Oz vs Minesweeper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oz
Embark on a magical journey through the Land of Oz, sorting colorful balls to overcome challenges and collect yellow bricks. Experience the classic story with integrated illustrations as you help Dorothy find her way home. This adventure offers over 100 levels of engaging puzzle gameplay.
- Over 100 challenging levels
- Magic ball sorting gameplay
- Collect yellow bricks
- Discover hidden bonuses
- Collect achievements
- Original story and illustrations
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Swept away by a tornado, Dorothy finds herself in the Land of Oz. Join her on a quest to reach Emerald City and ultimately her home in Kansas. Sort magic balls to complete levels and collect yellow bricks as you go. As a bonus, the story and illustrations from the original book are integrated into the game. Be quick and be clever or Dorothy might not make it home! --------------- * Over 100 challenging levels * Discover hidden bonuses * Collect achievements * Original story and illustrations included ---------------
Minesweeper
A classic single-player puzzle game where you uncover a minefield by deducing the location of hidden mines based on numerical clues. Enjoy retro-style gameplay with mobile-friendly features like zooming and panning.
- Single-player puzzle gameplay
- Retro computer version design
- Mobile-friendly zoom and pan
- 3 default difficulty modes
- Customizable minefield settings
- Flagging mode for quick placement
- Local best time tracking
- Global leaderboards
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GAME RULES ---------------- Minesweeper is a single player puzzle computer game. The objective of the game is to clear a rectangular board containing hidden mines without detonating any of them, with help from clues about the number of neighboring mines in each field. Minesweeper Retro is designed closest and similar to the computer version, adding some feature for mobile game play like zooming in/out, panning to move the board. FEATURES ---------------- + 3 default modes: Beginner (10 mines), Intemediate (40 mines), Expert (99 mines). + Custom modes: define your own minefield. Up to 24 rows, 30 columns, 667 mines. + Flag mode: quicker to put flags on cells. + Track local best times. + Compete against other players in the world leaderboards. CREDIT ------------------ + Game developed using LibGDX. + Sound resource: freesound.org. FAN PAGE ------------------ + Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/qastudiosapps + Twitter: https://twitter.com/qastudios
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Oz at every 4 weeks against Minesweeper's every 8 months. Oz also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (5.1 vs 12.0). 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.
Oz ships an update every 4 weeks, Minesweeper every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Oz | Minesweeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Essential Applications, Inc | Quang Duc Vu |
Customer experience
Oz
Minesweeper
In-app purchases
Oz
No in-app purchases
Minesweeper
No in-app purchases
