unlock more with a one-time purchase. No internet or account needed for offline play.

Highlights
  • Play games directly in Home Screen widgets
  • Offline play supported
  • No account required
  • Includes Tic Tac Toe, 4 in a Row, and Mines
  • Unlock additional games with a one-time purchase
Features
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Bite-sized games that live on your Home Screen. Pastime turns your widgets into a tiny arcade. Add a few favorites to your Home Screen and tap to play, without opening the app. FREE GAMES - Tic Tac Toe: The classic game of Xs and Os. - 4 in a Row: Drop pieces to connect four before your opponent does. - Mines: Follow the clues, flag the mines, and uncover the safe spots. STARTER PACK Unlock five more games with a one-time purchase: - Dotgrid: Take turns drawing lines to complete boxes and claim the board. - Sudoku: Fill a 6×6 grid with the numbers 1 through 6, without repeating a number in any row, column, or box. - Slide: Slide the numbered tiles back into order. - Hangman: Guess the mystery word before you run out of chances. - Pipette: Rotate pipes to connect all the large nodes. AT YOUR OWN PACE - Play directly in your Home Screen widgets. - Mix and match games to make room for your favorites. - Play any game offline. No account needed. - Take on the computer or a friend beside you in Tic Tac Toe and 4 in a Row.

About

Keepsweeper

This game combines Minesweeper-style deduction with kingdom building. Uncover tiles using number clues to expand your settlement, manage resources, and explore hidden treasures. Choose from various quest paths and unlock new buildings and upgrades for unique gameplay experiences.

Highlights
  • Minesweeper-style deduction
  • Real-time kingdom building
  • Resource management and economy
  • Exploration of hidden treasures
  • Multiple quest paths
  • Multiplayer and co-op modes
  • Map editor for custom scenarios
Features
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It starts with a grid. Then you build a kingdom. Keepsweeper mixes Minesweeper-style deduction with a living, real-time fantasy kingdom. Read the number clues. Send workers to uncover tiles. Turn a small clearing into farms, homes and defenses. Then decide whether you're ready to wake the dragon. A LITTLE KINGDOM. BIG POSSIBILITIES. Build an economy that works together. Windmills support farms. Blacksmiths equip your soldiers. Chapels keep the army fighting. Discover combinations that turn a modest settlement into something wonderfully overpowered. EVERY SQUARE HAS A STORY Hidden gold, treasure chests, goblin lairs, crypts and sleeping dragons wait beneath the grid. Explore forests, cross lakes and settle mountain country. Dig carefully. The numbers are trying to tell you something. CHOOSE YOUR ADVENTURE Follow four quest paths: Dragon Hunt, Royal Treasury, Reclaim the Realm and Rival Kingdoms. The full game adds two twenty-level campaigns: Into the Badlands, with ruined roads, buried archives and Ancient Gates, and Beyond the Pines, where outlaw strongholds and dragon-summoning wizards hide in the northern forests. Head into the Wilds for a larger expedition, or see how long you can survive endless Siege. A NEW REALM EVERY DAY Explore a shared Daily Realm with special objectives. Record your victories in the Realm Journal and earn Royal Seals for first completions. MAKE THE NEXT RUN YOURS Earn Royal Seals and spend them in Research. Unlock new buildings, upgrades and permanent Passives for future runs. Discover treasures that change the rules: sunbeam-firing towers, floating settlements, unlikely allies and creatures you probably shouldn't have disturbed. FRIENDS, RIVALS AND YOUR OWN WORLDS Play online with two to four players. Fight for the last Keep standing, form teams, face AI kingdoms together or hold the line in Co-op Siege. Share an invitation link and friends join your game for free. Build and play your own scenarios in the Map Editor. OLD-SCHOOL WINDOWS. LIVING PIXELS. A familiar beveled interface opens onto busy little worlds. Workers harvest. Soldiers march. Dragons breathe fire. An adaptive fantasy soundtrack follows the action. Pause solo play whenever you need a moment to think. TRY IT. KEEP IT. Play the first two levels of Dragon Hunt, Royal Treasury, Reclaim the Realm and Rival Kingdoms for free, with unlimited randomized replays. Try one Daily Realm for free, with unlimited retries of that selected realm. One optional purchase unlocks the full game, including the remaining quest levels, Into the Badlands, Beyond the Pines, Daily Realm, Wilds, Siege, hosting multiplayer games and Map Editor. Solo quests, Wilds, Siege and local custom maps can be played offline. Daily calendar updates, optional reminders, online multiplayer, community maps, purchases and restoring purchases need an internet connection. Progress is saved on your device.

Screenshots

Pastime3 screens
Keepsweeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Keepsweeper at daily against Pastime's every 3 weeks. Keepsweeper also leads on ratings volume (44 vs 6) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.5). Pastime's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 86%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Pastime sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Keepsweeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pastime holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Keepsweeper has 44 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Pastime's written reviews are positive against 86% of Keepsweeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pastime ships an update every 3 weeks, Keepsweeper daily. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pastime versus Keepsweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPastimeKeepsweeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better4.8 (44 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better86.0% of reviews
Number of ratings644 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.515.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB39 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAppetizers Inc.Flarup Industries

Customer experience

Pastime

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Keepsweeper

All ratings44 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive86.0%
Neutral4.7%
Negative9.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pastime

One-time1
  • Starter Pack$4.99
1 purchases

Keepsweeper

One-time1
  • Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Pastime free?
Pastime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Keepsweeper free?
Keepsweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pastime or Keepsweeper?
Pastime is rated higher. Pastime averages 5.0 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Keepsweeper averages 4.8 from 44 ratings.
Do Pastime or Keepsweeper have ads?
Neither Pastime nor Keepsweeper shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pastime or Keepsweeper?
Pastime ships an update every 3 weeks, and Keepsweeper daily. Most recently, Pastime was updated on November 6, 2026 and Keepsweeper on November 8, 2026.

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