Photonoid vs Elic Minesweeper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Photonoid
Create unique breakout game levels using your own photos. The app uses image recognition to place blocks based on edges or faces in your pictures. Enjoy offline play with multiple modes and share your custom stages with friends.
- Create custom game stages from photos
- Edge detection for block placement
- Face detection for block placement
- Offline play
- Free mode
- Challenge mode
- View mode
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■Photonoid ※You can play offline. You can enjoy breakout with your favorite photo. Because there is an image recognition function, and a block is located by the photo which you chose, you can make an original stage. You can share the image of the original stage your friends by SNS contributions such as Twitter, Facebook, LINE! [function] The image recognition is following two kinds. ・Edge detection: A block is placed to the edge (the border part which the difference of the color) of the image. The block adds to strength so that a border is strong. ・Face detection: A block is located to cover the face. Strongest block is located at the position of eyes. (※face detection depending on precision) ■Play mode There are three mode. ・Free mode You choose the photograph and can play free. Item appearing in random is free to use it. ・Challenge mode You choose the photograph and can customize stage order. Let's earn a star to get item. ・View mode I choose the photograph and can see breakdown. (※Ball doesn't be broken) Item appearing in random is free to use it.
Elic Minesweeper
A fresh take on the classic puzzle game, offering an "Endless Mode" that challenges players to progress through increasingly difficult levels. Track your game data, compete on leaderboards, and customize your profile.
- Endless progressive levels
- Mine clicking and flagging mechanics
- Shield protection for mines
- Quick mark mode
- Leaderboard challenges
- Game data tracking
- iCloud account sync
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Hello World! I'm Elic! Means "Endless Click" [Gameplay] 1: Click: - Open the cell, if it is a mine, it will explode. 2: Long press: - There is a slight vibration feedback, and a banner logo is placed in the cell 3: Shield: - After turning on the shield in the lower left corner, the mine will be protected by accident, and the flag will be placed instead. 4: Quick mark mode: - Click the lower right corner to switch the click mode (mining, or mark the flag) 5: Click on the numbered cell that has been opened: - If the same number of flags are placed in the surrounding 8 cells, the remaining cells will be turned on at once. [Endless Mode] Each level completed challenges the next level. Challenge higher levels and hit the "Endless 100" leaderboard. [Data Analysis] Game data is recorded for each game. Witness your growth! [Account] - Remember to log in to your iCloud account and enable iCloud Drive on your phone. - In this way, you can record game data and challenge the "Endless 100" leaderboard! - You can also set your favorite avatar picture and nickname Hope everyone likes Elic Come and challenge the "Endless 100" leaderboard with me! Contact me: ryukie.sama@gmail.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Photonoid at 4.0 against Elic Minesweeper's 3.0. Photonoid also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). Elic Minesweeper's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Photonoid holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Photonoid's written reviews are positive against 77% of Elic Minesweeper's.
Photonoid ships an update every 6 months, Elic Minesweeper every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Photonoid | Elic Minesweeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 77.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Daisuke Yokoyama | Lawliet Co., Ltd |
Customer experience
Photonoid
Elic Minesweeper
In-app purchases
Photonoid
No in-app purchases
Elic Minesweeper
No in-app purchases
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