Comparison

Mahjong! vs Nova Sling

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

Nova Sling

Features
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Nova Sling is an original score-based casual game designed for short play sessions and long-term replayability. Players control a central launcher and sling energy objects toward dynamic targets. Accurate timing, precise aiming, and strategic decision-making are essential to maintain momentum and earn points. As each session progresses, the game gradually increases difficulty by introducing faster target movement, more complex patterns, and narrower reaction windows. Successfully chaining actions builds combo multipliers that significantly boost the final score and reward consistent skillful play. Each session is fully self-contained. Players may pause, resume, restart, or exit the game at any time. When a failure condition is met, the session ends and transitions to a settlement screen displaying detailed performance statistics. From the settlement screen, players can immediately start a new session with all gameplay data fully reset, or return to the main menu. Key features include: ·Score-based casual gameplay focused on precision and timing ·Dynamic difficulty progression within each session ·Combo multiplier system with visual and animated feedback ·Pause, restart, and exit functionality ·Detailed game settlement screen with performance statistics ·Local leaderboard tracking best scores ·Achievement system with collectible badges ·Distinctive UI design with smooth animations ·“How to Play” guide accessible from the home screen ·Fully playable offline on iPhone and iPad

Screenshots

Mahjong!4 screens
Nova Sling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nova Sling at Free against Mahjong!'s $1.99. Mahjong!'s advantage is chart position (#193 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

Nova Sling is free to download; Mahjong! costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mahjong! ships an update every 4 months, Nova Sling every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Mahjong! versus Nova Sling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjong!Nova Sling
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating2.5 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better16
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPOK登鹏 蒋

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

Nova Sling

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Mahjong!

No in-app purchases

None

Nova Sling

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mahjong! free?
Mahjong! costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Nova Sling free?
Nova Sling is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mahjong! or Nova Sling have ads?
Neither Mahjong! nor Nova Sling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mahjong! or Nova Sling?
Mahjong! ships an update every 4 months, and Nova Sling every 3 months. Most recently, Mahjong! was updated on October 23, 2026 and Nova Sling on October 6, 2026.

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