Mahjong Solitaire vs Kristoon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mahjong Solitaire
Engage in a relaxing tile-matching puzzle game based on the ancient Chinese game. Eliminate pairs of identical tiles by strategically clearing the board. This game enhances logical reasoning, visual memory, and thinking agility.
- Relaxing gameplay
- Multiple board layouts
- Tile style selection
- Background customization
- Develops logical reasoning
- Enhances visual memory
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Mahjong Solitaire is wonderful game! A beautiful, relaxing Mahjong Solitaire game with many board layouts to play! Download free and enjoy hours of tile matching fun! Have fun with this ancient chinese game: Mahjong Solitaire style! Also known as Mah Jong, Majong, Shanghai, Kyodai, Majiang or even chinese domino, in this traditional casual game, you play against yourself. The aim is to eliminate all the tiles of the board as fast as you can, removing the pairs with the same picture. With Mahjong you develop your spacial and logical reasoning, visual memory and thinking agility. ●Choose from a selection of tile styles and backgrounds What people that play Mahjong are saying: "Great game Some of the games are very challenging. Great game." "Wonderful This game is amazing."
Kristoon
A card game blending Blackjack and Rummy mechanics. Players aim for 21 without exceeding it, with unique features like offering cards to opponents and swapping. Matches consist of a set number of hands.
- Blackjack and Rummy blend
- Maximum three cards per hand
- Offer cards to opponents
- Swap offered cards
- Points awarded for winning hands
- Set number of hands per match
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Kristoon is a variation on the classic Blackjack/Pontoon theme where the objective is to get as close to but without exceeding a total of twenty-one. But Kristoon differs in that players can: ⁃ Only have a maximum of three cards ⁃ Offer a card to their opponents with the aim of bettering their hand ⁃ Swap an offered card to one in their own to better their hand Of course, an offered card runs the risk of being swapped for something else (and you will get that one back) or of being rejected by all your opponents so you get it back. Winners of the hand are awarded points (10 for Royal, 5 for Blackjack or 3 for nearest 21 otherwise. Matches are a set number of hands. Refreshingly easy to pick-up!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mahjong Solitaire at 4.7 against Kristoon's 3.0. Mahjong Solitaire also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (278 vs 1). Kristoon's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Kristoon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mahjong Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mahjong Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mahjong Solitaire has 278 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mahjong Solitaire ships an update every 2 months, Kristoon fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mahjong Solitaire | Kristoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (278 ratings) — better | 3.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 278 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ayumu Shirasawa | Stephen Arscott |
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Mahjong Solitaire
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In-app purchases
Mahjong Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Kristoon
- Kristoon Full Version$0.99
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