Comparison

Mahjong! vs Advanced Mill

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

Head to head
About

Mahjong!

Engage in a traditional tile-matching game against AI or friends. Aim to form sets and a pair to win rounds, with customizable scoring rules and tile options. Enjoy realistic gameplay with intuitive controls and multiplayer chat.

Highlights
  • Play against AI or up to 3 friends/network players
  • Real-time voice and text chat in multiplayer
  • Customizable scoring rules and minimum point values
  • Optional flower and season tiles
  • Intuitive tile dragging and sorting
  • Adjustable game speed and sound
  • Customizable backgrounds and tile colors
Features
Currently charting
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Traditional Mahjong game in which you play against 3 other players - sole against all computer players, or play with one to three other friends or network players via Game Center. Seats not filled by friends or network players are played by the computer. You may exchange group text messages and voice chats while in the multiplayer game. Each player is dealt 13 tiles in a hand. The players take turns to draw a tile and discard one. The goal is to make 4 sets and 1 pair. Declare a win by tapping on a received tile or tapping/dragging on discarded tile that completes the hand of 14 tiles. The default mode will auto prompt you when a set or a winning hand can be formed with a tile drawn or discarded. Hands formed must be of some minimum point value (0-3) in order to win the round. A zero base point would allow chicken hand. The default is 0 base point, but can be customized. If the base point is set to greater than zero, an attempt to steal a discard that does not produce the minimum points to win will be preempted by another player's claim for pung, for example. Falsely declaring a win when the hand does not meet the base point will be penalized. The claim on a discard to form a hand with enough points to win has priority over other attempts to form kong, punt, or chow. Refer to wikipedia for a detailed description of the suite and scoring system of the game. As few reviewers noted, this game offers realistic play. Drag a tile out to discard it. You will be prompted to make a choice to pung, declare a win, etc, or drag a tile discarded by another player to claim it. Tap any tile on your hand to declare a win if not using auto prompt mode. You can move and rearrange the tiles at will. To have them sorted automatically, do a horizontal swipe above your hand. You can adjust the game speed and sound. You can also control that hands be of some minimum point value (0-3) in order to win the round. A zero base point would allow chicken hand. You can choose to play flower and season tiles. Choose "Align discarded tiles" to line discarded tiles neatly, else discarded tiles are spin and placed randomly. You can change the the color of the background and tiles, or use a picture as the game background. Multitask switching on supported iOS. Game is paused when you switch away from the App and automatically resumed when you return. Resume button is used to resume game saved if App is terminated (or for older iOS without multitask support). The players bank will be shown at the start of the game. To see the bank during the game, tap on the player's name. Your name in the game is taken from the Game Center alias and can be customized in the Game Center app. If you did not login to Game Center,the name is determined from the following sources (if used) in order: your name used for iCloud, other email, the name on your iPad/iPhone/iTouch. You may customize the names of the computer players.

About

Advanced Mill

Experience the classic board game of Nine Men's Morris on your iOS device. Play against an advanced AI with multiple difficulty levels, challenge friends locally or online, and utilize helpful features like undo and hints.

Highlights
  • Play against AI with four difficulty levels
  • Local two-player mode
  • Network multiplayer via Game Center
  • Undo move functionality
  • CPU hints and optional beginner hints
  • Game statistics and tie handling
Features
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Advanced Mill is an iOS adaptation of the traditional board game Mill. The game also known as Merils and Nine Men's Morris. Features: Play against CPU - Advanced AI with four difficulty levels. Two player game on the same device. Two player network game with Game Center. No ads. Undo function to take back moves. Getting CPU hint during a move. Displaying elapsed time, number of turns, reason of win at the end of the game. Checking and handling tie situations. Optional hints for beginner players. Displaying available moves. Saving and loading games from Main Menu. Thanks for your continuous support and reviews. Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vtdevinfo

Screenshots

Mahjong!4 screens
Advanced Mill4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Advanced Mill at 4.4 against Mahjong!'s 2.5. Advanced Mill also leads on review sentiment (47% vs 17%). Mahjong!'s advantage is monetization model (free vs paid) and chart position (#198 vs unranked). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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! costs $1.99 and Advanced Mill $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Advanced Mill holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 48 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 17% of Mahjong!'s written reviews are positive against 47% of Advanced Mill's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mahjong! ships an update every 4 months, Advanced Mill every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Mahjong! versus Advanced Mill: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjong!Advanced Mill
Price$1.99$1.99
Rating2.5 (31 ratings)4.4 (48 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews47.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3148 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPOKVTDev Informatikai Kft

Customer experience

Mahjong!

All ratings31 ratings
Positive19.4%
Neutral35.5%
Negative45.2%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral25.3%
Negative58.0%

Advanced Mill

All ratings49 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral8.2%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive47.1%
Neutral5.9%
Negative47.1%

Bugs and requests

Mahjong!

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Game asking to declare winner when dealing needed tile
  • Inconsistent behavior when claiming discarded tiles
  • Frequently showing winning hand but then saying lost
  • Next player not able to claim discarded tile
  • Game crashing when drawing last tile
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  • Tiles not flipping over so player can't see what they have
  • Scoring not accurate, sometimes treating pongs as chicken hands

Requested features

7 requests
  • Pause and save solo games
  • Ability to rearrange tiles in hand
  • Indicator for current round
  • Undo button
  • Ability to see all discarded tiles
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  • Option to play against other players online
  • Detailed instructions on gameplay and scoring

Advanced Mill

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mahjong!

No in-app purchases

None

Advanced Mill

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mahjong! free?
Mahjong! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Advanced Mill free?
Advanced Mill costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mahjong! or Advanced Mill?
Advanced Mill is rated higher. Mahjong! averages 2.5 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Advanced Mill averages 4.4 from 48 ratings.
Do Mahjong! or Advanced Mill have ads?
Neither Mahjong! nor Advanced Mill shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mahjong! or Advanced Mill?
Mahjong! ships an update every 4 months, and Advanced Mill every 7 months. Most recently, Mahjong! was updated on October 24, 2026 and Advanced Mill on October 24, 2026.

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