# SG Mahjong Speedrun — Beat the Timer • Mahjong Race > Beat the Timer • Mahjong Race (iPhone/iPad app by Shunsen Tan.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sg-mahjong-speedrun/id6758913135 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Shunsen Tan](https://appshunter.io/developer/1870625316) - Category: Games, Entertainment, Board, Puzzle - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.6 · 14 MB - Languages: American English, Chinese (Simplified, China) - Released: 2026-03-11 - Data updated: 2026-06-05 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sg-mahjong-speedrun/id6758913135/reviews.md ## What is SG Mahjong Speedrun? Can you win before the GameMaster hijacks your tiles? It's a solo crazy mahjong speed game. SG Mahjong Speedrun is Singapore-style Mahjong reimagined as a pure skill contest. Every hand is a race. Every tile you earn cuts seconds off your time. And just when your hand is almost perfect, a taxi arrives to swap your best tile away. HOW IT WORKS Simply draw and discard to form a winning hand from your 14 tiles, then press HU to win. Your final score is your raw time minus a bonus for every tai you earn, so bigger, more skillful hands can finish faster even if they take longer to build. Win in under 88 seconds and pocket a speed bonus. Every decision counts. THE TAXI MECHANIC Draw and discard the same tiles 10 times in a row and the GameMaster notices. A taxi arrives with a 10-second countdown. Your longest-held tile gets swapped for a random tile from the discard pile. You can block it. Flower and animal tiles become bonus tai chips. Tap the chip when the warning flashes and your tile is saved. Let it expire and your hand reshuffles. It is a disruption mechanic you will not find in any other Mahjong app. FOUR WAYS TO PLAY • Daily Run: One shared deal per day with a global Game Center leaderboard. How fast can you go? • Stage Mode: Progress through Bronze, Silver, Gold, Jade, Crimson, Obsidian, and Endless Wind. Earn 1 to 3 stars per hand and build your streak. • Daily Challenge: A new personal challenge every day. Win with Pure Suit, survive two taxi swaps, or hit exactly 5 tai. Complete it to earn gems. • 1v1 Duel: Challenge a friend. Ban each other's tiles before the hand begins. 10-minute limit. Highest tai wins. THE GEM ECONOMY Earn gems by completing daily challenges and winning runs. Spend them on tile skin packs including classic ivory, obsidian black, bamboo green, and more. No subscriptions. No pay-to-win. Gems can be earned through play. Optional gem purchases are available for players who want to unlock skins sooner. BUILT FOR SINGAPORE RULES Full Singapore Mahjong tai system including Chicken Hand, Seven Pairs, Pung Pung Hu, Pure Suit, Mixed Suit, Dragon Pung, Wind Pung, All Honours, Thirteen Orphans, and more. Seat wind and table wind bonuses are tracked automatically. Flowers and animals count as bonus tai. WHAT PLAYERS SAY "The taxi mechanic is genuinely stressful in the best way." "Finally a Mahjong game that rewards skill, not just luck." "Daily Run leaderboard has me coming back every morning." FEATURES AT A GLANCE • Daily Run with global leaderboard via Game Center • 7 Stage Mode wind tiers plus Endless progression • 120+ handcrafted daily challenges with procedural generation beyond that • Taxi tile-swap disruption mechanic unique to this game • Daily streak tracking and lifetime stats • Multiple tile skin packs • 1v1 Duel mode with tile-ban mechanic • Full Singapore Mahjong rulebook built in ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Remove Ads | $2.99 | one-time | | 30 Gems | $0.99 | one-time | | 350 Gems | $4.99 | one-time | | 100 Gems | $1.99 | one-time | | 800 Gems | $14.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.2.3 — 2026-04-29 - optimised app performance ### 1.2.2 — 2026-04-28 - updated gem reward. - slight improve UI. ### 1.2.1 — 2026-04-24 minor bug fixes ### 1.2 — 2026-04-23 • Redesigned home screen with daily ritual identity card • New challenge system: 120+ progressive challenges with gem rewards • Taxi Tileswap mechanic: block swaps with bonus tai chips • Stage Mode: 7 wind tiers with star ratings and streak tracking • 1v1 Duel mode with tile ban mechanic • Multiple tile skin packs • Performance improvements and bug fixes ### 1.1.1 — 2026-03-17 Improved Game Center leaderboard support for Daily Speed Run. Minor fixes and performance improvements. ## More apps by Shunsen Tan - [Adapt-A-Day](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/adapt-a-day/id6758054707) All apps by Shunsen Tan: https://appshunter.io/developer/1870625316 ## Related topics [sgmahjongspeedrun](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/sgmahjongspeedrun) --- *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 2026-06-05.*