Comparison

Mine Sweeper MONO vs Minesweeper

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

Head to head
About

Mine Sweeper MONO

Experience the classic Minesweeper game with a simple, intuitive interface. This version offers standard gameplay and a challenge mode for advanced players, featuring pinch zoom and drag scroll for easier navigation.

Highlights
  • Standard Minesweeper rules
  • Challenge mode
  • Pinch zoom
  • Drag scroll
  • Ranking system
  • Multiplied tap control
Features
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The world simplest version of Mine Sweeper. Free game with standard rule of classic Mine Sweeper and featured challenge mode providing higher play level. FEATURE * Simple and strong interaction * Intuitive control - Pinch zoom (Hard/Challenge mode) - Drag scroll (Hard/Challenge mode) * Ranking system in challenge mode * Multiplied tap control - Hold touch to set flag and set question - Short touch to set question mark from flag or remove question mark to help faster control

About

Minesweeper

A classic single-player puzzle game where players must strategically uncover tiles to reveal hidden bombs. Use number clues to identify mine locations and flag them to win. Features adjustable difficulty levels and a high score leaderboard.

Highlights
  • Uncover hidden bombs
  • Use number clues
  • Flag bomb locations
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • High score leaderboard
  • Pinch to zoom
Features
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Minesweeper is a single-player puzzle video game. The objective of the game is to clear up all the mine and uncover all the hidden bomb. Its a classic windows strategy game which is popular during the 90's. The Game requires some strategy thinking where the numbers indicate the amount of bomb located surrounding it. If unlucky, you might press on the bomb and the game ends. Flag the bomb if you noticed its a bomb on that tiles itself. The Game features: - Pinch to zoom - High Scores leaderboard for each difficulty setting - Adjustable difficulties such as beginner, medium and advance - Press hold on tiles to raise flags.

Screenshots

Mine Sweeper MONO4 screens
Minesweeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mine Sweeper MONO at 63% against Minesweeper's 0%. Mine Sweeper MONO also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Minesweeper's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months). 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

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

Mine Sweeper MONO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Mine Sweeper MONO's written reviews are positive against 0% of Minesweeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mine Sweeper MONO ships an update every 5 months, Minesweeper every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mine Sweeper MONO versus Minesweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMine Sweeper MONOMinesweeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGALBRO INC.SikYi Chan

Customer experience

Mine Sweeper MONO

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

Minesweeper

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mine Sweeper MONO

No in-app purchases

None

Minesweeper

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mine Sweeper MONO free?
Mine Sweeper MONO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minesweeper free?
Minesweeper is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mine Sweeper MONO or Minesweeper?
Mine Sweeper MONO is rated higher. Mine Sweeper MONO averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Minesweeper averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mine Sweeper MONO or Minesweeper have ads?
Minesweeper shows ads; Mine Sweeper MONO does not.
Which is updated more often, Mine Sweeper MONO or Minesweeper?
Mine Sweeper MONO ships an update every 5 months, and Minesweeper every 9 days. Most recently, Mine Sweeper MONO was updated on November 1, 2026 and Minesweeper on November 2, 2026.

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