# American Mahjong Practice — Practice More, Win More

> American Mahjong practice app with large tiles and offline play. (iPhone/iPad app by Eight Bam LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/american-mahjong-practice/id1458051621 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Eight Bam LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1154367439)
- Category: Games, Lifestyle, Board, Family
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.90/5 from 22,489 App Store ratings · 359 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 55 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2019-03-30
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/american-mahjong-practice/id1458051621/reviews.md

## What is American Mahjong Practice?

The secret to great Mahjong? Play more games. Play every hand to completion and watch how tile choices create winning hands. Ready for a challenge? Play the daily challenge hand against other players, or enable opponent bots and compete.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Try 2018 hands for free or purchase the monthly subscription or purchase 2026 hands one-time.  The monthly subscription includes the new hands every year.

The new Daily Challenge Hands and Leaderboard are included with the monthly subscription and 2026 hands one-time purchase. 

Mahjong Practice rethinks mahjong for mobile, with a design that takes full advantage of small screens. Play fun, quick games offline, anywhere, anytime.  No internet connection needed.  This is the best way to learn the 2026 card.

Suggested Hands:
All possible hand combinations are evaluated and sorted by the highest matching tile count. Play one of these hands or any hand you want.  See the combinations of hands with the most overlapping tiles.  Develop your strategies selecting hands.

Large Tiles and Large Tile Font Option:
Tiles are large. Enable the Large Tile Font option to make the tiles even easier to read.

Hand Validations and Corrections:
See the closest matching pattern when you declare an unknown pattern.  Tips help beginning players.

Hand Stats:
Track hands completed and your progress on the NMJL card.  

Hand Filters:
Select the sections you like to play the most.  Hide sections to focus on any given section.  Play the whole card.

Play Against Bots or Solo:
When playing solo, the opponent bots play valid patterns and exchange jokers but do not declare Mahjong.  Play until you declare Mahjong or the wall is empty in solo mode.  Go to Settings to enable bots that win to practice defense.

Advanced Practice Features:
Try different strategies with Replay and Undo.  Enable Open Play to disable NMJL rules and play by your own House Rules. 

This is the Original American Mahjong App, 10 Years in the making. 

Contact support@eightbam.com for help at any time.

## Key features

- Large tiles and font option
- 2026 card practice
- Suggested hands with overlap analysis
- Hand validation and corrections
- Progress tracking and stats
- Offline play
- Play against bots or solo

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monthly Access All Features | $3.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2022 Access All Features | $6.99 | one-time |
| 2022 Access All Features B | $6.99 | one-time |
| 2023 Hands, All Features | $4.99 | one-time |
| 2026 Hands, All Features | $17.99 | one-time |
| 2025 Hands. All Features | $3.99 | one-time |
| Hands 2024 | $3.99 | one-time |
| 2024 Hands, All Features | $3.99 | one-time |


## Chart rankings

- #120 in Top Free · Board (US App Store)
- #45 in Top Free · Family (US App Store)
- #74 in Top Grossing · Board (US App Store)
- #52 in Top Grossing · Family (US App Store)

## What do users think of American Mahjong Practice?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Great app to learn with
- 👍 Excellent fun game
- 👍 Beginners favorite
- 👍 Great from beginners to pros!
- 👍 BEST way to learn the new card!
- 👍 Flawless App
- 👍 MahJongPractice
- 👍 Love it!
- 👍 Easy Practice for American Mah Jongg
- 👍 This mah-jongg app is great for testing and improving your skills
- 👍 Excellent practice for beginners
- 👍 Great game
- 👍 Helps familiarize all potential hand matches
- 👍 This App Does Everything
- 👍 Even better to have during our days of quarantine!
- 👍 Great Practice Tool
- 👍 Beginner
- 👍 Love this app!
- 👍 The best practice
- 👍 Winning
- 👍 GREAT PRACTICE
- 👍 Mah Jongg 2020
- 👍 Good app to play mahjong...
- 👍 Jumping Mahjong
- 👍 Amazing customer service!
- 👍 Loved the 2018 and 2019 and 2020
- 👍 Great practice app!
- 👍 Making Me a Maven
- 👍 Love This App!

**Cons**

- 🐛 Pretty good, but needs improvement
- 🐛 Issues w app
- 🐛 Taken away the aha moment
- 🐛 Selecting hands
- 🐛 Mah Jongg
- 🐛 Jumping Mahjong
- 🐛 Marchdreamer

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Tile placement issues
- Incorrect win count tracking
- Upside down orientation
- Discarding issues

**Most requested features**

- Multiplayer mode
- Ability to see other players' hands
- Option to hide suggested hands
- Ability to switch discard pile location

## Recent user reviews (10 of 359)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/american-mahjong-practice/id1458051621/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Perfect Practice

*2026-08-17, version 10.1.5*

Love the variety of options to play

### 5/5 — Practice practice

*2026-08-17, version 10.1.5*

Super fun way to practice your mahjong skills.

### 5/5 — Great Practice

*2026-08-14, version 10.1.4*

I love this game for a quick practice. It is easy to figure out and the game board gives you lots of information.

### 5/5 — Great App!!

*2026-08-13, version 10.1.4*

This app has improved my game so much!

### 5/5 — Great Practice Tool

*2026-08-13, version 10.1.4*

Love this app!  Fun to play and great practice to help improve your play.

### 5/5 — Great practice

*2026-08-13, version 10.1.5*

Game changer it has helped me so much everyone is afraid to play me. Hehehe

### 5/5 — Hurry with 2020

*2026-08-13, version 10.1.4*

Can’t go play, hurry with 2020 so I don’t go crazy while social distancing

### 5/5 — Learning Tool for Mahjong

*2026-08-12, version 10.1.4*

It's teaching me the way to win and how jokers may be used.

### 5/5 — Great practice tool

*2026-08-10, version 10.1.4*

Great app!

### 4/5 — Great tool for practice

*2026-08-09, version 10.1.4*

This is really helpful for building confidence for newbies and helping learning.

## Frequently asked questions about American Mahjong Practice

### What is American Mahjong Practice?

This app is designed to help you practice American Mahjong, focusing on the 2026 card. It features a mobile-optimized design with large tiles for easy viewing and offers various practice modes, including suggested hands, validation tools, and solo play against bots.

### How can I practice the 2026 Mahjong card?

The app provides access to the 2026 card with suggested hands that are evaluated and sorted by tile count. You can play these hands or any hand you choose. The app also offers hand validation and corrections to help beginners learn the patterns.

### Is the app free to use?

You can try 2018 hands for free. To access more hands, including the new hands every year and the Daily Challenge Hands with Leaderboard, you can purchase a monthly subscription or a one-time purchase for 2026 hands.

### Can I play this app offline?

Yes, the app is designed for offline play, allowing you to enjoy fun, quick games anywhere, anytime without an internet connection. This makes it convenient for practicing on the go.

### What are the solo play options?

In solo mode, you can play against opponent bots that make valid moves but do not declare Mahjong. You can play until you declare Mahjong or the wall is empty. You can also enable bots that win in the settings to practice your defense.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 10.1.6 — 2026-08-17

Fix auto-declare Mahjong button breaking after Review a Game

### 10.1.5 — 2026-08-09

Add retries for challenge hand leaderboard updates when writes fail

### 10.1.4 — 2026-07-26

Fix for write failures when recording winning hands

### 10.1.2 — 2026-06-28

Fix for bot detail view wind images

### 10.1.1 — 2026-06-14

Improvements in the unknown hand process

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