Comparison

Moonlight Mahjong Lite vs Random Mahjong Pro

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

Random Mahjong Pro

Experience a unique solitaire Mahjong game with a random board generator for endless replayability. Customize your game with adjustable levels, zoom, and hints. Perfect for beginners and experienced players alike.

Highlights
  • Unique random board generator
  • Customizable level size and complexity
  • Adjustable camera zoom and scrolling
  • Beginner-friendly small boards
  • Solution walkthrough for every board
  • Undo and shuffle features
  • Relaxing gameplay with no time limits
Features
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Random Mahjong is a relaxed, classic Solitaire Mahjong game for iPhone and iPad. It has been played by tile matchers for years, and it still does exactly what it set out to do — no timers, no pressure, no fuss. Photo-realistic 2D tiles that look sharp rather than stale. There's no fancy 3D here; you get a classic 2D board with smooth camera panning and focus, so you're always up close to the play. Controls stay a joy rather than a chore, on both iPhone and iPad. At its heart is a random generator, so a fresh, solvable board is waiting every time you play. Prefer something familiar? Fifty preset layouts are included. And the small 32-tile boards, paired with a solution walkthrough for every layout, make this a good place to learn the rules if you've never played the Solitaire or Shanghai variant of Mah-jongg before. FEATURES: - A unique board every time you play - 50 preset layouts when you want something familiar - Very simple to learn - Small 32-tile boards, ideal for beginners - Relaxing play with no time limits - Solution walkthrough available for every board - Level rewind for repeat attempts - Undo and shuffle - Auto-save and auto-continue - That "one more try" feeling Random Mahjong is now developed and supported by ElectroSoma Ltd. We will be keeping the game refreshed and maintained, as well as working on a sequel.

Screenshots

Moonlight Mahjong Lite4 screens
Random Mahjong Pro4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Moonlight Mahjong Lite at Free against Random Mahjong Pro's $2.99. Moonlight Mahjong Lite also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (15K vs 14). Random Mahjong Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

Moonlight Mahjong Lite is free to download; Random Mahjong Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Moonlight Mahjong Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moonlight Mahjong Lite has 15K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Moonlight Mahjong Lite's written reviews are positive against 86% of Random Mahjong Pro's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moonlight Mahjong Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, Random Mahjong Pro monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Moonlight Mahjong Lite versus Random Mahjong Pro: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoonlight Mahjong LiteRandom Mahjong Pro
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.7 (15K ratings) — better3.6 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews82.3% of reviews86.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15K — better14
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB18 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperMidnight MartianElectroSoma Ltd

Customer experience

Moonlight Mahjong Lite

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

Random Mahjong Pro

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive86.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative7.8%

User reviews

Moonlight Mahjong Lite

From 15K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Stimulating concentration
  • 🌇 Aesthetic and relaxing background
  • ⏱️ Quick return to game
  • 👍 Excellent game
  • 🧠 Keeps mind active

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent freezing and shuffling issues
  • ⏱️ Overly fast tilebot
  • 🖼️ Layouts too large for screen
  • 🙄 Disruptive ads
  • 🤯 Frustrating difficulty spikes

Random Mahjong Pro

From 14 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Beautiful graphics
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🔄 Randomly generated layouts
  • 💡 Smooth animations
  • 💰 Good value for price

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashing issues
  • 📉 Unstable performance
  • 🔊 Sound not always off
  • 📱 Screen size issues
  • 🤔 Confusing options

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

Random Mahjong Pro

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App keeps crashing
  • In-app leaderboards disappeared
  • Paid version won't post high scores
  • Layouts not loading
  • Cannot permanently turn off sound
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  • Settings not remembered
  • App displays upside down
  • Sharing scores hangs
  • Program keeps quitting
  • "fa1" character upside-down
  • E and S characters switched
  • Screen zooms in distractingly
  • Not sensitive to touch

Requested features

10 requests
  • Game Center integration
  • Undo function
  • Shuffle option
  • Background music
  • More than 50 puzzles
Show 5 more
  • Option to choose portrait/landscape mode
  • Explanation for options menu
  • Show number of tiles left
  • Ability to replay failed layouts
  • Zen mode

In-app purchases

None

Moonlight Mahjong Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Random Mahjong Pro

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moonlight Mahjong Lite free?
Moonlight Mahjong Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Random Mahjong Pro free?
Random Mahjong Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Moonlight Mahjong Lite or Random Mahjong Pro?
Moonlight Mahjong Lite is rated higher. Moonlight Mahjong Lite averages 4.7 out of 5 from 15K ratings, while Random Mahjong Pro averages 3.6 from 14 ratings.
Do Moonlight Mahjong Lite or Random Mahjong Pro have ads?
Moonlight Mahjong Lite shows ads; Random Mahjong Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Moonlight Mahjong Lite or Random Mahjong Pro?
Moonlight Mahjong Lite ships an update every 3 weeks, and Random Mahjong Pro monthly. Most recently, Moonlight Mahjong Lite was updated on October 25, 2026 and Random Mahjong Pro on October 24, 2026.

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