Comparison

Mahjong Match! vs bARTChristmas

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mahjong Match!

This app offers a modern take on the classic tile-matching solitaire game. Enjoy unlimited puzzles, track your progress across numerous handcrafted boards, and customize your experience with various tile sets and backgrounds. It's designed for relaxing solo play with intuitive controls and helpful tutorials for beginners.

Highlights
  • Unlimited puzzles
  • 150+ handcrafted boards
  • Customizable tile sets and backgrounds
  • Highlight valid moves option
  • Progress tracking
  • Beginner tutorial
Features
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The best Mahjong on the app store! Simple, modern, and with unlimited puzzles. If you love matching games, Solitaire, or other single-player card games, then Mahjong Match is for you! - Also called Taipei, Mahjong is one of the most popular games in the world! - Easy to pick up and play. - Simple and intuitive controls. - Endless supply of puzzles with the "Make me a Board" feature. - Track your progress on over 150 hand-crafted boards. - Get credit for perfect games without using hints or shuffles. - Simple tutorial for beginners. - 3D tiles featuring brilliant animations and visual effects. - Highlight valid moves or turn this option off for a real challenge! - Fully customizable with three different tile sets and hundreds of background combinations. More tilesets to come! - Universal app works for both iPhone and iPad. - Relaxing solo gameplay. How to Play Mahjong: - Match same symbol tiles that are not covered by another tile or blocked. - Blocked tiles are tiles that have another tile on the left or right side. - Match all of the tiles to clear the board! Thank you for playing Mahjong Match! We appreciate your continued support. Need help? Have feedback to share? Get in touch with us at contact@maplemedia.io for fast and friendly assistance. Please send us your feedback at contact@maplemedia.io

About

bARTChristmas

This app offers a festive Christmas experience, focusing on creating memories and sharing gifts. It aims to bring joy and cheer during the holiday season, replacing an older application with enhanced features.

Highlights
  • Christmas gift experience
  • Memory creation
  • Gift sharing
  • Festive holiday theme
  • Replaces older app
Features
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A Christmas gift for everyone A Really Very Happy & Merry Christmas! And a Better, Greater & Trully Really Happy New Year! NOTE: This app is replacing the old ChristmasGreetings app. Enjoy the gift and have a lot of fun! Don't forget how Great is Britain! Steve

Screenshots

Mahjong Match!4 screens
bARTChristmas4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: bARTChristmas at none against Mahjong Match!'s 1. bARTChristmas also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Mahjong Match!'s advantage is ratings volume (5K vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mahjong Match! sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. bARTChristmas asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

bARTChristmas holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mahjong Match! has 5K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mahjong Match! ships an update every 4 months, bARTChristmas every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mahjong Match! versus bARTChristmas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjong Match!bARTChristmas
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (5K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings5K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015
Further details — not scored
Size136 MB117 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperDo More Mobile, LLC.Istvan Bartucz

Customer experience

Mahjong Match!

All ratings4,911 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral6.3%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive81.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.8%

bARTChristmas

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Mahjong Match!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Birthday verification not working
  • Tiles disappearing or greyed out
  • Game not loading or opening

Requested features

3 requests
  • More level variety and challenges
  • Option to permanently remove ads
  • Improved stability and reliability

bARTChristmas

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mahjong Match!

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$19.99
None

bARTChristmas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mahjong Match! free?
Mahjong Match! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is bARTChristmas free?
bARTChristmas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mahjong Match! or bARTChristmas?
bARTChristmas is rated higher. Mahjong Match! averages 4.6 out of 5 from 5K ratings, while bARTChristmas averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mahjong Match! or bARTChristmas have ads?
Mahjong Match! shows ads; bARTChristmas does not.
Which is updated more often, Mahjong Match! or bARTChristmas?
Mahjong Match! ships an update every 4 months, and bARTChristmas every 2 months. Most recently, Mahjong Match! was updated on October 20, 2026 and bARTChristmas on October 2, 2026.

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