# Mahjong by Dogmelon — user reviews > 96 indexed App Store user reviews of Mahjong by Dogmelon by dogMelon Pty Ltd, rated 4.60/5 from 537 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mahjong-by-dogmelon/id299685873/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mahjong-by-dogmelon/id299685873.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 407 · 4★ 85 · 3★ 30 · 2★ 5 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of Mahjong by Dogmelon? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Best Mahjong game - 👍 Simple but customizable - 👍 Enjoyable layouts - 👍 Relaxing and challenging - 👍 Addictive gameplay - 👍 Good graphics and gameplay **Cons** - 🐛 Sound effects and music issues - 🐛 Crashes and freezes - 🐛 Scoring issues - 🔧 Unnecessary changes (tile clicking) - 🔧 Lack of shuffle/reshuffle option - 🔧 Repetitive layouts **Commonly reported bugs** - Scoring does not work correctly - App crashes when winning or running out of moves - App goes black screen and crashes - Tiles not matching even with hints - Timer not stopping when app is not active **Most requested features** - Bring back calming music - More frequent updates - Option to hide stats - Redo button - Shuffle/reshuffle option - Suggest winnable scenarios ## Newest reviews (17 of 96) ### 4/5 — Best Mahjong Game!! *2025-11-10* This is the best Mahjong game ever!!!!!! My only complaint about the game is that I miss the calming music that the free version of this wonderful mahjong app from y’all has along with the sound effects. The calming music made the game more relaxing, so I wish it would be brought back to this game. Also, I hope that this game will get more updates since it’s been over a year since the last update! ### 3/5 — Best *2025-10-30, version 3.1* Played several…this one does what you want. ### 4/5 — Best Mahjong Game!! *2023-10-14* This is the best Mahjong game ever!!!!!! My only issue with it is that the sound effects don’t work even when I turn the sound on. I miss the calming music that the free version of this wonderful mahjong app from y’all has along with the sound effects. The calming music made the game more relaxing. ### 4/5 — Best Mahjong Game!! *2023-09-23* This is the best Mahjong game ever!!!!!! My only issue with it is that the sound effects don’t work even when I turn the sound on. ### 2/5 — Insufficiente *2022-08-28, version 3.0* Non si distinguono i livelli ### 3/5 — Good but needs work *2021-12-13* The challenge is great, but I do not like having to manually change the layout. There are other MJ apps that randomly select a new layout each game. And I would prefer to not have to go to another screen to engage the UNDO button. ### 2/5 — Scoring does not work. *2021-08-07* The app posts a time of completion but it is not correct for the history. Needs a fix! Would not have paid for with had I known the flaw. ### 2/5 — Unnecessary change *2021-06-27, version 3.0* Why must the matched tiles bang together now? It slows the game just a bit and adds NOTHING! :( ### 4/5 — Just upgraded to the paid version *2021-04-09* I like it because the ads aren’t interrupting me anymore, but why is the “undo” option hidden? I loved that you made updates to the free version to show the “undo” button on the main page without having to go into the menu. Please do that for the paid version too! And add the redo button next to it. ;) Thanks! ### 3/5 — It’s Fun & Relaxing but... *2021-02-14* Needs more deals; repeats same deals over & over again. Would like a feature suggesting winnable scenario on non win deals “show me how to win” feature. Also, every other mahjong I’ve played recognizes when the final two tiles are on top of each other, and separates them & calls it a win. ### 4/5 — A bit glitchy, but ok *2020-12-16, version 2.3* Not bad for cheap ### 3/5 — Nice and simple, but it crashes *2020-12-11* I really like the simplicity of this mahjong. Unfortunately, if you leave the app open and come back to it from another app it’ll just be a black screen and you’ll have to restart it. Also, sometimes if you win a game or run out of possible moves the game will crash instead of giving you a restart pop up. ### 2/5 — Bored *2020-11-26, version 2.3* It’s ok but it seem to be giving me the same set ups over and over. There’s about maybe 7 or 8 maybe? Feels monotonous and I have the paid version. ### 3/5 — No Shuffle *2020-11-21* I like everything about this version but one thing, and for me it’s a major flaw - no shuffle. Undo and redo are not the the same as a reshuffle. Feel like I wasted my money. ### 3/5 — Please update *2020-11-07* The background and tile options even the celebration at the end looks cheap and pathetic, please update. ### 5/5 — Excellent game. *2020-08-17* Really enjoy playing this game. ### 2/5 — Quirky *2020-07-27* Love the game, but the developers have got to fix the bugs! It is hard to close out of the game, sometimes it freezes. When it works, I really like it! Please fix the bugs. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Please allow “continue” again *2023-02-25* Thank you so, so, so much for taking away that ridiculous animation after making a match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now please bring back the “continue” option for when you run out of moves. I want to be able to go backwards and find other options for winning without re-shuffling. This would make the game perfect for me again!!!!! ### 1/5 — Mahjong *2021-06-18* Crap since you changed the way you’ve changed the way the matching tiles leave the board 👹👿😡 ### 1/5 — Spoiled. *2021-06-17* Since the update I do not like the way the tiles click together in the middle of the screen when selected. It’s extremely annoying & ruins the game. Whoever thought this was a good idea is wrong!! ### 1/5 — Total confusion *2020-06-02* I paid for an upgrade to the free one, and all I get is about 6/10 tiles that do not match at all even with the hints on, am sure you have provided the wrong arrangement. I wanted to play with the full array of tiles, but I. Another get the . ### 1/5 — JUNK *2020-01-31, version 2.3* App closes without warning. Right in the middle of the game. You get some bogus pop up about “achievement 1 in 7” What.??? Stay with the free version. The upgrade isn’t worth it. To be honest it’s just plain boring. ### 1/5 — Schlecht programmiert *2019-12-10* Das Spielfeld ist größer als der Bildschirm des iPhone. Damit ist das Spiel nicht spielbar. Das Geld kann man gut sparen. ### 1/5 — Disappointed misleading *2018-09-20* I paid the $6.99 which is quite a bit for an APP. I was excited to see sphere as a tile option. I thought it would be like marbles 3D round but they are just regular flat tiles with sphere looking dots on them. I used to love moraff's spherejongg long ago windows 98 but this "sphere" is just flat tiles. Bye bye $6.99 :( ### 1/5 — TOO EASY!!!!! *2017-11-21* This game is way to easy. Shows you where to go!!! Not worth the money. AVOID 👿👿👿 ### 1/5 — Constantly crashing *2017-05-23* Constantly crashing on my iPad Air 2. ### 1/5 — dragon *2012-05-27, version 1.3* why is there always ONE tile left on dragon? impossible to win ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The Right Choice *2024-08-11* Simple but customizable. ### 5/5 — A suggestion for the creators *2024-07-09* I love this game, the tiles look like real tiles and I love the clicking sound (one of the reasons I paid for this one) and it’s very rare for me to give a whole 5 stars to ANY review. I was wondering, while it’s nice to have the stats it would be really nice if they could be in the settings or something. You see, I love the fireworks, they are such a nice effect and would be really nice if the stats weren’t in the middle of the screen, it kind of takes away form the fireworks. I know I’m probably the only one to suggest this and it might not be cost effective to rearrange things but I thought it couldn’t hurt to suggest it. :) ### 5/5 — Best Mahjong Game!! *2024-05-04* This is the best Mahjong game ever!!!!!! My only complaint about the game is that I miss the calming music that the free version of this wonderful mahjong app from y’all has along with the sound effects. The calming music made the game more relaxing. Also, I hope that this game will get more updates since it’s been a year since the last update! ### 5/5 — Oh no *2021-06-26* I love this app. So please desist with the clinking of the tiles when you make a match. It’s annoying, it’s distracting, it’s dumb. Thanks. ### 5/5 — Challengingly! *2021-03-06, version 2.3* Sembra impossibile ma riprovano si riesce ad arrivare al happy end!!! ### 5/5 — Gute App *2021-02-11* Größe lässt sich einstellen, und wenn man das Spiel immer wieder es verschiebt, dann kann man es gut spielen. Stürzt manchmal ab. ### 5/5 — Best I've Found *2020-12-29* I was looking for a better Mahjong Solitaire app. I tried several, including some rated five stars. This was the best I found. The graphics are good. The zoom feature is great. There is a very good selection of tile and background styles. It is not overly complicated and doesn't force you into a levels style of play. When you run out of matches it lets you back up and try again (many don't). It has a great feature where, if there's only one match for the tile you pick, a double tap will remove them both (speeds up play). It is very well crafted overall, with a great respect for the different ways the user may want to play. ### 5/5 — Excellent game *2020-12-25, version 2.3* Each layout is enjoyable. ### 5/5 — Engrossing *2020-10-06* A fun game, but one that keeps the brain sharp - tracking and matching shapes and memorising them is a vital skill that humans have been developing for millions of years... Attractive presentation and works very well on my iPad Mini 4 ### 5/5 — Absolutely awesome *2020-09-07, version 2.3* AWSOMEly excellent app --- *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 2026-09-06.*