Comparison

Minesweeper Fun vs Minesweeper

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

Head to head
About

Minesweeper Fun

A modern take on the classic puzzle game where players must clear a board of hidden mines. Utilize logic and strategy to identify mine locations, mark them with flags, and avoid detonation to achieve victory. Features multiple difficulty levels, themes, and scoring bonuses.

Highlights
  • Clear board without detonating mines
  • Modern themes and multi-touch controls
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Flagging system for marking mines
  • Awards and statistics tracking
  • Game Center leaderboards and achievements
Features
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The object of the game is to clear the board without detonating hidden mines. Minesweeper Fun takes the classic puzzle game into the 21st century. Includes modern themes, multi-touch controls, and animations that make this game highly addictive. How to Play: Select a tile on the minefield to remove it from the board. If it's a bomb then the game is over. If not then you get another turn. Numbers will display when there are mines found in the eight surrounding cells. Use this information along with strategy and logic to determine where mines are located on the board. Pro Tips: Once you discover a mine drag a flag over the tile to mark it as suspect. You can also long press on the tile to quickly drop a flag. Flagging prevents accidental touches from triggering a tile you know has a bomb under it. When all flags have been placed on the board a green check button appears. Tap the checkmark to watch all non-flag tiles blast away and see if you've won the battle. Another benefit to using this approach is you won't be charged extra moves which means you'll get a higher score. You don't have to use flags though and can just uncover all tiles without mines to win the game. Scoring: You can get huge score bonuses to boost your score to the top of the Leaderboard. You will receive an initial score based on number of moves and the time it took to win. Each day you play, your score is multiplied by the number of days up to a maximum of 5. Each consecutive game you win, your score is multiplied by the number of wins up to a maximum of 5. That means when combined you can make your final score up to 10 times bigger! Features: - Three difficulty levels: Classic (8x8), Professional (16x16), Expert (16x30) - Multiple color themes: Dark, Bright, Classic - Awards and Statistics for tracking progress - Game Center leaderboards and achievements - Universal app with full retina display support - Free!

About

Minesweeper

A classic single-player puzzle game where you uncover a minefield by deducing the location of hidden mines based on numerical clues. Enjoy retro-style gameplay with mobile-friendly features like zooming and panning.

Highlights
  • Single-player puzzle gameplay
  • Retro computer version design
  • Mobile-friendly zoom and pan
  • 3 default difficulty modes
  • Customizable minefield settings
  • Flagging mode for quick placement
  • Local best time tracking
  • Global leaderboards
Features
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GAME RULES ---------------- Minesweeper is a single player puzzle computer game. The objective of the game is to clear a rectangular board containing hidden mines without detonating any of them, with help from clues about the number of neighboring mines in each field. Minesweeper Retro is designed closest and similar to the computer version, adding some feature for mobile game play like zooming in/out, panning to move the board. FEATURES ---------------- + 3 default modes: Beginner (10 mines), Intemediate (40 mines), Expert (99 mines). + Custom modes: define your own minefield. Up to 24 rows, 30 columns, 667 mines. + Flag mode: quicker to put flags on cells. + Track local best times. + Compete against other players in the world leaderboards. CREDIT ------------------ + Game developed using LibGDX. + Sound resource: freesound.org. FAN PAGE ------------------ + Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qastudiosapps + Twitter: https://twitter.com/qastudios

Screenshots

Minesweeper Fun4 screens
Minesweeper3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Minesweeper Fun at 4.8 against Minesweeper's 4.0. Minesweeper Fun also leads on review sentiment (95% vs 75%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). Minesweeper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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. Minesweeper Fun sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minesweeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minesweeper Fun holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Minesweeper Fun's written reviews are positive against 75% of Minesweeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper Fun ships an update every 3 months, Minesweeper every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Minesweeper Fun versus Minesweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeper FunMinesweeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (19 ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings19 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB46 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTMSOFTQuang Duc Vu

Customer experience

Minesweeper Fun

All ratings19 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.6%

Minesweeper

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Minesweeper Fun

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeper Fun free?
Minesweeper Fun is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper Fun or Minesweeper?
Minesweeper Fun is rated higher. Minesweeper Fun averages 4.8 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Minesweeper averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Minesweeper Fun or Minesweeper have ads?
Minesweeper Fun shows ads; Minesweeper does not.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper Fun or Minesweeper?
Minesweeper Fun ships an update every 3 months, and Minesweeper every 8 months. Most recently, Minesweeper Fun was updated on October 10, 2026 and Minesweeper on October 4, 2026.

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