# Minesweeper Classic

> Original Minesweeper Puzzles!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id306937053](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id306937053)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id306937053`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Do More Mobile, LLC.
- **Category:** Puzzle
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (3,085 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-04-24
- **First published:** 2009-03-27
- **Size:** 127 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/minesweeper-classic/id306937053)
- **Website:** [https://maplemedia.io/](https://maplemedia.io/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.maplemedia.io/privacy/](https://www.maplemedia.io/privacy/)

## Description

Minesweeper Classic brings the timeless Minesweeper puzzle to your screen with retro visuals and smooth gameplay on iPad. Tap to uncover tiles, use logic to avoid bombs, and clear the minefield across multiple difficulty levels.

New features include pinch-to-zoom, per-difficulty leaderboards, and a robust stats tracker to monitor your progress. With Beginner, Medium, Difficult, and Custom options, portrait or landscape modes, and Flag Mode to mark suspected bombs, this is the best Minesweeper experience on mobile. Check for updates and contact us at contact@maplemedia.io for support.

## Rankings

- #32,888 — Overall

## Review summary

Longtime Minesweeper favorite that offered a clean, ad-free classic experience after a one-time purchase. Reviewers valued the simple, nostalgic gameplay and reliability. Recent updates, however, add ads and a mandatory subscription, raise costs, and introduce UI changes and bugs (flagging issues, smaller squares). Privacy policy prompts and perceived poor support have also angered users. Many feel betrayed by monetization, leading to deletions and calls for alternatives, though the core nostalgia and classic gameplay remain a memory of what it once was.

### Pros

- Classic Minesweeper look and feel that many users associate with the Windows version.
- Ad-free experience for years after a one-time purchase.
- Simple, reliable gameplay ideal for quick play and flights.
- Long longevity and nostalgia; a go-to Minesweeper app for many years.
- Lightweight, unobtrusive interface (before the recent changes).

### Cons

- Introduction of ads and a mandatory subscription to remove them.
- Ads reappear in versions previously purchased as ad-free.
- Price increase and ongoing subscription seen as a money grab.
- Gameplay/UI regressions and bugs after the update (flagging issues, small squares).
- Privacy policy prompts at startup and perceived data/privacy concerns; reported support issues.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id306937053)