Comparison

Atomic*Puzzle vs Mahjong

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

Head to head
About

Atomic*Puzzle

Help Dr. Brainstorm organize scrambled atom blocks in his lab to progress his world-domination plans. This challenging block puzzle game features incredible artwork, unique levels, and competitive gameplay.

Highlights
  • Challenging block puzzle gameplay
  • Incredible artwork and themes
  • Dozens of unique levels
  • Compete against time and other players
  • Challenge friends online
  • Entertaining brain puzzle
Features
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Oh dear, Dr. Brainstorm has a PhD level mess in his lab! His favorite hobby of TAKING OVER THE WORLD has just suffered a major setback. Just as he was about to complete his latest experiment, his life companion Voigt the cat managed to spill a flask of highly vaporizing liquid. The extremely sensitive atom blocks were scrambled all over the place! In our latest game Atomic Puzzle you get to help our cat loving Dr. Brainstorm to organise the scrambled atoms blocks back to how they were. And progress in his path towards finally TAKING OVER THE WORLD. At least our doctor will have his atoms all sorted out. Taking over the world will require still some more work and experiments... Features: - Challenging block puzzle with incredible artwork - Several chapters with dozens of unique levels and themes - Compete against time and other players - Challenge your friends on online - Entertaining brain puzzle for many hours NotskiGames is a small indie game group from Oulu, Finland. Our passion is to create pocket-sized games with galaxy-sized entertainment. Published by SnowGrains. SnowGrains Publishing from Oulu northern Finland is an industry-changing game company and publisher. SnowGrains network helps indie developers to succeed together.

About

Mahjong

Match identical tiles to clear the board in this classic puzzle game. It offers a challenging yet relaxing experience with various layouts and helpful tools like hints and reshuffles. Enjoy beautiful graphics and an intuitive interface designed for phones and tablets.

Highlights
  • Classic Mahjong gameplay
  • 192 unique board layouts
  • Hint and Undo options
  • Reshuffle and Reveal features
  • Natural animations and beautiful graphics
  • 6 background themes
  • Optimized for phones and tablets
Features
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Mahjong trains a sharp eye and a quick mind, while developing patience and persistence. You play the game by matching identical tiles, or tiles that are in the same wildcard group. You start with a board covered with 144 tiles. You can match only the free tiles. A tile is free if it doesn't have tiles above it or tiles in direct contact both to the right and to the left. The goal of the game is to match and remove all tiles from a board. FEATURES - Classic Mahjong experience you know and love. - 192 different boards; - Addictive and challenging; - Hint and Undo options; - Reshuffle option - Reveal option that highlights the movable tiles - Natural animations, beautiful graphics and a simple to use interface; - Auto-fit option - 6 beautiful backgrounds themes; - Optimized to work for tablets and phones alike If you have any technical problems, please email us directly at support@gsoftteam.com. Please, don’t leave support problems in our comments – we don’t check those regularly and it will take longer to fix any issues that you might encounter. Thank you for your understanding! Mahjong symbols courtesy of: https://github.com/FluffyStuff/riichi-mahjong-tiles

Screenshots

Atomic*Puzzle4 screens
Mahjong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Atomic*Puzzle at none against Mahjong's 6. Atomic*Puzzle also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). Mahjong's advantage is ratings volume (108 vs 11). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Atomic*Puzzle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Atomic*Puzzle against 4.7 for Mahjong. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mahjong has 108 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Atomic*Puzzle ships an update monthly, Mahjong every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Atomic*Puzzle versus Mahjong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAtomic*PuzzleMahjong
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings)4.7 (108 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11108 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 9 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSnowGrains Oy Inc.G Soft Team

Customer experience

Atomic*Puzzle

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mahjong

All ratings108 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral5.6%
Negative0.9%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Atomic*Puzzle

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Mahjong

One-time6
  • 90 Gold$0.99
  • Remove Ads + 500 Gold Bonus$3.99
  • 500 Gold$4.99
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  • 1000 Gold$8.99
  • 2500 Gold$17.99
  • 10000 Gold$39.99

Questions

Is Atomic*Puzzle free?
Atomic*Puzzle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mahjong free?
Mahjong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Atomic*Puzzle or Mahjong?
Mahjong is rated higher. Atomic*Puzzle averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Mahjong averages 4.7 from 108 ratings.
Do Atomic*Puzzle or Mahjong have ads?
Both Atomic*Puzzle and Mahjong show ads.
Which is updated more often, Atomic*Puzzle or Mahjong?
Atomic*Puzzle ships an update monthly, and Mahjong every 9 months. Most recently, Atomic*Puzzle was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mahjong on October 26, 2026.

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