# Classic Minesweeper :)

> Puzzle

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id479504556](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id479504556)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id479504556`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Chaohsien Lee
- **Category:** Puzzle
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (344 ratings)
- **Version:** 15.26.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-06
- **First published:** 2011-12-03
- **Size:** 111 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/classic-minesweeper/id479504556)
- **Website:** [http://www.ouwantapp.com/](http://www.ouwantapp.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://ouwantapp.com/privacy-policy-of-classic-minesweeper/](http://ouwantapp.com/privacy-policy-of-classic-minesweeper/)

## Description

Classic Minesweeper :) is a modern Chrome extension that reimagines the classic puzzle with a smart scoring system and online leaderboards. It delivers polished graphics, fluid animations, and responsive controls for a smooth Minesweeper experience in your browser.

- 3 Classic difficulties + 1 customizable mode
- 11 appearances and themes
- Fully configurable board size and mine count
- Online leaderboards track time, plays, and score
- Retina-ready visuals with polished animations

## Rankings

- #85,042 — Overall
- #38 — minecrosoft

## Review summary

Players love the classic Minesweeper feel and the logic-based challenge, making it a dependable brain teaser and a nostalgic favorite. The game also performs smoothly for many and offers a straightforward, familiar UI. However, persistent and intrusive advertising (including video ads between rounds) and several reliability issues drag down the experience. Recurrent complaints include buggy flagging controls, inaccurate scoring or bomb counts, occasional crashes or input lag, and some UI clarity problems like border indicators. Fixing ads and core gameplay bugs could restore this to a near-perfect retro Minesweeper.

### Pros

- Classic, nostalgic Minesweeper experience faithful to the original.
- Engaging, logic-based gameplay that's challenging and addictive.
- Stable performance with responsive controls and quick flagging.
- Long-standing, timeless game that many players return to.
- Simple, accessible UI that remains easy to learn.

### Cons

- Advertising is persistent and intrusive, including video ads and banners, sometimes not removed by premium.
- Flagging and interaction can be buggy or slow, causing mis-clicks or not flagging correctly.
- Scoring and bomb-count visibility are inconsistent or inaccurate.
- Stability issues like crashes, hangs, and input lag on some devices.
- UI/UX glitches such as unclear border indicators or settings that are hard to adjust.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id479504556)