Comparison

Mahjong by Dogmelon vs Lost Artifacts 3

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

Head to head
About

Mahjong by Dogmelon

This application offers a classic tile-matching puzzle experience designed to entertain and sharpen your mind. It features a variety of layouts, customizable visuals, and user-friendly controls for an enjoyable and engaging gameplay session.

Highlights
  • Multiple fun layouts
  • Customizable tiles, backgrounds, and layouts
  • Deep zooming for tile readability
  • Full Undo/Redo functionality
  • Clean, distraction-free interface
  • Optional subtle sound effects
Features
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The game that will entertain you AND keep your brain sharp. We've collected all the feedback from our customers over the years, to help make this our best version yet, including: - A heap of fun layouts to play, so you won't get bored - choose your favorite tiles, backgrounds, and layouts, to make it look how YOU want. - Deep zooming, so that you will never have trouble reading the tiles. - Full Undo/Redo, so you can go back and make different choices. - clean, attractive layouts, with no distractions, to ensure you can relax while you play. - subtle sound effects that you can easily turn off, if you need to pay in silence.

About

Lost Artifacts 3

Embark on a casual strategy adventure to stop an ancient emperor from world domination. Restore statues, build structures, and manage resources across diverse mythical locations. Enjoy a fun storyline with over 40 levels and engaging challenges.

Highlights
  • Resource management
  • Building and restoration
  • Over 40 unique levels
  • Fun storyline with comics
  • Varied quests
  • Multiple locations and enemies
  • Useful bonuses
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After the Soulstone is stolen during an auction in the national museum, Claire and her loyal helpers witnessed the revival of the terracotta army and its Emperor. The Emperor wishes to take over the world by awakening a dragon from the crater of a volcano, but our heroes have other ideas. Go on a journey through a country full of legends and myth in the exciting casual strategy game Lost Artifacts: Soulstone. Many varied quests, over 40 levels, a fun storyline, simple and captivating gameplay and a mysterious world – all this awaits you now! Restore statues, build epic buildings, overcome challenges and manage resources. Simple controls and an easy to understand tutorial will help you easily grasp the basics of the game. Lost Artifacts: Soulstone – Stop the terracotta army! -A world full of legends and fairy tales – ancient monkey statues and dragon fountains give you strength on your journey. -A fun storyline, colorful comics and memorable characters! -Many varied quests that you’ve never seen before. -Over 40 unique levels. -Dangerous enemies: the Terracotta Army, archers, snakes and stone lions. -4 unique locations: a ruined city, a vast desert, a forest wilderness and snowy mountains. -Useful bonuses: speed up work, stop time, run fast. -Simple controls and a clear tutorial. -Over 20 hours of exciting gameplay for any age. -Fun themed music.

Screenshots

Mahjong by Dogmelon4 screens
Lost Artifacts 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Mahjong by Dogmelon at every 21 months against Lost Artifacts 3's every 63 months. Mahjong by Dogmelon also leads on ratings volume (541 vs 45) and price ($9.99 vs $10.99). On rating, review sentiment, 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

Mahjong by Dogmelon costs $9.99 and Lost Artifacts 3 $10.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Mahjong by Dogmelon against 4.7 for Lost Artifacts 3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mahjong by Dogmelon has 541 ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 69% and 69% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mahjong by Dogmelon ships an update every 21 months, Lost Artifacts 3 every 63 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mahjong by Dogmelon versus Lost Artifacts 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjong by DogmelonLost Artifacts 3
Price$9.99 — better$10.99
Rating4.6 (541 ratings)4.7 (45 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews68.8% of reviews
Number of ratings541 — better45
Update frequencyEvery 21 months — betterEvery 63 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS12.3 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB586 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperdogMelon Pty Ltd8Floor

Customer experience

Mahjong by Dogmelon

All ratings537 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews96 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral10.4%
Negative20.8%

Lost Artifacts 3

All ratings45 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral6.3%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Mahjong by Dogmelon

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Scoring does not work correctly
  • App crashes when winning or running out of moves
  • App goes black screen and crashes
  • Tiles not matching even with hints
  • Timer not stopping when app is not active

Requested features

6 requests
  • Bring back calming music
  • More frequent updates
  • Option to hide stats
  • Redo button
  • Shuffle/reshuffle option
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  • Suggest winnable scenarios

Lost Artifacts 3

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mahjong by Dogmelon

No in-app purchases

None

Lost Artifacts 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mahjong by Dogmelon free?
Mahjong by Dogmelon costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lost Artifacts 3 free?
Lost Artifacts 3 costs $10.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mahjong by Dogmelon or Lost Artifacts 3?
Lost Artifacts 3 is rated higher. Mahjong by Dogmelon averages 4.6 out of 5 from 541 ratings, while Lost Artifacts 3 averages 4.7 from 45 ratings.
Do Mahjong by Dogmelon or Lost Artifacts 3 have ads?
Neither Mahjong by Dogmelon nor Lost Artifacts 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mahjong by Dogmelon or Lost Artifacts 3?
Mahjong by Dogmelon ships an update every 21 months, and Lost Artifacts 3 every 63 months. Most recently, Mahjong by Dogmelon was updated on October 23, 2026 and Lost Artifacts 3 on October 24, 2026.

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