# MahjongQ: Learn Riichi Mahjong — Rules, yaku & tile efficiency

> Rules, yaku & tile efficiency (iPhone/iPad app by Takeaki Hashimoto.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mahjongq-learn-riichi-mahjong/id6813378395 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Takeaki Hashimoto](https://appshunter.io/developer/6775720582)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 3 MB
- Languages: Japanese, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-09-22
- Data updated: 2026-11-06

## What is MahjongQ?

Learn Japanese (riichi) mahjong from zero. MahjongQ takes you from "what is a tile?" to building winning hands, in Japanese or English.

LEARN: 12 short lessons
Tiles → the winning shape → how a game flows → tenpai and waits → yaku → ron, tsumo and furiten → calls (pon, chi, kan) → dora and scoring → defense → common rules and placement points → thinking at the table. Each chapter ends with a quick check and takes 3–8 minutes.

QUIZ: 6 types
• Tile names
• Spot the meld (run or triplet)
• What's the wait?
• Name the yaku
• What to discard? (graded by useful tiles, with an explanation)
• Score it (han and fu → points)

SOLO: tile-efficiency practice
A single-player exercise: draw one tile and discard one, for up to 18 turns, and try to reach tenpai or complete a hand. With hints on, each turn shows which discard keeps the most useful tiles, and why. Complete a hand by tsumo and you see its yaku, han and score. No opponents and no exchange of points.

REFERENCE: memorize the combinations
• Yaku catalog: 28 yaku with example hands and a memorize mode
• Tile catalog, score table, glossary

OTHER
• Switch between English, Japanese and Traditional Chinese any time
• No account, no ads, no network. Progress stays on your device
• No betting features, no purchases, no real money of any kind
• Free

## Is MahjongQ safe?

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## Is MahjongQ legit?

MahjongQ: Learn Riichi Mahjong appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for MahjongQ is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.2 — 2026-11-03

Minor improvements.

### 1.4.1 — 2026-11-02

A new app icon.

### 1.4 — 2026-10-21

Easier lessons where beginners get stuck.
• Chapter 4 (How a game flows) is now three short parts: seats and winds, one hand, rounds and dora
• A plain explanation of what "winds" mean, plus a seating chart
• Fixed animated diagrams that overflowed the screen and shifted the text

### 1.3 — 2026-10-09

Lessons are now easier to follow.
• Illustrations for all 12 chapters (chapter 1 is animated)
• Looping animated diagrams for drawing and discarding, building 3-3-3-3-2, two-sided waits, pon, dora and safe tiles (tap to pause)
• Chapter list thumbnails

### 1.2 — 2026-10-04

New App Store screenshots and preview video showing how you learn: lessons, telling tiles apart, quizzes, solo practice, and the yaku guide.

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