Comparison

Minesweeper vs How Many Dots

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

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How Many Dots

Features
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How Many Dots ? Don't count the dots, train your brain to recognise shape and structure and you wont need to count the dots. This is a very easy game to play, just count the dots and press the correct answer. The maximum number of dots is around a dozen, so its not difficult. The challenge is recognising patterns, shape and structure so you can answer the question quickly and get big points. After a short while you'll find your focus and wont be counting dots at all, it will come naturally. Fore example :- How many legs does a donkey have ? You don't count them, no you instantly see it in your brain and picture 1 at each corner and you know there are 4. (Unless of course its a wonky donkey and only has 3 legs, sorry couldn't resist). Anyway this game will help train your brain to recognise patterns so after a little time you will automatically see shape and structure so you wont actually need to count the dots. We believe the process helps in learning and mental agility, building cognitive ability, improves basic maths skills, focus, concentration and on top of that its brilliant fun as well. Tactics : Make patterns in your head, use color, divide the dots up into groups of 3,4,5. Add them together. Initially you can just count the dots on the screen, but as the game gets faster your brain will need to recognise patterns of dots then quickly add them together. The quicker you get the answer the more points you'll earn. Deceptively easy, just count the dots. Get your brain in gear, just count the dots. Frustratingly hard, just count the dots. Improves your focus and concentration, just count the dots. Brain training has never been this much fun. And remember to master this game, dont count the dots!

Screenshots

Minesweeper4 screens
How Many Dots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: How Many Dots at none against Minesweeper's shown. How Many Dots also leads on iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). Minesweeper's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 7 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper ships an update every 3 months, How Many Dots every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Minesweeper versus How Many Dots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeperHow Many Dots
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netGalatic Droids

In-app purchases

None

Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

None

How Many Dots

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is How Many Dots free?
How Many Dots is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Minesweeper or How Many Dots have ads?
Minesweeper shows ads; How Many Dots does not.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper or How Many Dots?
Minesweeper ships an update every 3 months, and How Many Dots every 7 months. Most recently, Minesweeper was updated on October 24, 2026 and How Many Dots on October 3, 2026.

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