Comparison

Sudoku Express vs Minesweeper Classic Widget

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

Head to head
About

Sudoku Express

Enjoy a classic Sudoku experience with a clean, minimalist interface designed for focused puzzle-solving. Customize your game with multiple color and font options. Offers over 1,000 unique puzzles across easy, medium, and hard difficulties for extended gameplay.

Highlights
  • Minimalist flat UI design
  • Easy noting system
  • Multiple color schemes
  • Font selection for customization
  • 1,001 unique puzzles per difficulty
  • Easy, Medium, and Hard difficulty levels
Features
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The classic Sudoku game at its best for iOS! A version for those who just want to solve the puzzles. A minimalist, flat UI design and easy noting allow you to focus on the point of the game, which is solving the puzzles! Multiple color schemes and font selections allow you to customize the experience to your preferences. With 1,001 unique puzzles each for the included Easy, Medium and Hard puzzles, you will be challenged for hours, days and weeks.

About

Minesweeper Classic Widget

Experience the classic Minesweeper game directly on your iOS 17 Home Screen or Mac desktop. Enjoy quick, challenging gameplay with engaging animations and sound effects, accessible anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Play on Home Screen
  • Play on Mac desktop
  • Interactive widgets
  • Engaging animations
  • Sound effects
  • Classic Minesweeper gameplay
Features
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Play Minesweeper right on your iOS 17 device’s Home Screen! Harnessing the power of iOS 17’s interactive widgets, this app brings a fresh twist to the classic game. Minesweeper has never been this accessible or convenient. Whether you’re waiting for a bus, on your coffee break, or just chilling at home, your next move is right at your fingertips. Dive into the game where you’ll pit your wits against the minefield. Each move is a step into the unknown, each flag a victory against the odds. Can you clear the field without triggering a mine? Enjoy the suspense and satisfaction with engaging animations and sound effects that amplify the gaming experience. “Minesweeper Classic Widget Game” is not just a game, it’s a revolution in mobile gaming. It’s quick, it’s challenging, and it’s right on your Home Screen. "Minesweeper Classic Widget Game" is part of our collection of Classic Widget Games you can play right on your iOS Home Screen or Mac desktop. Download all 6 today! Get the Classic Widget Game Pass to unlock themes and disable ads in all of the games for one low price or opt to unlock just the games you want separately. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime within your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. The privacy policy for this app is located here: https://www.cromulentlabs.com/widget-games/privacy/ The terms of use for this app are the standard Apple terms located here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Sudoku Express2 screens
Minesweeper Classic Widget4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Minesweeper Classic Widget at Free against Sudoku Express's $3.99. Minesweeper Classic Widget also leads on review sentiment (38% vs 23%). Sudoku Express's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Minesweeper Classic Widget is free to download; Sudoku Express costs $3.99 up front. Minesweeper Classic Widget sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Sudoku Express asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Sudoku Express against 4.6 for Minesweeper Classic Widget. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 85 and 69 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 23% of Sudoku Express's written reviews are positive against 38% of Minesweeper Classic Widget's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sudoku Express ships an update every 6 weeks, Minesweeper Classic Widget every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Sudoku Express versus Minesweeper Classic Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSudoku ExpressMinesweeper Classic Widget
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (85 ratings)4.6 (69 ratings) — better
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews37.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings85 — better69
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPheinex, LLCCromulent Labs

Customer experience

Sudoku Express

All ratings84 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral4.8%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral30.8%
Negative46.2%

Minesweeper Classic Widget

All ratings69 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral2.9%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%

In-app purchases

None

Sudoku Express

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Minesweeper Classic Widget

Subscriptions1
  • Classic Widget Game Pass7 Days trial$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Minesweeper Widget Premium$2.99

Questions

Is Sudoku Express free?
Sudoku Express costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Minesweeper Classic Widget free?
Minesweeper Classic Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Sudoku Express or Minesweeper Classic Widget?
Minesweeper Classic Widget is rated higher. Sudoku Express averages 4.5 out of 5 from 85 ratings, while Minesweeper Classic Widget averages 4.6 from 69 ratings.
Do Sudoku Express or Minesweeper Classic Widget have ads?
Neither Sudoku Express nor Minesweeper Classic Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sudoku Express or Minesweeper Classic Widget?
Sudoku Express ships an update every 6 weeks, and Minesweeper Classic Widget every 5 weeks. Most recently, Sudoku Express was updated on November 6, 2026 and Minesweeper Classic Widget on November 3, 2026.

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