Moonlight Mahjong vs Doodle Dots
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.
Doodle Dots
Recreate the classic pencil and paper game of connecting dots to complete squares. Compete against friends or AI on various board sizes and difficulty levels. Enjoy a doodle-style aesthetic and save your progress.
- Connect dots to complete squares
- Play against AI or another player
- Multiple board sizes
- Adjustable difficulty levels
- Game state saved
- Highlighted last move
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Doodle Dots (Now FREE!!) Now you can play the classic pencil and paper game Dots (Boxes, Squares, Paddocks, Square-it, Dots and Dashes, Smart Dots) without having to hand draw all of those stinking dots by hand! The object of the game is to complete more squares, by connecting the dots, than your opponent. The player with the most square filled in with their color wins! Three different board sizes and difficulty levels makes this game challenging for all ages. Features in 1.4 - Game now saved when application exits - Lines are now colored red or blue - Last Move is highlighted Features in 1.3: - Bug Fixes Features in 1.2: - All gameplay options from paid version are now available in free version! - Minor bug fixes - Removed timer from promotion screen - Ads added to game screens Features in 1.1: - Minor bug fixes - Ad supported free version - Option to toggle sound on/off Features in 1.0: - Hand drawn doodle graphics - Two board sizes and difficulty levels - Use your own word or the extensive word dictionary - Support for two players - Play against your iPhone or iPod Touch A classic pencil and paper game done in “doodle” style. Doodle Dots is one of the five mini games (Hangman, Battleship, Tic Tac Toe and Word Search) found in Doodle Games. If you like Doodle Dots, check out Doodle Games in the AppStore! Doodle Games is a collection of some of your favorite pencil and paper games, brought to life on the iPhone. This is the perfect game for your next road trip, boring meeting, or family gathering. Play DoodleGames on your iPhone and save a tree!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Moonlight Mahjong at 85% against Doodle Dots's 35%. Moonlight Mahjong also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.3) and chart position (#57 vs unranked). Doodle Dots's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 4 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Doodle Dots $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Moonlight Mahjong holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moonlight Mahjong has 6.4K ratings behind it against 1.1K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Moonlight Mahjong's written reviews are positive against 35% of Doodle Dots's.
Moonlight Mahjong ships an update every 4 months, Doodle Dots every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Moonlight Mahjong | Doodle Dots |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (6.4K ratings) — better | 3.3 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.9% of reviews — better | 35.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6.4K — better | 1.1K |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #57 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Midnight Martian | Big River Games |
Customer experience
Moonlight Mahjong
Doodle Dots
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
Doodle Dots
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and entertaining
- 🕰️ Good time-killer
- 💻 Classic game experience
- 🎨 Cute doodle interface
Room to improve
- 🤖 Inaccurate line placement
- 🎮 Unfair AI behavior
- 🔍 Difficulty seeing opponent's moves
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
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
Doodle Dots
Reported bugs
3 issues- Lines not appearing where tapped
- Incompatibility with certain devices
- Frequent crashes and app exits
Requested features
4 requests- Undo button
- Slower opponent mode
- Instructions or tutorial
- Ability to choose line type
In-app purchases
Moonlight Mahjong
No in-app purchases
Doodle Dots
No in-app purchases
Questions
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