Minesweeper vs Kurotto Extreme
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.
Kurotto Extreme
A logic puzzle game originating from Japan with simple rules for hours of engaging challenges. Fill empty cells based on numbered circles indicating continuous black cells, with no time limits and autosave functionality.
- 350+ challenges across 7 difficulty levels
- 7 new daily challenges
- Autosave progress
- No time limits
- 2 global leaderboards
- Full tutorial
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This game originated in Japan. The rules are really simple so you could enjoy hours of challenges, from easy to complex difficulty. Fill in some of the empty cells with the following rules: 1. The number in a circle indicates the total number of continuous black cells extending from it, vertically and horizontally. 2. Dragon circles may have any number of black cells around them. 3. Cells with circles cannot be colored. This game includes: + 350 challenges across 7 levels of difficulty. + 7 new daily challenges (1 per level of difficulty) + Autosave of your progress solving a grid so you could pause and resume as you wish. + No time limits to complete a challenge + 2 global leaderboards + Full Tutorial + and many more capabilities
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Minesweeper at every 3 months against Kurotto Extreme's every 22 months. Minesweeper also leads on ratings volume (9 vs 1). Kurotto Extreme's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kurotto Extreme holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Minesweeper has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Minesweeper ships an update every 3 months, Kurotto Extreme every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minesweeper | Kurotto Extreme |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Christophe Baranger |
Customer experience
Minesweeper
Kurotto Extreme
In-app purchases
Minesweeper
No in-app purchases
Kurotto Extreme
No in-app purchases
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