Beautiful Minesweeper. No ads, no trackers, no permissions.
About this app
Every other Minesweeper on Android is either a privacy nightmare stuffed with ads and trackers, or a bare-bones port that looks like it was built in 2009. This one is neither.
No ads. No permissions. No analytics. No internet. Just the game.
Built with Jetpack Compose and Material 3 — it looks and feels like a first-party Google app. Material You dynamic colour adapts the entire palette to your wallpaper on Android 12+.
The grid always fills the screen. Cells scale to any device. No zooming, no tiny tap targets.
Three modes that are mechanically distinct, not just bigger grids
• Easy — 9×9, classic rules, guaranteed safe first click, full chord support • Medium — 12×12, higher mine density, 5-minute countdown, only your clicked cell is safe at the start • Hard — 14×14, no safe start, chord disabled, 3-minute countdown, and fog of war: revealed cells fade out after 6 seconds and you must hold the entire mine map in your head
Fog of war is a novel mechanic that does not exist in any other Minesweeper app.
Polish • Ripple flood-fill — empty areas reveal outward in animated waves • Spring bounce on every cell open and flag placement • Screen shake on game over • LED-style mine counter and timer, blinks red under 30 seconds • Haptic feedback on every interaction • Deep-space dark theme with vibrant number colours
100% free and open source — GPLv3, no ads, no tracking, no analytics.
Licensed under GPL-3.0-or-later.
What's New in v1.2
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
Version history
Jun 30, 2026 · 0.9 MB · Android API 21–35 · code 3
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
SHA-256 97ac0eb4e087892f78e7ac79dc87ceb15bcfae9642df741b5b5f1f77fd5ce108
Jun 22, 2026 · 0.9 MB · Android API 21–35 · code 2
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- 1.1
- - New Custom mode: choose grid size, mine count, fog of war, and safe first tap.
- - Flagged tiles no longer show an odd tint behind the flag.
SHA-256 8884dc2b5749e2270f63c20d53cea98142e203f3e855abeee26b23de49a160fa
Apr 8, 2026 · 0.8 MB · Android API 21–35 · code 1
Imported from the F-Droid repository index.
- 1.0 — Initial release.
SHA-256 e7be2ab28f1b7d08d6b73638aaa1599986d3a3e69bf24d48a9289c591864e092
Will it run on your device?
92%
- Runs on a broad range of modern Android versions.
- Multiple CPU architectures are covered.
- Aligned with the latest Android target SDK expectations.
Installation Guide
Open Settings on your Android device
Go to Security → Unknown sources (or Install unknown apps)
Enable "Allow from this source" for your browser or file manager
Open the downloaded APK file from your Downloads folder
Tap "Install" and wait for installation to complete
Launch the app from your home screen
Make sure to re-enable Unknown Sources restrictions after installation for security.
How to install this safely
How to verify the file you downloaded
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How to roll back to an earlier version
If the current release misbehaves, 1.1 is the last build before it. Android will not install an older version code over a newer one, so you must uninstall Minesweeper first — which clears its local data unless you have a backup. Reinstall the older APK only if its signing fingerprint matches the build you already trust, and check the API range: an older release may target an Android version your device has moved past.
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Source code
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App Information
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SHA-256 Hash
97ac0eb4e087892f78e7ac79dc87ceb15bcfae9642df741b5b5f1f77fd5ce108
Signing certificate
651e44d8f60eef7be5cb650bf3f0a073ea59d26e6fc9291126fe369684e9c51f
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