Comparison

CRANE vs Block Mahjong

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

Head to head
About

CRANE

A simple puzzle game where players must strategically drop colored boxes onto matching colored floors. Test your timing and precision to keep the boxes stable and progress through various stages.

Highlights
  • Match colored boxes to colored floors
  • Drop boxes from a crane
  • Test timing and precision
  • Progress through multiple stages
  • Simple, intuitive gameplay
Features
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Red box on the red floor. Blue box on blue floor. Green box on the green floor. Drop the box and stop it on the floor. Drop from crane. Drop box three times. Keep to stay boxes on the table. How many stages will you achieve? · Contact Mail: smartphone.games.apps@gmail.com

About

Block Mahjong

Features
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Place different mahjong tiles on the grid to form one or more rows. Arranging them vertically or horizontally will eliminate one or more rows to get high scores. Play until no more mahjong tiles can be placed Let’s see how many points you can challenge. Come on, let’s try it together and test your brain! 把不同麻雀牌放到方格板上 能排成一行或多行 直排或橫排便會消除一行或多行 取得高分 遊戲直至不能再放上麻雀牌為止 看你能挑戰幾多分 來吧 一起來試試 考考腦筋吧!

Screenshots

CRANE4 screens
Block Mahjong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Block Mahjong at none against CRANE's shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
CRANE versus Block Mahjong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCRANEBlock Mahjong
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJun Hottajj

In-app purchases

None

CRANE

No in-app purchases

None

Block Mahjong

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CRANE free?
CRANE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Block Mahjong free?
Block Mahjong is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do CRANE or Block Mahjong have ads?
CRANE shows ads; Block Mahjong does not.
Which is updated more often, CRANE or Block Mahjong?
CRANE ships an update every 3 weeks, and Block Mahjong every 3 weeks. Most recently, CRANE was updated on October 24, 2026 and Block Mahjong on October 19, 2026.

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