Brain Candy (for those w/small to med sized brains)

Easy to learn and for some to master. Inexpensive, low tech game. I love Minesweeper! When I need a little stress breaker, I play Minesweeper. When I need to cool down,I play Minesweeper. When I feel I just need to exercise my brain, I play Minesweeper. Competing with myself, I try to break my time record every time I play. Oh heck, I just like playing Minesweeper. Hope you will, too.

Latest version complete scam

New update is just an ad for $9.99/mo subscription service even though this was already a paid app. Unbelievable how unethical Maple Media is ~~ It’s been nearly a year since this game was handed to a new developer and ruined. Appreciate that the developer has been responsive to feedback, but still in all that time, hasn’t been able to fix the basics— -new stats page still doesn’t work. Expert games play are counted in intermediate but expert games won are counted in expert -average time does not calculate correctly (currently looks like an average of my top three scores since the update) -flag button in the top right is still too hard to press -border around game often shows up incorrectly (have to open settings or switch to landscape to fix) -ads still occasionally appear on startup and are present in settings page ~~ Added ads to a PAID AD-FREE game. Still surprises me how this developer can find another way to ruin a classic PS Landscape mode doesn’t work now; as far as I can tell the update did not improve anything but added ads and removed functionality. Unbelievable and yet believable

Dishonest App Developer

I paid for this app in 2010, and now the developer has converted it into an ad-filled cesspool with a subscription fee of $9.99 per year. On top of that, the app is now buggy, whereas it used to function flawlessly. Attempting to place flags on squares often causes nearby existing flags to turn into question marks, making it likely that you activate a mine rather than flag it. So basically, the paid app was loaded with bugs and then converted to a subscription model. I strongly encourage anyone reading this to avoid downloading any app from this developer, especially one with a “one-time” fee. I hope this developer’s money grab for an already-paid-for app backfires on them magnificently and causes them to lose future subscribers.

Faithful reproduction, but with a fatal flaw

This a faithful reproduction of the old Minesweeper that I used to play on early versions of Windows and, in terms of game play, works well. However, there is one problem with the game - the “Flag” button uses two shades of grey that are almost indistinguishable unless the light is right, and you are holding the device at the right angle - it is far too easy to blow up a game inadvertently by thinking you have tapped on the “Flag” button and not noticing that actually you didn’t. Why not two easily distinguishable colours, instead of two shades of grey. This loses the game two stars for me. And....ads, in a paid game? Really?

Almost perfect

I’ve had this App on my devices for years and I always come back to it. IMO, it’s the best minesweeper for iOS because it’s so down to earth and - in the best sense - simple. I will amend my review to five stars as soon as the developers manage to fix that pesky bug that sometimes delays the posting of a flag, especially and mostly on the right side of the largest playing field.

Nothing good lasts…

I had loved this app for over 10 years. During that time, it was, as promised, a perfect mobile experience of the classic Minecraft game. Now, they’ve suddenly updated the app, ruining the aesthetic, messing with the menu options, and adding strange flagging behavior when tapping numbers. Also they’ve put in advertising and paid unlocks. The developers have abandoned their vision of bringing classic Minesweeper to mobile and are trying to scrape a dollar out of their long time users. It’s a disrespectful strategy. I’m deleting the app.

15 Years Down the Drain

I’ve had this app since at least 2009. Since then I’ve never needed another Minesweeper app because it was unquestionably the best. No ads, a clean and classic appearance. It was everything I wanted and needed. And now, in 2025, they’ve introduced ads and are charging to remove them. I don’t trust the company at all not to raise their price or require some mandatory ads even after paying, so why would I even start down that path? I’m deleting this app today and will find another.

Wowwww…yall really did that?!

UPDATE Aug 13,2025: tried the contact button in the game as developer asked. Received error message to “configure email in settings” This is the only phone game I have ever spent money on. Bought it in 2010 - had finally found a good version of minesweeper. I don’t play often, but it was always my go-to on flights. I just opened it because I was curious about the recent update. I see that now they want you to subscribe, or you can keep your basic version…okay - I’ll stick with the basics - minesweeper is not about frills. Then I see that I’m going to have to play with an ad bar at the bottom?! Well that’s annoying, but let’s try… Try to start a game and a full video ad starts?! Come on… Those of us who purchased the game should continue to have an ad-free experience.

Here's a quick roundup of some of the best apps you can grab to get your Windows gaming nostalgia fix on your mobile device.

Lifehacker Sat Dec 29 2018

Minesweeper Puzzle Bomb is the sequel to the classic retro PC game, bringing the nostalgic game you know and love to your mobile phone.

AppAdvice Sun Jun 29 2025

Minesweeper is a classic, throwback PC game that provides hours of fun - plus this version has no Ads or Advertisements & is great for iPad.

AppAdvice Thu Dec 29 2011

It's a classic game where you must guess where the secret mines are hidden and try to uncover as much of the board as you can.

AppAdvice Mon Apr 29 2024

Minesweeper 2 is the sequel to the classic retro PC game, bringing the nostalgic game you know and love to your mobile phone.

AppAdvice Wed Mar 29 2017