Reviews of WordSweeper - Word Minesweeper

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List of user reviews and ratings for WordSweeper - Word Minesweeper

Total ratings

3.62 (Rating count: 205)

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Review summary

Users appreciate the app's ad-free, classic Minesweeper gameplay and its free, well-designed implementation. However, many are unhappy with a sudden update that transformed the app into a word-based variant, which differs significantly from traditional Minesweeper and lacks clear instructions. This unexpected change has led to confusion, dissatisfaction, and some suspicion among users. Additionally, some gameplay mechanics differ from the classic version, such as not guaranteeing a safe first click and unclear win conditions. Overall, while the original Minesweeper experience is praised, the new direction is not well-received.

Pros

No advertisements, providing a clean and uninterrupted gaming experience.
Simple, classic Minesweeper gameplay that appeals to traditional players.
Free to download and play, making it accessible to everyone.
Well-designed and bug-free as noted by some users.
Faithful reproduction of Minesweeper with good implementation.

Cons

The app was updated abruptly, changing from classic Minesweeper to a word-based variation without warning, causing confusion and dissatisfaction.
The new word-based gameplay is not liked by long-time users expecting traditional Minesweeper mechanics.
Lack of proper instructions for new game modes leading to user frustration.
No guarantee of a safe first click, differing from classic Minesweeper rules, resulting in occasional frustrating game starts.
Some users experienced issues with marking mines and unclear winning conditions.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.40

All time rating average: 3.62

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52% (11)

Date	Author	Comment
2024-12-24	da*****	Use to be a classic Minesweeper app. For some reason it changed to this WordSweeper thing with Twitter links. Any 5 star reviews were probably from when it was still Minesweeper.
Use to be a classic Minesweeper app. For some reason it changed to this WordSweeper thing with Twitter links. Any 5 star reviews were probably from when it was still Minesweeper.
2024-11-14	S *****	Bait and switch was confusing. made me think this was malwares. Revert it back and make Word sweeper its own app
Bait and switch was confusing. made me think this was malwares. Revert it back and make Word sweeper its own app
2024-11-05	Ap*****	What happened to the perfectly good minesweeper?? Why did you just replace it with whatever this new thing is. You could have just created a new app instead.
What happened to the perfectly good minesweeper?? Why did you just replace it with whatever this new thing is. You could have just created a new app instead.
2024-10-13	A *****	This app randomly installed itself while I was charging my phone. Wordsweeper did this completely on its own, without my involvement or permission, while my phone was locked. It also opened up a suspicious webpage in my browser when I tried to open the app. I don't know how this app infested my phone. This experience has been incredibly creepy, and I hope Google/Android removes this malware from the play store soon. Edit: the suspicious webpage url was random letters & numbers, NOT twitter.
This app randomly installed itself while I was charging my phone. Wordsweeper did this completely on its own, without my involvement or permission, while my phone was locked. It also opened up a suspicious webpage in my browser when I tried to open the app. I don't know how this app infested my phone. This experience has been incredibly creepy, and I hope Google/Android removes this malware from the play store soon. Edit: the suspicious webpage url was random letters & numbers, NOT twitter.
2024-10-11	Da*****	Used to be great, but suddenly it's not regular minesweeper anymore. Minesweeper as a word-game doesn't make any sense at all, because there's no exact correlation between the word and the mines around it. Regardless if the developer thinks this is better, it is not what I wanted when I installed it. They should have made it a new app or a game mode within the app instead of this bait-n-switch. This is like what Malware does.
Used to be great, but suddenly it's not regular minesweeper anymore. Minesweeper as a word-game doesn't make any sense at all, because there's no exact correlation between the word and the mines around it. Regardless if the developer thinks this is better, it is not what I wanted when I installed it. They should have made it a new app or a game mode within the app instead of this bait-n-switch. This is like what Malware does.
2024-10-09	Ba*****	I suddently found a new app in my phone. Turns out a minesweeper app i downloaded changed to this game, with no warning.
I suddently found a new app in my phone. Turns out a minesweeper app i downloaded changed to this game, with no warning.
2024-10-09	Dr*****	Bring back the old minesweeper game, as you can see from the reviews no one likes this change. You can make another game called wordsweeper instead.
Bring back the old minesweeper game, as you can see from the reviews no one likes this change. You can make another game called wordsweeper instead.
2024-10-08	Em*****	This app used to be a great clean and simple minesweeper, but then it updated into an entirely different app??
This app used to be a great clean and simple minesweeper, but then it updated into an entirely different app??
2024-10-08	Bl*****	Changed the app into a completely different game after months of install
Changed the app into a completely different game after months of install
2024-10-08	Aa*****	I liked the old Minesweeper game, woke up one morning and it was this instead. There may be a reasonable explanation for why the entire program I had installed changed on update, but smells like malware distribution to me, uninstalled.
I liked the old Minesweeper game, woke up one morning and it was this instead. There may be a reasonable explanation for why the entire program I had installed changed on update, but smells like malware distribution to me, uninstalled.