Comparison

Mahjong! vs Bubble Pop Pets

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

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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
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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

Bubble Pop Pets

Engage in an addictive bubble shooter experience with numerous levels. Your mission is to pop bubbles and rescue adorable pets. This classic match-3 game offers hours of engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Countless levels
  • Rescue pets
  • Classic match-3 mechanics
  • Shoot, pop, and blast
Features
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Bubble Pop Pets is an addictive bubble shooter game with countless levels. Pop bubbles and rescue pets. A classic bubble shooter match 3 game that'll keep you hooked for hours. Shoot, pop, and blast pets free.

Screenshots

Mahjong!4 screens
Bubble Pop Pets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bubble Pop Pets at Free against Mahjong!'s $1.99. Bubble Pop Pets also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.5). Mahjong!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

Bubble Pop Pets is free to download; Mahjong! costs $1.99 up front. Bubble Pop Pets sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Mahjong! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bubble Pop Pets holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mahjong! has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mahjong! ships an update every 4 months, Bubble Pop Pets every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Mahjong! versus Bubble Pop Pets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjong!Bubble Pop Pets
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.5 (31 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#184 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB311 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPOKUrban Plugged

Customer experience

Mahjong!

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

Bubble Pop Pets

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Bubble Pop Pets

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mahjong!

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Bubble Pop Pets

One-time5
  • Small Coin Package$0.99
  • Medium Coin Package$1.99
  • Medium Large Coin Package$2.99
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  • Large Coin Package$3.99
  • Very Large Coin Package$4.99

Questions

Is Mahjong! free?
Mahjong! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bubble Pop Pets free?
Bubble Pop Pets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mahjong! or Bubble Pop Pets?
Bubble Pop Pets is rated higher. Mahjong! averages 2.5 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Bubble Pop Pets averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Mahjong! or Bubble Pop Pets have ads?
Bubble Pop Pets shows ads; Mahjong! does not.
Which is updated more often, Mahjong! or Bubble Pop Pets?
Mahjong! ships an update every 4 months, and Bubble Pop Pets every 6 months. Most recently, Mahjong! was updated on October 29, 2026 and Bubble Pop Pets on October 24, 2026.

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