# Mahj Parlour: American Mahjong — user reviews > 43 indexed App Store user reviews of Mahj Parlour by Tour in a Box LLC, rated 4.80/5 from 649 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mahj-parlour-american-mahjong/id6761298326/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mahj-parlour-american-mahjong/id6761298326.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 586 · 4★ 36 · 3★ 14 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 10 ## Newest reviews (13 of 43) ### 4/5 — Great App, 1 problem *2026-08-06, version 1.3.1* I absolutely adore this game. I love the artwork, the calling of tiles, the opportunity to have bots play slow or normal speed. My only qualm is not having the option to look at the whole score card. Since I’m paying money for this app, getting the option added to open it during my games would be spectacular. ### 4/5 — Lessons on iPad needs help *2026-08-06, version 1.3.1* I really like this app and play on my iPad. But the lessons don’t work. The screen doesn’t scroll down and the continue prompt doesn’t show so can’t move on. Discovered this after adding app to my phone. ### 4/5 — So fun - some visibility issues *2026-07-29, version 1.3.0* This is my favorite online mahjong game. The only issue is unless you play with “high visibility tiles” the tiles are laughably unreadable and there is no way to make them bigger. It’s very frustrating. ### 4/5 — Amazing! *2026-07-23, version 1.2.8* Beautiful tiles! Only 4 stars because I would like to have the Mahjong beginners round back to relearn steps. ### 4/5 — Pretty close to real *2026-07-19, version 1.2.8* This app is pretty good. It would be nice if the hold and pass buttons were bigger. It was also a little too easy to discard the wrong tile. ### 4/5 — Newbie *2026-07-09, version 1.2.5* I am NEW to the game. This was cheaper than lessons. I only gave 4 stars because the tutorial went away after I completed the steps. I’d like to go back through to brush up on what I learned. ### 4/5 — Old Eyes *2026-07-02, version 1.2.4* Need bigger font sizes for us old gals. Also a few more directions would be nice ### 5/5 — Playing Mahj *2026-06-24, version 1.2.2* I am loving playing and I feel it’s helping me understand and improve. ### 5/5 — Best Mahj App *2026-06-23, version 1.2.2* Have been searching for an equivalent to live Mahj and this is it! Hope to see harder play levels! ### 5/5 — Loving the app! *2026-06-18* Best Mahjongg app out there! **Developer response:** Thank you so much! We’re thrilled you’re loving Mahj Parlour and really appreciate you taking the time to leave such a review. ### 5/5 — App is amazing *2026-06-16, version 1.2.0* The app is so helpful for learning Mahj. I love the recommended hands. They are so helpful ### 5/5 — Master! *2026-06-16, version 1.1.9* I always wanted to learn. After a couple of in person classes and this app, I completely understand the game now! ### 5/5 — The most beautiful app! *2026-06-13, version 1.1.9* Love the look and feel of this app. Well thought out and is always improving it with new functionality as well attention as added details. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Remember when everything wasn’t a subscription? *2026-08-06, version 1.3.1* Why on earth would I pay $7/month for a mahjong app? Remember when you would just buy an app for $0.99 or MAYBE $1.99. And then you would just be able to play the game…without ever having to pay more… Or sometimes there was even a free version you could use until you wanted to upgrade and pay that $1.99 one time fee. This just feels so icky. Also, buying tiles sets within the game? Come on. Capitalism at its worst. 1 star because the design seems good but you can’t play for free unless you let them have your credit card info. ### 1/5 — Beware of Charges *2026-07-20, version 1.2.8* I was charged $50 and did not intend to subscribe. Very confusing. ### 1/5 — Calling Mahjong *2026-07-09, version 1.2.5* I had mahjong on 13579 last line and it wouldn’t recognize! FF 135 777 99J bams - dragon dragon dragon! ### 1/5 — Not official NMJL card lines *2026-06-16, version 1.1.9* The lines don’t follow the official NMJL 2026 card. ### 3/5 — app not recognizing a mah jong *2026-08-20, version 1.3.2* i have all the things and app isn’t recognizing it and/or giving me a mah jong button ### 3/5 — I want to love it! *2026-07-18, version 1.2.7* I love the realistic play but I don’t find myself using it very much because I need my card. I love a game while I’m sitting in a carpool line or taking a break at the office but I don’t love having to balance my phone and card. I think this would be a slam dunk if there were a way to slide the Nmjl card hands out from the side. Other games keep you from having to really strategize and know your card by showing you TOO much about the hands you can build, but this one doesn’t help you enough. Just a place to reference the hands would be so helpful! ### 3/5 — Love the design, needs some work for newbies *2026-07-11, version 1.2.5* Beautiful design. I am newly learning to play. If the exposure doesn’t match, please give a reason why and an option to undo that move. Otherwise I’m stuck and have to go to a new card and I don’t really understand what I played wrongly. Thank you! ### 3/5 — Want to like but can’t figure out how to call a tile *2026-06-10, version 1.1.8* I like a lot about this especially the beautiful tiles but I cannot figure out how to call a tile so I can’t play. Going to cancel my trial. There is no help section for help using the app. Just for how to play Mahjong ### 3/5 — Aesthetic App *2026-06-03, version 1.1.7* This app is flawlessly designed from a visual standpoint. The teaching is also well done. I just wish there was easy access to the card while playing! It’s nice to have the hint button after the Charleston, but I’d like to be able to check out potential combos before that in the app- and see all of them, not just a selected one or two. ### 3/5 — Fun, but needs to be available on desktop *2026-05-22, version 1.1.4* This game is fun and looks beautiful, but for $50/year I would like to be able to play on my laptop as well as my phone. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love—just one question *2026-08-19, version 1.3.2* This is a great app. One of the best bot games I’ve seen or played. I like how you can add friends, I just haven’t done it yet—but am eager to see how it works. My friends and I play with blanks, and I like having them in the Parlour games, but I can’t for the life of me figure out how to exchange them. Seems like it would be intuitive because everything else, but every time I try I end up discarding something I wanted to keep. Any help? ### 5/5 — Love! *2026-08-09, version 1.3.2* Super cute and easy to use I play with my mom and friends on this app. Love love, love!!! ### 5/5 — Game Play is Great *2026-08-05, version 1.3.1* Amazing game play but I think it could use a notification setting to see when friends invite you to play. ### 5/5 — Love! *2026-07-26, version 1.3.0* I really love this game! It’s beautiful and I love that you can play with friends. my 2 biggest wishes would be more tile sets, and the ability to play with blanks in the real game. ### 5/5 — New at game *2026-07-21, version 1.2.8* It gives you a chance to learn your card and make hands ### 5/5 — Prettiest Game! *2026-07-19, version 1.2.7* I have tried several different and this is the best one I have found. I love the different color and tile options. I would love to be able to purchase more tile designs. I would also like to be able to purchase the app in a one time price instead of a monthly subscription, but still it’s my favorite I have found so far. ### 5/5 — Best app for learning *2026-07-12, version 1.2.5* This app has made it so helpful to learn how to play Mahjong! It is so aesthetically pleasing, love the tile styles. I recommend this game to a lot of my friends 😊 ### 5/5 — Fun game! *2026-07-11, version 1.2.5* I am loving the Mahjong Parlour game! As a new mahjong player, it’s giving me a lot of great practice and helping me learn the different lines and rules. I am running into a glitch though….there have been several times when I have finished my line, I get the message “Ready to Declare!” In my hint box above my tiles, but the blue Mahjong button does not appear. I’m not sure how to declare a mahjong without the button. I end up just having to keep discarding until tiles run out and then no one wins. This has happened at least 3 times today—I’ve had a mahjong, get the “ready to declare” message but can’t actually declare the mahjong. ### 5/5 — Very realistic *2026-07-11, version 1.2.5* This is the best mahjong game I’ve found so far. I feel like it really recreates the game accurately. I like that you even drag the tiles when you discard or do a joker exchange. I love the different tile sets and the overall theme. I like that you can play with your friends online. I also feel like the price is fair for the quality of the game. You will need the NMJL card to play. ### 5/5 — Great learning tool *2026-07-06, version 1.2.4* I’ve been wanting to learn how to play but it can be a hard hobby/game to break into. This has been perfect to help me learn the rules and practice --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-27.*