Comparison

PrefPool vs Tintjong

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

Head to head
About

PrefPool

Easily play preference games with friends without paper. This app automatically calculates scores from your game rounds and allows you to review past games. You can also edit game items mid-play.

Highlights
  • Automatic score calculation
  • Game round history
  • Edit items during gameplay
  • Paperless game tracking
  • Friend preference games
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Now it's pretty easy to play preference with friends! You don't need any paper! Write round results in app and it will count points itself. Check history of any rounds and games. Additionally, it is possible to edit any item during the game.

About

Tintjong

A relaxing mahjong solitaire game where matching tiles reveals and restores colorful storybook paintings. Enjoy two play modes, unlockable tile sets, and a gallery of completed artwork. Plays offline with no timers or lives.

Highlights
  • Mahjong solitaire gameplay
  • Restore storybook paintings
  • Classic and hidden tile modes
  • Unlockable tile sets
  • Offline play
  • No timers or lives
Features
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Match the tiles. Paint the picture. Tintjong is a calm mahjong solitaire with a twist: behind every board waits a faded storybook painting, and every pair of tiles you take brings back part of its colours. Clear the board and the whole painting floods with colour — and stays in your gallery. HOW IT PLAYS • Tap two free tiles of a kind to take them. A tile is free when nothing lies on it and one of its sides is open. • Every pair is a splash of paint on the picture behind the board. • Stuck? Undo, use a hint, or shuffle. The first shuffle of a stuck board is always free. TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Classic: tiles face up, the way mahjong solitaire is played. Boards grow from 20 tiles to 144-tile pagodas and citadels in four layers. • Hidden tiles: tiles face down, flipped two at a time. Choose at the start, switch any time in Settings. THREE TILE SETS Glossy fruits and garden friends to begin with; enamel pins with cranes, koi and lanterns, and cut gemstones to unlock with the coins you earn by playing. Try any set on the board before you choose. A GALLERY TO FILL Provence, Venice, a mountain lake, a Japanese park in cherry blossom, a winter market and fifteen more storybook paintings, each waiting for its colours. MADE FOR CALM • No timers, no energy, no lives. • Plays offline, one hand, on iPhone and iPad (the board fills the whole iPad screen). • Big, glossy tiles that are easy to read. • 14 languages. Optional coin packs pay for hints, shuffles and tile sets; a one-time Remove Ads purchase stops the ads between levels. Every level can be completed without buying anything.

Screenshots

PrefPool4 screens
Tintjong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PrefPool at none against Tintjong's 4. PrefPool also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Tintjong's advantage is update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On price and device support 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. Tintjong sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. PrefPool asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PrefPool ships an update fortnightly, Tintjong daily. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PrefPool versus Tintjong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrefPoolTintjong
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB58 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMatvey KavtorovRegeora LLC

Customer experience

PrefPool

Written reviews18 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral27.8%
Negative38.9%

Tintjong

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

In-app purchases

None

PrefPool

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Tintjong

One-time4
  • 100 Coins$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • 300 Coins$4.99
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  • 700 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is PrefPool free?
PrefPool is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tintjong free?
Tintjong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PrefPool or Tintjong have ads?
Tintjong shows ads; PrefPool does not.
Which is updated more often, PrefPool or Tintjong?
PrefPool ships an update fortnightly, and Tintjong daily. Most recently, PrefPool was updated on October 11, 2026 and Tintjong on October 19, 2026.

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