MahJong vs Mahjong Solitaire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MahJong
Experience an endless supply of unique tile arrangements for this classic Chinese game. Enjoy beautifully crafted 3D tiles and immersive music as you match pairs to clear the board.
- Infinite random tile arrangements
- 10 unique tile and table sets
- Hand-designed 3D tile art
- Board rotation and zoom
- Immersive soundtrack
- Classic pair-matching gameplay
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MahJong generates random tile arrangements that gives you infinite game possibilities for this Chinese-inspired favorite. Featuring 10 different tile and table sets, each tile is a delightful, hand-designed work of art, showcased in a 3D view with board rotation and zoom to capture every angle. Select and match pairs of open tiles to remove them from the board, exposing layers of tiles below for more matching. The goal is to match every pair to fully clear the board. Outstanding music completes the experience that will transport you eastward.
Mahjong Solitaire
This is a classic tile-matching solitaire game where the objective is to clear the board by pairing identical mahjong tiles. Enjoy a relaxing experience with no time limits and a variety of themes and layouts.
- Mahjong tile matching
- 4 seasonal themes
- Hint, undo, and shuffle
- Over 200 layouts
- HD graphics
- No time limits
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Mahjong Solitaire is a solitaire matching game that uses a set of mahjong tiles rather than cards. The goal is to match open pairs of identical tiles and remove them from the board, exposing the tiles under them for play. MahJong features: - 4 themes(spring,summer,autumn,winter) - hint, undo and shuffle options - 200+ layouts - HD graphics - Game with no time limits - Every layout winnable
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mahjong Solitaire at 87% against MahJong's 36%. Mahjong Solitaire also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). MahJong's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Mahjong Solitaire asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mahjong Solitaire holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mahjong Solitaire has 988 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of MahJong's written reviews are positive against 87% of Mahjong Solitaire's.
MahJong ships an update every 3 months, Mahjong Solitaire every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MahJong | Mahjong Solitaire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (22 ratings) | 4.7 (988 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 86.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 | 988 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 318 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | baKno Games | 硕柱 龙 |
Customer experience
MahJong
Mahjong Solitaire
Bugs and requests
MahJong
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Mahjong Solitaire
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashing and losing progress
- Inability to return to last level played
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to remove ads for a fee
- Option to change tile designs
- Automatic shuffle when no more moves
- Hint system to indicate no more moves
In-app purchases
MahJong
- MahJong 10 Game Sessions$0.99
- MahJong Unlimited for One Month$1.99
- MahJong Full Game Unlimited$24.99
Mahjong Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Questions
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