# iMahjong — user reviews

> 220 indexed App Store user reviews of iMahjong by AdColony, Inc., rated 3.10/5 from 13 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/imahjong/id300535701/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/imahjong/id300535701.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 5 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 4

## What do users think of iMahjong?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 🎮 Addictive and engaging gameplay
- 💰 Free to download and play
- 🎨 Good graphics and visual appeal
- ⚖️ Good difficulty balance and challenge
- 🔧 Stable performance (no crashes in earlier versions)
- 📱 Easy to use and understand

**Cons**

- 📢 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
- 🔊 Unmutable ad audio even when phone is silent
- 📉 Tiles too small and difficult to select
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes mid-game
- 🎮 Game freezes and becomes unplayable
- 🎬 Forced video ads between games
- 📵 Ads interrupt music playback
- 🔄 Recent updates degraded user experience
- 👁️ Reduced visibility of tile information after updates
- 🌐 Broken worldwide scoring system
- ⚠️ Registration system stuck/non-functional

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes mid-game requiring restart
- Can only play one game before app must be closed and restarted
- Game freezes and becomes unresponsive
- Tiles difficult or impossible to select despite being available
- Screen freezes during gameplay
- Game incorrectly reports 'no more moves' when moves exist
- High score system not working properly
- Worldwide score sync not functioning
- Registration system stuck preventing gameplay
- Incompatible with older iOS versions (OS 8)
- Sound API takeover stops background music
- Ads play at full volume despite phone being on silent
- App crashes after ad playback

**Most requested features**

- Zoom in/out capability for better tile visibility
- Ability to rotate board view
- Larger tile sizes
- Undo function for moves
- Shuffle button for stuck games
- Mute option for advertisements
- Restore previous app version
- Restore old Jirbo games (JirboMatch, JirboBounce)
- Access to worldwide leaderboard scores
- Landscape mode support
- Ability to pan around the board

## Newest reviews (12 of 220)

### 2/5 — Timer nervt

*2025-03-30, version 3.59.0*

Zu gross, präsent und 100stel sind vielzuviel

### 2/5 — It’s cool but…

*2023-01-17, version 3.33.1*

This used to be a Jirbo version of mahjong i think it was called jirbo jong or something.
Do you developers remember jirbo?
Because I sure do, heck I remember playing 
jirbomatch child development edition on my iPod when I was 5 years old in the year 2009. And it’s sooooo special to me and I want it back and I still have 2 other old Jirbo apps. JirboBounce & Paperfootball version of Jirbo on my old iPad iOS version 5.1.1 and it still works and I so much love jirbo. Is there a way you guys have jirbomatch child development edition because I really want it back and if I have it on my back on my old iPad it would sure make my life a pile of gold and happiness! If you guys would bring back Jirbo match to me it would be awesome!!!! But if you don’t have it. It’s totally okay thank you and goodbye.

### 2/5 — Horrible Update

*2022-04-05, version 3.0*

I used to play this game a lot. The update that just pushed through is awful. The tiles are much smaller, and you can no longer see what’s under the tile once activated. Makes no sense that this app got worse instead or improving. Why make a small tile game have even smaller graphics.

### 4/5 — My "GO TO" game!! 👍🏼👍🏼

*2020-09-24, version 2.5*

Generally speaking, this is the game that I go to first whenever I want to play a few games on my iPhone!  😁   I also have this game on my iPad.  In addition to this game, I have another one of your games on my iPad–the HD version of this game.  HOWEVER, whenever I attempt to download the HD version onto my phone, I always get an error message that says that the developers of the game need to update it before I can download it.  

     I love BOTH games, so is there ANY way that you can update the HD version so that I am able to download it onto my iPhone??? I have never made this kind of request to a developer before, but I really do enjoy playing both games.  PLEASE consider my request.  Thank you!! 😊

### 4/5 — Good app, but...

*2020-03-10, version 2.0*

Once completed you enter your username to be added to a fastest time table, but how the hell do you access the best times? Don’t see any link or option on either the app or web developer site... grrr

### 3/5 — It's ok......

*2016-12-03, version 1.55*

It was fine , since a recent update it says"no more moves " and yet there are!
How about a restart?

### 2/5 — Keeps crashing

*2016-03-13, version 1.51*

This was a great game. Now it keeps crashing! What happened? Fix it please!!

### 1/5 — Das Spaß hat nachgelassen

*2014-05-27, version 1.36*

Es ist schade das man bei jedem zweiten Zug auf Werbung stoßt. Da macht das Spielen keinen Spaß mehr. Das Werbung ab und zu kommt. Find ich nicht schlimm. Aber so ist es traurig. Habe es echt gern gespielt. Überlege es zu löschen.

### 1/5 — O jogo funcionava muito bem e agora está impossível

*2014-03-02, version 1.35*

Até umas duas atualizações atrás o jogo era muito bom, agora não abre e não funciona apropriadamente, ficou péssimo!

### 2/5 — Das war's ...

*2014-03-02, version 1.35*

Die App. war mal ganz nett, trotz Werbung.

Die neue Zwangswerbung hat die App. nun aber ins Abseits gestellt.

Hab sie nun gelöscht ...

### 1/5 — Anche con questo aggiornamento

*2014-02-20, version 1.35*

Continua a non funzionare!!!!!

### 1/5 — Cannot play anymore after upgrade

*2014-02-12, version 1.34*

:-(

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Cannot bypass ads

*2025-06-14, version 3.61.0*

Used to love this App. But now after every game, win or lose, there is an annoying and loud ad. You can’t mute the ad. You can’t bypass the ad. You have to fully close out of the app and restart it. So awful

### 1/5 — Latest update ruined this

*2022-05-29, version 3.1*

Do NOT update this app if you haven’t already. Is there any way to reinstall version 2 of this game? The new feel is uncomfortable and no longer fun. Also many many more advertisements which are now necessary to finance the unfun new look. What a waste of a once great version of mahjong!

### 1/5 — New version too bad

*2022-04-15, version 3.0*

The board is too small and confused, the clock so big, disturb, the old one was much better, unfortunately I will stop playing

### 1/5 — Hate the latest update

*2022-04-04, version 3.0*

I cannot stand the latest update. The tiles are so small I can’t see them. The format is different (and horrible). This was my go-to game but I’ve deleted it. If you haven’t updated yet, don’t do it. You’ll probably end up deleting it, just like I did.

### 1/5 — NOPE

*2022-04-04, version 3.0*

HATE the new look! Please give the old game back!

### 1/5 — Sound suppression

*2022-01-27, version 2.10*

Dislike that the app takes over the sound api. 
When I’m playing music, enter the app, the music 
stops. 
Change this.

### 1/5 — Peccato che non funzioni

*2019-10-04, version 1.98*

Quest’ultimo aggiornamento manda continuamente il gioco in blocco

### 1/5 — Parou de funcionar

*2016-11-13, version 1.54*

Funcionava perfeito até a última atualização. Agora não funciona mais, ao abrir o App só aparece o fundo e não aparecem as peças.

### 1/5 — Bug fix

*2016-05-16, version 1.52*

The last update messed up my game. I can play one game then have to close the app completely and start over.

### 1/5 — Doesn’t run under OS8 or 8.02

*2014-09-27, version 1.41*

Just sits there with a blank playing field. Obnoxious ads run nicely though.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Nice game

*2024-09-25, version 3.53.0*

Very nice casual game!

### 5/5 — Bestes Spiel aller Zeiten

*2024-09-11, version 3.53.0*

Es ist ein verstecktes Juwel im AppStore, jeder sollte dieses Spiel ausprobieren 🔥

### 5/5 — Need to update please

*2019-10-04, version 1.98*

The screen freezes up. Just started a few days ago. I really like this game.

### 5/5 — Ohne Schnickschnack

*2019-09-08, version 1.94*

Ich mag dieses Spiel, weil es ohne Schnickschnack auf das Wesentliche reduziert daher kommt. Keine nervige Hintergrundmusik, keine aufwändigen Legekonstellationen... und ein Tipp für das verhindern der Werbeeinblendungen nach jedem Spiel: wenn das Phone auf Flugmodus steht, gibt es auch keine Werbung.

### 5/5 — RN

*2016-11-10, version 1.54*

My favorite. Please keep

### 5/5 — Off the hook

*2016-07-13, version 1.52*

Matching tiles for days with this game

### 5/5 — Imajong game

*2016-07-08, version 1.52*

When are you going to fix the game?  It keeps shutting done after one game????  Please fix it!!!

### 5/5 — Repair

*2016-06-29, version 1.52*

Can only play one game and then have to turn off phone and restart to control bye.  This just started recently and it's very frustrating!  Maybe something with the last update!

### 5/5 — Gosto... My

*2011-11-24, version 1.20*

Divertido! Favourite mah jong...

### 5/5 — Melhor

*2011-06-20, version 1.10*

Eh o melhor mahjong disponivel na apple free! 
Vale a pena!!!

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