Comparison

Moonlight Mahjong Lite vs ChessClock

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

Head to head
About

Moonlight Mahjong Lite

Experience Mahjong Solitaire in immersive 3D with intuitive touch controls. Choose from competitive arcade-style modes with increasing difficulty or relax with non-competitive options. Enjoy a classic puzzle game designed for iPhone and iPad.

Highlights
  • Virtual reality 3D Mahjong Solitaire
  • Intuitive touch controls
  • Arcade-style progressive levels
  • Non-competitive relaxation modes
  • Scramble, Challenge, Puzzle, and Relaxation modes
  • Original 3D Mahjong Solitaire on iOS
Features
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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. This free advertising-supported version of Moonlight Mahjong features five complete game modes (the main four, plus 'Lightning Mode'). The full version of Moonlight Mahjong offers a few additional features with no advertisements. 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.

About

ChessClock

This app provides a digital and analog chess clock with customizable time controls, including Fischer, Bronstein, and USCF delay modes. It features a classic skeuomorphic design and highlights the active clock for easy tracking during games.

Highlights
  • Dual clock display
  • Fischer, Bronstein, USCF delay modes
  • Analog and digital modes
  • Independent clock settings
  • Active clock highlighting
  • Skeuomorphic design
Features
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My original iOS Chess Clock from 2008 is back... in all its old-school Skeuomorphic glory!  Two clocks. Tap one to start the other counting down. Tap both to stop both. Tap the little clock icon to set the time, and the info button to change the settings. Chess Clock includes features found in competition chess clocks, including Fischer, Bronstein, and USCF ("Simple") delay modes, which work in both digital and the visually appealing analog mode. Also, since this version was rewritten entirely within the borders of Switzerland, I guess this might be the cheapest Swiss timepiece you can have. Features: • Analog flag movement that swings back and forth as it falls (which took me a silly amount of time to get right, but I like it) • Set each clock independently • Analog and digital modes • Adjustable time delay (Bronstein, Fischer, and USCF modes) • Highlights the currently running clock

Screenshots

Moonlight Mahjong Lite4 screens
ChessClock3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Moonlight Mahjong Lite at 82% against ChessClock's 38%. Moonlight Mahjong Lite also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 8 months). ChessClock's advantage is monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, 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

Moonlight Mahjong Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, ChessClock every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Moonlight Mahjong Lite versus ChessClock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoonlight Mahjong LiteChessClock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (15K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews82.3% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings15K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.4
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB5 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMidnight MartianAardustry GmbH

Customer experience

Moonlight Mahjong Lite

All ratings14,860 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral3.2%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews610 reviews
Positive82.3%
Neutral6.1%
Negative11.6%

ChessClock

Written reviews16 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral18.8%
Negative43.8%

Bugs and requests

Moonlight Mahjong Lite

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Freezing during shuffling
  • Tilebot continuing to play during freezes
  • Tiles not registering matches
  • Layouts not fitting screen properly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Adjustable tilebot speed
  • Ability to save progress
  • Relaxation mode without time pressure
  • Option to rate/filter layouts
  • Customizable tile/background options

ChessClock

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Moonlight Mahjong Lite

No in-app purchases

None

ChessClock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moonlight Mahjong Lite free?
Moonlight Mahjong Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ChessClock free?
ChessClock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Moonlight Mahjong Lite or ChessClock have ads?
Both Moonlight Mahjong Lite and ChessClock show ads.
Which is updated more often, Moonlight Mahjong Lite or ChessClock?
Moonlight Mahjong Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, and ChessClock every 8 months. Most recently, Moonlight Mahjong Lite was updated on October 19, 2026 and ChessClock on September 30, 2026.

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