Comparison

Minesweeper vs Merge Cube Mania

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.

About

Merge Cube Mania

A 3D physics puzzle game where players drag and shoot cubes to merge them. Enjoy a unique merging experience with intuitive controls and engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • 3D physics gameplay
  • Drag and shoot mechanics
  • Cube merging
  • Intuitive controls
  • Engaging puzzles
Features
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Drag! Shoot! Merge

Screenshots

Minesweeper4 screens
Merge Cube Mania3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Merge Cube Mania at none against Minesweeper's shown. Merge Cube Mania also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Minesweeper's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Merge Cube Mania 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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Minesweeper versus Merge Cube Mania: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeperMerge Cube Mania
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB100 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerfishdog.netKometGames PTE.LTD.

Customer experience

Minesweeper

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Merge Cube Mania

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

None

Merge Cube Mania

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Merge Cube Mania free?
Merge Cube Mania is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper or Merge Cube Mania?
Merge Cube Mania is rated higher. Minesweeper averages 4.8 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Merge Cube Mania averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Minesweeper or Merge Cube Mania have ads?
Minesweeper shows ads; Merge Cube Mania does not.

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