Mahjong West vs SpanThread
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mahjong West
This calming puzzle game helps you relax and relieve stress. Match pairs of tiles to clear the board, offering a variety of layouts with different complexities and designs to suit your preferences.
- Tile matching puzzle
- Stress relief
- Calming gameplay
- Multiple layouts
- Varying complexity
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Relax and relieve your stress at the end of your day with this easy and calming puzzle. Find pairs of tiles and remove them from the board until it is empty. A lot of layouts with different complexity and design will perfectly fit any your preferences.
SpanThread
A vibrant puzzle game where players untangle layered strings by strategically cutting them in the correct order. It offers a variety of game modes, from handcrafted levels to competitive matches, challenging logic and precision.
- 1,000 handcrafted levels
- Daily Board challenges
- Live Versus matches
- Time Attack mode
- Perfect Cuts mode
- Endless mode
- Unlockable themes and sounds
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Span is a colorful puzzle game about untangling layers of overlapping strings. Study each board, identify which strings are on top, and cut them away in the right order. One wrong move could cost you a heart. Simple to learn and increasingly challenging, Span offers plenty of ways to test your logic, speed, and precision: • Journey through 1,000 handcrafted levels • Take on a new Daily Board and build your streak • Race against another player in live Versus matches • Beat the clock in Time Attack • Survive with no mistakes in Perfect Cuts • Push your skills further in Endless mode • Earn coins and unlock themes, animated scenes, ropes, and sounds • Complete achievements and climb Game Center leaderboards Every board is a satisfying test of observation and strategy. Can you find the perfect cutting order and clear every thread? Terms of Use: https://mealmusedev-cloud.github.io/SpanPuzzle/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://mealmusedev-cloud.github.io/SpanPuzzle/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mahjong West at none against SpanThread's shown. Mahjong West also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.0). SpanThread's advantage is update cadence (daily vs monthly) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Mahjong West sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and SpanThread sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
SpanThread holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mahjong West has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mahjong West ships an update monthly, SpanThread daily. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Mahjong West | SpanThread |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bubble Pop | Hayden Fuhrer |
Customer experience
Mahjong West
SpanThread
Bugs and requests
Mahjong West
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezing and crashing
- Inability to progress without paying
Requested features
3 requests- Option for leisurely play without timer
- Faster progression of special events
- More player options and customization
SpanThread
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mahjong West
- 1 Shuffle$0.99
- 1 Extra Time$0.99
- 1 Hint$0.99
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- 5 Shuffles$4.99
- 5 Hints$4.99
- 5 Extra Time$4.99
- 10 Shuffles$9.99
- 10 Hints$9.99
- 10 Extra Time$9.99
- 25 Shuffles$24.99
- 25 Extra Time$24.99
- 25 Hints$24.99
SpanThread
- Remove Ads$2.99
