Minesweeper vs Minesweeper Redesigned
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Minesweeper
Clear a minefield by tapping tiles and using numbered clues to locate hidden explosives. Achieve your best score by clearing the board as quickly as possible. Customize your gameplay with a variety of grid sizes.
- Flag hidden landmines
- Use numbered clues
- Customize grid sizes
- Achieve best scores
- Fast-paced gameplay
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The goal of Minesweeper is to flag all the landmines on the board as quickly as possible. Tap tiles to flip them, use the numbers on the tiles to figure out where the mines are. Clear the board quickly to achieve your best score. Want to play on a 3 x 3 grid? Or a 24 x 24 grid? Or a 13 x 22 grid? No problem. This version is totally customizable.
Minesweeper Redesigned
Experience a classic puzzle game with a clean, intuitive interface optimized for touchscreens. Enjoy customizable themes and track your progress with detailed game history. This app offers a seamless and beautiful experience across all device sizes.
- Simple and coherent design
- Touch-optimized controls
- Light and dark themes
- Detailed playing history
- Responsive across multiple screen sizes
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• Simple Design Simplicity creates coherence and consistency throughout the app. With no redundant elements, MINESWEEPER allows you to focus completely to the game itself. • Ready for Touch Different from those for the mouse, apps designed for touch screens require great effort of optimization. In MINESWEEPER, you can tap to reveal a tile, or long press to plant a flag. • Light or Dark Your devices have different colors, so does the app. Light and dark themes allow the app to display harmoniously on different devices. • Playing History History is what you can learn from. You can view, or even share, your gaming statistics at any time. • Multiple Screen Sizes MINESWEEPER just looks beautiful on all screen sizes, ranging from 3.5" to 12.9". It is also well fitted in Slide Over or Split View.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Minesweeper at 4.8 against Minesweeper Redesigned's 4.0. Minesweeper Redesigned's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Minesweeper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 5 respectively.
Minesweeper ships an update every 3 months, Minesweeper Redesigned every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minesweeper | Minesweeper Redesigned |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better | 4.0 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Haoyuan Xia |
Customer experience
Minesweeper
Minesweeper Redesigned
In-app purchases
Minesweeper
No in-app purchases
Minesweeper Redesigned
No in-app purchases
Questions
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