Comparison

Minesweeper vs Minesweeper Arena

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

Minesweeper Arena

Features
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Rediscover the classic Minesweeper experience online! Use your strategy, avoid the mines, and clear the board as fast as possible. Compete with friends or players from around the world, show your skills, and climb the leaderboard. Minesweeper is an easy-to-learn but challenging strategy game. With different difficulty levels, a fast gameplay experience, and competitive modes, every match brings a new challenge. Play now and become the Minesweeper champion! Terms of Use (EULA): https://gamehubstudio.com/mines/terms-of-use.php

Screenshots

Minesweeper4 screens
Minesweeper Arena4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Minesweeper at none against Minesweeper Arena's 4. Minesweeper Arena's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Minesweeper Arena sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Minesweeper asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Minesweeper versus Minesweeper Arena: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeperMinesweeper Arena
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews95.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB41 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperdevelopersBlissOzkan Gungor

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

Minesweeper Arena

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Minesweeper Arena

One-time4
  • Points 100$0.99
  • 500 Points$1.99
  • Minesweeper Arena$2.99
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  • 1000 Point$2.99

Questions

Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minesweeper Arena free?
Minesweeper Arena is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Minesweeper or Minesweeper Arena have ads?
Neither Minesweeper nor Minesweeper Arena shows ads.

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