Moonlight Mahjong vs Tiny Bubbles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Moonlight Mahjong
Experience Mahjong Solitaire in immersive 3D VR with intuitive touch controls. Choose from competitive arcade-style levels or relaxing non-competitive modes. Enjoy various gameplay styles, from strategic challenges to casual puzzles.
- Virtual reality 3D Mahjong Solitaire
- Intuitive touch controls
- Arcade style with progressive levels
- Non-competitive relaxation modes
- Scramble, Challenge, Puzzle, and Relaxation modes
- Original 3D Mahjong Solitaire on iOS
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Moonlight Mahjong is Mahjong Solitaire in virtual reality 3D, designed specifically for the iPhone and iPad. Intuitive touch control allows you to tilt and turn, zoom in and out to match tiles in 3D. Play “arcade style” with progressively difficult levels and high scores, or relax with one of the non-competitive game modes. The gameplay is simple yet addictive. Moonlight Mahjong features four main types of play: • Scramble Mode: Match tiles faster than the automated opponent "Tilebot" through increasingly difficult levels. The board is automatically reshuffled when you run out of matches, making this game mode easy to start and fun, yet challenging on the higher levels. • Challenge Mode: Compete against Tilebot in full puzzle mode, with no automatic reshuffling, only undo. Challenge requires more strategy than Scramble. This is the ‘pure’ form of the game, but it is difficult! • Puzzle Mode: Solve puzzle boards with no time limit. Choose any layouts you like. This is the original game mode, what people usually think of as Mahjong Solitaire. • Relaxation Mode: Clear boards with no time limit and automatic reshuffling when out of matches. Perfect for when you're just not in the mood to strategize or rush. Feel free to download the free Lite version with ads, or purchase the paid version without ads. They are the same game; the paid version has a few additional features. Moonlight Mahjong is the original 3D Mahjong Solitaire on iOS, having debuted with the launch of the App Store in 2008. It has been played millions of times and was honored as a "Best Board Game" on the App Store.
Tiny Bubbles
An award-winning puzzle game where players manipulate squishy soap bubbles. Mix colors, create chain reactions, and solve hundreds of unique challenges. Offers a relaxing experience with atmospheric music and fluid physics.
- Inflate, mix, match, and pop bubbles
- Physics-based bubble manipulation
- Hundreds of unique puzzles
- Multiple game modes (Puzzles, Arcade, Infinity)
- Relaxing ambient music and sounds
- Color-blind accessibility mode
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Winner of over a dozen gaming awards. Play with squishy clusters of soap bubbles in this mesmerizing puzzle game. Inflate, mix, match, pop, and win with hundreds of goals to complete. INNOVATIVE NEW GAMEPLAY Fill bubbles with colorful air and push nearby bubbles around using the physics of real bubbles! Break edges between bubbles to mix new colors and create matches of 4 or more. Plan your strategy from a list of moves to build up cascading chain reactions for dazzling bonuses. HOURS OF AMAZING CONTENT Experience unique surprises down every path! Each of the over 170 handmade puzzles requires new thinking and twisting strategies with ever increasing challenges. Play in 3 different game modes: PUZZLES, ARCADE, and INFINITY. Try to beat 35 bubbly achievements that will give your brain a workout. RELAXING AND ATMOSPHERIC Relaxing ambient music gracefully integrates with the satisfying sounds of popping bubbles. Put on a pair of headphones and experience a new level of flow and mindfulness. Play Infinity mode to earn helpful hint tickets. LIFE-LIKE SOAP BUBBLE PHYSICS From the vision of artist/coder/designer Stu Denman and inspired by the work of his MIT scientist grandfather, the game brings the beauty of nature to your screen. Incredibly fluid “molecular dynamics engine” animates hundreds of bubbles at 60 FPS. CHARMING CREATURES Help tiny aquatic creatures that are trapped in the bubbles. Avoid greedy jelly crabs and spiky urchins. Love him or hate him, a curious fish named Bloop will surely reveal your nature as an optimist or a pessimist. COLOR-BLIND MODE Featuring an innovative color-blind mode that provides an authentic and accessible game experience without intrusive icons or patterns. * No advertisements or in-app purchases. * ------ AWARDS ------ ● Winner, Best Mobile Game, Gamer's Voice Award at SXSW ● Winner, Best Quickplay, 14th International Mobile Gaming Awards ● Winner, Google Indie Games Festival ● Grand Prize Winner, The Label's Indie Showdown ● Official Selection, The PAX 10, Penny Arcade Expo West ● Winner, Amazon Games Forum Showdown ● Winner, Seattle Indie Game Competition ● Winner, Best Overall Game, Intel Buzz Workshop ● Official Selection, Indie Megabooth, PAX West ● Official Selection, Made With Unity Showcase ● Finalist, Intel Level Up ● Finalist, Best Gameplay, AzPlay, Spain
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Moonlight Mahjong at #65 against Tiny Bubbles's unranked. Moonlight Mahjong also leads on price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
Moonlight Mahjong costs $1.99 and Tiny Bubbles $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Moonlight Mahjong against 4.8 for Tiny Bubbles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.4K and 3.8K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Moonlight Mahjong's written reviews are positive against 83% of Tiny Bubbles's.
Moonlight Mahjong ships an update every 4 months, Tiny Bubbles every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Moonlight Mahjong | Tiny Bubbles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.4K ratings) | 4.8 (3.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.1% of reviews — better | 83.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.4K — better | 3.8K |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #65 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Midnight Martian | Pine Street Codeworks LLC |
Customer experience
Moonlight Mahjong
Tiny Bubbles
User reviews
Moonlight Mahjong
From 6.4K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast gameplay
- 👍 Variety of layouts and game modes
- 🎨 Beautiful 3D graphics
- 🧠 Challenging and mentally stimulating
- 💡 Customizable backgrounds and tile sets
Room to improve
- 🤖 Tilebot moves too fast at higher levels
- 🤔 Uneven difficulty progression
- 🔁 Repeating layouts in Scramble mode
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and crashes
- 🔒 Game Center integration issues
Tiny Bubbles
From 3.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and animations
- 🎶 Relaxing and soothing soundtrack
- 💡 Unique and creative puzzle mechanics
- 👍 Challenging yet satisfying gameplay
- 🕹️ Intuitive and easy to learn controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Unclear instructions and tutorial
- 🕰️ Time-based puzzles can feel stressful
- 🔒 Limited hint system and paywall
- 🔚 Not enough new levels after completion
Bugs and requests
Moonlight Mahjong
Reported bugs
4 issues- Tiles not registering properly
- Freezing and crashing on startup
- Incorrect tile highlighting
- Rotation issues on certain devices
Requested features
5 requests- More new and challenging layouts
- Ability to save and resume games
- Option to control tilebot speed
- Syncing progress across devices
- Leaderboards and achievements
Tiny Bubbles
Reported bugs
2 issues- Incorrect level completion conditions
- Hint system not functioning properly
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and worlds to explore
- Endless/infinite mode without time limits
- Improved hint system and accessibility
- Cloud save/sync across devices
In-app purchases
Moonlight Mahjong
No in-app purchases
Tiny Bubbles
No in-app purchases
Questions
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