Comparison

Mahjong vs Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles

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

Head to head
About

Mahjong

A brain-training puzzle game featuring over 200 levels of tile-matching challenges. Collect unique chip skins and backgrounds across multiple worlds. Enjoy a relaxing experience or timed levels to test your attention and mind.

Highlights
  • Mahjong solitaire gameplay
  • Over 200 colorful levels
  • Collect chip skins and backgrounds
  • Multiple game worlds
  • Hint system
  • Timed and untimed modes
Features
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Mahjong is a сhinese board game, one of the most popular games in the world! Mahjong: Magic Chips — is a real brain training puzzle! Over 200 colorful levels and 10 different worlds are waiting for you! Collect all skins of chips and beautiful backgrounds from each Chapter! You can use them in free mode to fully customize the game to your taste. The rules of a puzzle games for adults and kids are pretty simple — you need to look for the same pictures on the tiles and remove this pairs from the game board. Once all pairs of tiles are removed, the level will be completed. Also you will meet the levels where there will be a timer — here you have to hurry to clear the game board for a certain time. Solitaire mahjong is both training of attention and real gymnastics for the mind. The simplest rules of the puzzle and the measured course of the game will allow you to relax after a hard day's work or pass the time on the bus or metro. Game Features: • Mahjong solitaire genre; • Over 200 colorful levels! • Collection of chips and backgrounds! • 4 different hints; • Pleasant sounds and melodious music; • Amazing quests and game modes; • Training mind and attention; Follow Us: VK: https://vk.com/io__games FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/groups/IOGamesDevelopment/

About

Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles

Engage in a classic tile-matching puzzle game. Remove all tiles by pairing them up, offering both a relaxing "classic" mode and a progressive "arcade" mode with unlockable layouts. Perfect for quick breaks or downtime.

Highlights
  • Classic and arcade modes
  • Gorgeous graphics and smooth animations
  • Multiple backgrounds and tilesets
  • 876 unique board layouts
  • Unlimited hints and undo
  • Daily challenges
  • Reshuffle and highlight options
Features
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Play a tile matching Mahjong game for free on your mobile device. Mahjong Solitaire is one of the world’s most popular puzzle board games for one player. The goal of the game is to remove all tiles out of the board by pairs. It's perfect as a break from work, waiting in line, or just twiddling your thumbs! Enjoy "classic" mode with all the classic Mahjong layouts unlocked or try "arcade" mode where you unlock unique layouts as you progress through different chapters and earn stars. Features: -Gorgeous graphics -Smooth animations -Nine different board backgrounds -Six different tilesets -876 different board layouts -Unlimited hints and Undo -Portrait and landscape layouts -Daily challenges with unique board layouts every day -Option to reshuffle the tiles when stuck -Option to highlight available tiles We hope you enjoy the game. Please send us your feedback at: support@forsbit.com

Screenshots

Mahjong4 screens
Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mahjong and Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 98% of Mahjong's written reviews are positive against 47% of Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles's. Mahjong also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles's advantage is ratings volume (7.1K vs 14). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 8 one-off in-app purchases and Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mahjong holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles has 7.1K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 98% of Mahjong's written reviews are positive against 47% of Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mahjong ships an update every 2 weeks, Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mahjong versus Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjongMahjong Solitaire Puzzles
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (14 ratings) — better4.6 (7.1K ratings)
Positive reviews98.2% of reviews — better46.9% of reviews
Number of ratings147.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB313 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDukhnich DmitriiForsbit LLC

Customer experience

Mahjong

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive98.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.8%

Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles

All ratings7,113 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral7.5%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive46.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative38.8%

Bugs and requests

Mahjong

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes or freezes after updates
  • Ads causing issues with the game's functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and chapters to be added
  • Option to play without advertisements
  • Better instructions and guidance on scoring
  • Ability to enlarge the game board

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Mahjong

One-time8
  • 150 coins$0.99
  • 500 Coins & Hints!$0.99
  • 328 coins$1.99
Show 5 more
  • Unlock Freeplay Mode$1.99
  • 1000 coins & hints!$1.99
  • 910 coins$4.99
  • 1 817 coins$8.99
  • 4 172 coins$19.99
17 purchases

Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles

One-time17
  • Chapter "Life"$1.99
  • Chapter "Casual"$1.99
  • Chapter "Geek"$1.99
Show 14 more
  • Chapter "Symbols"$1.99
  • Chapter "Holidays"$1.99
  • Chapter "Halloween"$1.99
  • Chapter "Bridges"$1.99
  • Chapter "Flowers"$1.99
  • Chapter "Patterns"$1.99
  • Chapter "Trees"$1.99
  • Chapter "Mechanism"$1.99
  • Chapter "Sweets"$1.99
  • Chapter "Fantasy"$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Unlimited Reshuffles$5.99
  • No Ads & Unlimited Reshuffle$7.99
  • Mahjong Pro$29.99

Questions

Is Mahjong free?
Mahjong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles free?
Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mahjong or Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles?
Mahjong is rated higher. Mahjong averages 4.7 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles averages 4.6 from 7.1K ratings.
Do Mahjong or Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles have ads?
Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles shows ads; Mahjong does not.
Which is updated more often, Mahjong or Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles?
Mahjong ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles every 2 months. Most recently, Mahjong was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles on October 24, 2026.

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