Comparison

Mahjong Soul vs DesertForge

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

Head to head
About

Mahjong Soul

Experience thrilling Mahjong with fully voiced ACG characters and deep progression. Customize your experience with cool visual effects and a variety of items. Challenge friends or compete in tournaments with fair gameplay and engaging events.

Highlights
  • Fully voiced ACG characters
  • Character progression and storytelling
  • Cool visual effects
  • Item customization
  • Character emojis
  • In-game tutorial
  • Friends system
Features
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Game Highlights - Exquisite playable ACG characters fully voiced by famous Japanese CVs. - Rich character designs paired with deep character progression and storytelling. - Enticingly cool visual effects, Mahjong can be just as thrilling as fantasy. - A various lineup of items for you to customize! - Mischief and mayhem with your opponents with hilarious character emojis! - The in-game tutorial will allow you to instantly grasp the fun of Mahjong. - Friends system, practice your Mahjong skills together with your friends. - Fair gameplay, with more events and tournaments to come. For the latest on all things Mahjong Soul! Find us here: Mahjong Soul Official Homepage: https://mahjongsoul.yo-star.com/ Official Discord: https://discord.gg/mahjongsoul Official X: https://x.com/MahjongSoul_EN Official Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MahjongSoulEN/ Official YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MahjongSoulOfficialYostar

About

DesertForge

Features
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DesertForge is the ultimate companion app for players of a deep desert survival MMO game. Designed for explorers, builders, and strategists, it lets you quickly search and reference a full list of unique, high-tier craftable items — all organized by tier — so you can plan your resource gathering and crafting more efficiently. Whether you’re navigating the desert to collect rare materials or preparing to assemble your next legendary weapon or utility tool, DesertForge gives you instant access to the item requirements and ingredients you need. - Search items by name across six crafting tiers - See how many materials are required per item - Quickly scan for what to collect before returning to your base DesertForge is designed by players, for players — helping you spend more time exploring and less time alt-tabbing.

Screenshots

Mahjong Soul4 screens
DesertForge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DesertForge at none against Mahjong Soul's 10. DesertForge also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 4 months). Mahjong Soul's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, ads 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. Mahjong Soul sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. DesertForge asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mahjong Soul ships an update every 4 months, DesertForge every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 27, 2025 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mahjong Soul versus DesertForge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjong SoulDesertForge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (11K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings11K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size2.7 GB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperYOSTAR LIMITEDNader William

Bugs and requests

Mahjong Soul

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Login screen freezes
  • Crashes during or after matches
  • Connectivity issues and network errors
  • Purchased items not showing up in-game
  • Inconsistent gacha and reward system

Requested features

5 requests
  • More free-to-play rewards and currency
  • Improved tutorial and gameplay explanations
  • Japanese language support
  • Practice mode and single-player options
  • Better matchmaking and skill-based matchups

DesertForge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Mahjong Soul

One-time10
  • 60 Jade$0.99
  • 300 Jade$4.99
  • Fortune Charm$4.99
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  • 480 Jade$7.99
  • 900 Jade$14.99
  • 900 Outfit Voucher$14.99
  • 1200 Jade$19.99
  • 1800 Jade$29.99
  • 2400 Jade$39.99
  • 4900 Jade$79.99
None

DesertForge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mahjong Soul free?
Mahjong Soul is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DesertForge free?
DesertForge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mahjong Soul or DesertForge have ads?
Neither Mahjong Soul nor DesertForge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mahjong Soul or DesertForge?
Mahjong Soul ships an update every 4 months, and DesertForge every 6 days. Most recently, Mahjong Soul was updated on November 7, 2026 and DesertForge on November 27, 2025.

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