Minesweeper Fun vs Minesweeper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
Minesweeper
A classic logic puzzle game where players must strategically clear a minefield without detonating any bombs. It offers multiple difficulty levels to challenge problem-solving skills and provides hours of engaging, retro-style fun for players of all ages.
- Classic Minesweeper gameplay
- Multiple difficulty levels
- Enhances logic and problem-solving
- Retro gaming experience
- Suitable for all ages
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Minesweeper is a classic, throwback PC game that provides hours of fun. The game is simple, try to avoid the bombs to clear the minefield to win the game! Strategy and logic are needed to navigate the multiple levels of difficulty. Features - Retro fun for all ages! - Simple to learn - Three difficulty levels - Improve problem solving and logic skills
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Verdict
Minesweeper Fun and Minesweeper both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 95% of Minesweeper Fun's written reviews are positive against 27% of Minesweeper's. Minesweeper Fun also leads on ratings volume (19 vs 1). Minesweeper's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). 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
Both are free to download. Minesweeper Fun sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Minesweeper asks for nothing beyond the download.
Minesweeper holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeper Fun has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 95% of Minesweeper Fun's written reviews are positive against 27% of Minesweeper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Minesweeper Fun ships an update every 3 months, Minesweeper every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minesweeper Fun | Minesweeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better | 27.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 208 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | TMSOFT | 掌娱纵横 |
Customer experience
Minesweeper Fun
Minesweeper
In-app purchases
Minesweeper Fun
- Remove Ads$0.99
Minesweeper
No in-app purchases
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