Comparison

Minesweeper vs QMineSweeper

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

Head to head
About

Minesweeper

This classic logic puzzle game offers an ad-free Minesweeper experience on modern touch devices. It features original rules, intuitive gameplay, and advanced tools like hints and smart undo to enhance the challenge.

Highlights
  • Ad-free classic gameplay
  • Safe first tap
  • Hints and Smart Undo
  • Luck feature for guesses
  • 3D Touch and customizable controls
  • Custom difficulty levels
Features
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No ads. No distractions. Just classic Minesweeper, rebuilt for iPhone and iPad. Minesweeper brings the classic familiar logic puzzle to modern touch screens with intuitive controls, clean graphics, advanced algorithms, and the classic rules you expect: a safe first tap, flags, question marks, chording, and the original difficulty levels. Stuck? Use Hints that prioritize simple deductions so you can learn the logic instead of blindly guessing. Hit an unavoidable 50/50? Luck helps prevent forced guess losses when you choose one of the safest mathematically available squares. Made a mistake? Smart Undo lets you rewind a loss while shuffling hidden mines so the puzzle stays interesting. Features: • Classic Minesweeper rules and difficulty levels • Custom boards • Safe first tap • Flags, question marks, and chording • Hints that teach logical deductions • Luck for unavoidable guesses • Smart Undo after a loss • Statistics by difficulty • Winning streak, win rate, best time, and median time tracking • iPhone and iPad support • Mouse, trackpad, and Apple Pencil support • No ads or in app purchases. This is my gift to you :) How to play: Reveal every safe square without tapping a mine. Numbers show how many adjacent squares contain mines. Tap to reveal, press and hold to flag, and tap a completed number to open ("chord") nearby squares. Start a new board at any time with the smiley button. Built for classic Minesweeper players, speed solvers, logic puzzle fans, and anyone who wants a clean, fast puzzle game without ads. Having trouble or have a feature request? Contact me directly from the app.

About

QMineSweeper

Features
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Simple and fun Minesweeper game. Enjoy The Chord. No internet connection required. Adapt to large screen, various difficulties. An artifact to pass the time.

Screenshots

Minesweeper4 screens
QMineSweeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Minesweeper at none against QMineSweeper's shown. QMineSweeper's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). 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, QMineSweeper every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Minesweeper versus QMineSweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeperQMineSweeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (962 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews97.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings962 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperdevelopersBliss青 王

Bugs and requests

Minesweeper

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent bomb placement logic
  • Game sometimes doesn't recognize cleared board

Requested features

4 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to change background
  • Leaderboard/stats tracking
  • Ability to toggle flag mode

QMineSweeper

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

None

QMineSweeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is QMineSweeper free?
QMineSweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Minesweeper or QMineSweeper have ads?
QMineSweeper shows ads; Minesweeper does not.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper or QMineSweeper?
Minesweeper ships an update every 3 months, and QMineSweeper every 6 weeks. Most recently, Minesweeper was updated on September 22, 2026 and QMineSweeper on September 17, 2026.

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