Comparison

Minesweeper King vs Minimal Minesweeper

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

Head to head
About

Minesweeper King

Experience classic Minesweeper with a modern twist. Challenge yourself through hundreds of levels or compete against players worldwide in real-time multiplayer matches. Enjoy daily rewards and track your progress on global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • 1000+ Stage mode levels
  • Hardcore Master mode
  • Online 1:1 multiplayer matches
  • Daily hints and attendance rewards
  • Global leaderboards and achievements
  • Tablet device support
Features
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Easy difficulty for everyone and can paly getting difficult by next stage. You can compete with gamers around the world multiplayer. Enjoy anytime the best minesweeper in the world. [Features] - Stage mode have 1000 Levels - Master mode have hardcore Stage offers - Mission for have to find 600 bomb in Master mode - Multiplayer: Online 1:1 Minesweeper match - Special system of opening the map when press number - Hints items daily attendance compensation - leaderboards, achievements support - Tablet devices support - fun game, free game, no wifi, no internet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mobirixplayen YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/mobirix1

About

Minimal Minesweeper

Experience the classic mine-clearing puzzle game with a modern, minimalist design. Optimized for touchscreens on iPhone and iPad, it offers multiple difficulty levels and engaging animations. Compete with friends via Game Center leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Optimized touch gameplay
  • Long press to mark mines
  • Flat design with animations
  • 4 difficulty levels
  • Haptic feedback
  • Game Center leaderboards
Features
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Minesweeper the way it should feel on iPhone and iPad: clean, fast, and honest. No tracking, no account, no internet required — just you, the grid, and the numbers. Minimal Minesweeper strips the classic logic puzzle down to its essentials. A flat, minimal board that looks great in light and dark mode, smooth animations, and controls built for touch: tap to reveal, long-press to plant a flag — with haptic feedback that makes every move feel just right. YOUR FIRST TAP IS ALWAYS SAFE Mines are placed after your first move, never under it. On dense boards the corners stay clear too, so every game starts fair. FOUR DIFFICULTIES, PLUS YOUR OWN Learn the ropes on Easy, find your rhythm on Medium, then push yourself on Hard and Insane. Want more? Build a custom board: pick the size, set the mine density, and make the game exactly as hard as you like. COMPETE AND PROGRESS - Game Center leaderboards for every difficulty — race the clock against the world - Achievements to unlock - Detailed statistics: games played, won, and lost, with your win rate per difficulty AT HOME ON EVERY DEVICE - Layouts tailored to iPhone and iPad - Split View and multiple windows on iPad — play two boards side by side - Fully playable offline, anywhere - Available in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Arabic, Vietnamese, and Indonesian FAIR PRICING Easy and Medium are free. A single one-time purchase unlocks Hard, Insane, and custom boards forever — no subscription. The only advertising is one card on the game-over screen, showing an app from a fellow independent developer. Nothing collected there is linked to you or follows you across other apps — and the unlock takes it away, unless you choose to turn it back on in Settings. The classic you know, with none of the clutter. Happy sweeping!

Screenshots

Minesweeper King4 screens
Minimal Minesweeper4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Minimal Minesweeper at free against Minesweeper King's free with in-app purchases. Minimal Minesweeper also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 58%) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). Minesweeper King's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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 King sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Minimal Minesweeper sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Minimal Minesweeper holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Minesweeper King's written reviews are positive against 80% of Minimal Minesweeper's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Minesweeper King ships an update every 3 months, Minimal Minesweeper monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Minesweeper King versus Minimal Minesweeper: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinesweeper KingMinimal Minesweeper
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (21 ratings)4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.3% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings21 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMOBIRIXIllumineering

Customer experience

Minesweeper King

All ratings21 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%

Minimal Minesweeper

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Minesweeper King

One-time3
  • Continue Item$1.99
  • 5 hint items$2.99
  • 60 hint items$29.99
2 purchases

Minimal Minesweeper

One-time2
  • Unlock all featuresFree
  • Unlock all features$2.99

Questions

Is Minesweeper King free?
Minesweeper King is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Minimal Minesweeper free?
Minimal Minesweeper is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Minesweeper King or Minimal Minesweeper?
Minimal Minesweeper is rated higher. Minesweeper King averages 4.5 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Minimal Minesweeper averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do Minesweeper King or Minimal Minesweeper have ads?
Both Minesweeper King and Minimal Minesweeper show ads.
Which is updated more often, Minesweeper King or Minimal Minesweeper?
Minesweeper King ships an update every 3 months, and Minimal Minesweeper monthly. Most recently, Minesweeper King was updated on October 15, 2026 and Minimal Minesweeper on September 24, 2026.

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