Minesweeper vs WhackPig
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.
WhackPig
Tap on pigs as quickly as possible in this fast-paced "Whack-A-Mole" style game. Avoid the falling poops to achieve a high score. This game was developed in just three hours.
- Whack-A-Mole gameplay
- Tap on pigs
- Avoid falling poops
- Fast-paced action
- High score challenge
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This game was made in just three hours! It is a simple "Whack-A-Mole" style game where you try to tap on as many pigs as you can and try to avoid the poops that come further along in the game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: WhackPig at none against Minesweeper's shown. WhackPig also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Minesweeper's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.2). 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.
WhackPig holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 4 respectively.
Minesweeper ships an update every 3 months, WhackPig every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Minesweeper | WhackPig |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | fishdog.net | Juan C |
Customer experience
Minesweeper
WhackPig
In-app purchases
Minesweeper
No in-app purchases
WhackPig
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Minesweeper free?
Is WhackPig free?
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper or WhackPig?
Do Minesweeper or WhackPig have ads?
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