# Pure Mahjong — user reviews > 12 indexed App Store user reviews of Pure Mahjong by the binary family, rated 4.60/5 from 343 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pure-mahjong/id1436289584/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pure-mahjong/id1436289584.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 261 · 4★ 51 · 3★ 18 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 7 ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Too Many Ads, Especially offensive ads, *2022-03-30* Too many ads, too many bugs and too many game freeze ups. Currently unable to go to the next game. Click on “continue” and instead of a new game I’m connected to one ad after another. Really???? And, now you’re blocking my Review Name??? **Developer response:** Hi bob.8, we are very sorry to hear that you have run into some trouble with Pure Mahjong. Please reach out to our support team at support@thebinaryfamily.com and we will be able to resolve this issue for you. ### 1/5 — Too many bugs *2021-09-29* The most irritating is blocking obvious legal moves. A legal move is treated as illegal necessitating rebooting the game and losing all your moves. Nice game but needs work by the developers. Left them an email let’s see if they respond. I WILL LEAVE ANOTHER REVIEW REFLECTING THEIR RESPONSE TO SUPPORT. I AM A SUBSCRIBER. FOLLOW UP: It’s been too long without comment from developers. They’ve decided to ignore my emails and not offer support. I’ve canceled my subscription and hope the developers get their heads out their a… and back up what they sell. **Developer response:** Dear Nick, thank you for taking the time to review our app. Our support team had responded to your initial e-mail 13 minutes after you sent it, and is at this time standing by for your response. ### 1/5 — Will not open *2020-09-18* Will not open **Developer response:** Hi Jedj585, we hope that you’ve managed to update to the latest version of Pure Mahjong? We would really appreciate it if you could update your review based on the latest version. ### 3/5 — ? Ads *2021-06-09* I love this game but some of the ads for other games are very questionable. I sometimes sit and play this with my grandchildren and when violent games-featuring women being attacked and stripped of their clothing-I’m thinking it is time to find a different mahjong. **Developer response:** Hi B.Cosh, thank you for taking the time to rate our app and for your positive feedback. The ads make it possible for our app to be free. Please understand that we, the developers of the app, do not select the ads shown, just like how the TV show you are watching doesn't also select the ads shown in the commercial breaks. If you enjoy our app, please consider supporting our work and the continued development of our app by purchasing a subscription to our premium service for less than the price of a cup of coffee, which aside from being an uninterrupted and entirely ad-free experience also features unlimited hints & undos as well as unrestricted access to all of our hardest levels. If you have any other questions or comments, our support team is standing by to help. You can reach them at support@thebinaryfamily.com We hope that you will continue to enjoy Pure Mahjong! ### 4/5 — Schöne App, aber seit Tagen Probleme *2023-04-11* Seit einigen Tagen gibt es die vier täglichen verschiedenen Levels nicht mehr, nur den schwierigsten! ### 4/5 — Settings Missing *2022-05-23* Just started playing this morning and like it so far. I was able to turn off the music, but can’t find the settings to turn off the sound. I’ve disabled the sound on all the games I have on my iPhone and iPad as I find them annoying and distracting. ### 4/5 — 😶 *2021-07-29* 😶😶😶😶😶 **Developer response:** Hallo CaroussellK, vielen Dank, dass Sie uns Ihr Feedback mitgeteilt haben. Wir schätzen Ihre Ehrlichkeit und bedauern sehr, dass Ihnen unsere App nicht gefallen hat. ### 4/5 — Superb mahjong!!! *2020-11-19* Terrific mahjong!!! I love the selection of background music, which is so peaceful and relaxing to listen to while playing (plus there is so much variety). And I love the crackling sounds you hear when you make a tile match. The graphics are super sharp and quite detailed. I like the fortune cookies with the words of wisdom you get when you complete a level. And trust me, when you get to what’s termed as the very hard levels, these levels can be extremely challenging. I decided to get the yearly premium subscription for $6.99/year, as I think it’s well worth it, and they do offer what I believe is a 1 week trial of premium for free. It appears you can play some levels for free before either doing the 1 week premium trial or subscribing I believe on a monthly, quarterly or yearly basis (see the app description for the full details). Highly recommended if you’re a fan of mahjong 👍 11/19/20 update: As much as I’ve enjoyed playing this game over the past couple of months or so, I’m starting to get a bit bored with the tile layouts, as they don’t seem to change much. It would nice if the developer can add some different tile layouts to play (e.g. in the shape of a dragon), like other mahjong games offer. For this reason, I have reduced my rating from 5 ⭐️’s to 4 ⭐️’s (if the developer will add more tile layouts, I will happily change my rating back to 5 ⭐️’s). ### 5/5 — Best Mahjong game *2024-11-03* I love this Mahjong game , it's definitely my favorite❤️ please keep supporting and updating the game ### 5/5 — Would recommend to EVERYONE AND ANYONE! *2023-09-04* I recently had downloaded “Mahjong Club - Solitaire Game,” and despite its nice graphics and sound effects, it had terrible ads! The ads were everywhere, and some of them were ads that would trick you! Like, one tried to blend in as part of the game, and another said I needed an update, but it was just for their other mahjong game. 😡😡😤😤😠👎👎👎👎 So, I uninstalled it, and now I got this. This game is amazing! I love the sound effects and scenery! 😁😁🤩🤩🤩👍👍👍👍🤓🤓😎😎😃😄😁🙂🙂 PLEASE MAKE MORE AMAZING GAMES, THANKS! **Developer response:** Hi there, thanks so much for your review - it made our day. Unfortunately we are also forced to show ads to be able to make a living as a small app developer. Glad they are not too intrusive. We would be honoured if you decide to support us by becoming a premium user. Please send us an email if you have suggestions to improve to support@thebinaryfamily.com Kind regards, Thorsten ## Most praised reviews (2 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Very enjoyable. *2023-07-13* Like very much. ### 5/5 — Challenging Game *2020-11-03* Keeps your mind on alert. For those who like to challenge! --- *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.*