Old Maid vs Mahjong Challenges
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Old Maid
This digital card game offers a fresh take on the classic Old Maid. Enjoy hours of fun with colorful characters, animations, and easy-to-follow instructions. Compete with friends and track your progress with integrated statistics and leaderboards.
- Classic Old Maid gameplay
- Game Center integration
- Game statistics and leaderboards
- Colorful, zany characters
- Fun animations
- Easy instructions
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A timeless classic card game with a fun new look for the iPhone! Now with Game Center integration! We've added Game Statistics, Instructions, Awards and Leaderboards as well as several great new professions! Hours of entertainment for kids and adults. Colorful, filled with zany characters, easy to play. Pick cards and match pairs, but don't get stuck with the Old Maid! Available now for the iPhone and iPod Touch. • Great for kids! • Colorful, Zany characters • Fun animations • Easy to understand instructions • Leaderboards and statistics Stay tuned for even more great features in the coming months!
Mahjong Challenges
Experience the classic Mahjong solitaire game with a timed challenge. Remove all tiles by matching pairs, utilizing unlimited undo, hints, and shuffles. Compete for high scores on 300 unique board layouts.
- 300 board layouts
- Infinite Undo, Hints, Shuffle
- Adjustable tile illumination
- HD graphics
- Guaranteed solvable puzzles
- Score based on time
- High score tracking
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Mahjong Challenges is the classic Mahjong solitaire game, with the variance of each game must be resolved on a given time or less. Hoy to play Mahjong: The goal is to remove all the tiles from the board. You may remove only paired free tiles. The tile is free when there are no tiles either to the left or to the right from it. In this Game you will have: - 300 Board layouts - Infinite Undo, Hints, Shuffle. Easy access at the bottom of the board. - Shadow: you decide to illuminate the entire Layout, or only the clickable tiles. - HD Images. - All puzzles can be solved. - Tile set design for easy recognition. - Score based on the time elapsed between matches. Less time more points. - Each Board has a High Score that you can beat. - Universal Game. You can play on iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Enjoy!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mahjong Challenges at 4.8 against Old Maid's 4.1. Old Maid's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and review sentiment (57% vs 29%). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Mahjong Challenges sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Old Maid asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mahjong Challenges holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Old Maid has 85 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Old Maid's written reviews are positive against 29% of Mahjong Challenges's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Old Maid ships an update every 14 months, Mahjong Challenges every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Old Maid | Mahjong Challenges |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (85 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews — better | 29.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 85 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months — better | Every 34 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WildCard Classics Inc | Jose Varela |
Customer experience
Old Maid
Mahjong Challenges
Bugs and requests
Old Maid
Reported bugs
6 issues- Lose data from previous game when closing app
- Can't shuffle cards
- Cards get really tiny and hard to see/select
- App messes up, cards get tiny
- Game keeps going after a winner is determined
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- Achievement 'hit the sun' not awarded
Requested features
18 requests- Update app to fix issues
- Add multiplayer options for 2, 3, or 4 players
- Allow shuffling of cards
- Add option to shuffle or rearrange cards
- Add online multiplayer
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- Add option to speed up gameplay
- Add choice of backgrounds and card backs
- Add non-static figures on cards
- Add game rules and how-to section
- Add options for volume control
- Add option to listen to own music
- Add WiFi play option
- Allow naming own player
- Choose CPU characters with varying characteristics
- Choose number of players (2-8)
- Add levels or advancement system
- Refine or replace card graphics
- Add more card choices
Mahjong Challenges
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Old Maid
No in-app purchases
Mahjong Challenges
- 3 extra lives$1.99
- Undo button$1.99
- Hint$1.99
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- Double time$1.99
- Shuffle$1.99
- Set of 5 lives$2.99
Questions
Is Old Maid free?
Is Mahjong Challenges free?
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