Comparison

Luminosus vs Leon's Mahjong

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

Head to head
About

Luminosus

A unique puzzle game blending Tetris-style gameplay with color-matching mechanics. Plan your moves ahead to create white blocks for higher scores. Offers classic and marathon modes, leaderboards, and achievements for endless fun.

Highlights
  • Color-matching puzzle mechanics
  • Strategic planning ahead
  • Classic and Marathon modes
  • Global leaderboards
  • Achievements
  • Controller support
  • Color blind and night modes
Features
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**Editors pick for “New games we love” in 135+ countries** **Editors pick for “New and noteworthy games” in 150+ countries** **Editors pick for “What we are playing this week”** **Editors choice "Indie corner"** Luminosus is a unique and challenging puzzle game that combines the fun of matching colors on a Tetris-esque board. Puzzle pieces can be changed back and forth as many times as you want, so a red block will change a yellow piece orange but another red piece will change it back to red. If a piece is influenced by all three colors it is turned white and scores significantly more when cleared. In this way the game requires planning more steps ahead than your standard piece-dropping puzzle game. With its simple but addictive gameplay, Luminosus offers hours of entertainment and a twist on the classic Tetris and Puyo experience. Features: • Classic mode for a relaxing experience • Marathon game mode for the ultimate challenge • Compete against the world on the leaderboard • Achievements • Controller support • Color blind and night modes • Unique and challenging gameplay that combines Tetris with color matching

About

Leon's Mahjong

Experience a classic Mahjong solitaire game with a unique retro pixel art style. Enjoy 63 handcrafted boards, offline play, and no intrusive ads or in-app purchases. This timeless game offers a peaceful, ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Retro pixel art graphics
  • 63 handcrafted Mahjong boards
  • Offline play
  • No ads or popups
  • No in-app purchases
  • Family sharing
Features
Currently charting
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This is a calm, handcrafted Mahjong solitaire experience, designed to help you unwind. Your quiet moment at the end of the day. Beautifully designed boards, rendered in a warm retro pixel-art style, and the simple satisfaction of solving them. What you get • 99 handcrafted, always-solvable boards, from quick sessions to deeper challenges. • 5 tilesets to choose from, switchable in real time, with more on the way. • Unlimited hints and undos, so you never get stuck. • Over an hour of original music by composer Bjørn Lynne. • Play in 15 languages across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Now you can also play with an MFi game controller! • Buy once, all future updates included. No ads. No tracking. No in-app purchases. No internet required. Why this game exists This game is a tribute to my father, who introduced me to Mahjong in the 1980s. He passed away before my son Leon was born, so they never met. Leon helped shape the game as its youngest (and loudest) stakeholder. In a small way, this game became a bridge between them. Three generations. One love for games. Lucas and Leon

Screenshots

Luminosus4 screens
Leon's Mahjong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Luminosus at 4.9 against Leon's Mahjong's 4.5. Leon's Mahjong's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 71%) and chart position (#108 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Luminosus costs $0.29 and Leon's Mahjong $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Luminosus holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 69 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Luminosus's written reviews are positive against 84% of Leon's Mahjong's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Luminosus ships an update fortnightly, Leon's Mahjong monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Luminosus versus Leon's Mahjong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLuminosusLeon's Mahjong
Price$0.29 — better$0.99
Rating4.9 (17 ratings) — better4.5 (69 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews84.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1769 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#108 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size114 MB328 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShort Circuit StudioLucas Dima

Customer experience

Luminosus

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Leon's Mahjong

All ratings69 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews88 reviews
Positive84.1%
Neutral4.5%
Negative11.4%

In-app purchases

None

Luminosus

No in-app purchases

None

Leon's Mahjong

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Luminosus free?
Luminosus costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Is Leon's Mahjong free?
Leon's Mahjong costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Luminosus or Leon's Mahjong?
Luminosus is rated higher. Luminosus averages 4.9 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Leon's Mahjong averages 4.5 from 69 ratings.
Do Luminosus or Leon's Mahjong have ads?
Neither Luminosus nor Leon's Mahjong shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Luminosus or Leon's Mahjong?
Luminosus ships an update fortnightly, and Leon's Mahjong monthly. Most recently, Luminosus was updated on October 11, 2026 and Leon's Mahjong on October 19, 2026.

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