Comparison

Mahjong Mobile vs Mahjong School

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

Head to head
About

Mahjong Mobile

Experience Japanese Mahjong with intuitive slider controls for tile selection and discarding. Learn the rules of forming melds and pairs, and strategize to win by understanding hand combinations and opponent discards.

Highlights
  • Japanese Mahjong rules
  • Slider tile selection
  • Strategic discarding
  • Hand combination learning
  • Reach mechanic
Features
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This is a Mahjong game of the Japanese style rule. The Slider that exists under the screen is moved, and the tile is selected. And, the Slider is done in the tap and the tile is discard. Mahjong is the game to finish four Melds and one Pairs. Example: [1, 2, 3][6, 6, 6][6, 7, 8][N, N, N][4, 4] However, there is a hand not approved when Chi, Pon, and Open Kan. Please note whether there is a hand when you do 1 and 9 in Chi and Pon. In the rule of the japanese mahjong, one or more hands are necessary. The hand can be made by paying 1,000 points and doing Reach. However, when Chi, Pon, and Open Kan are done, Reach cannot be done. If it is a closed hand, high point will be obtained. About Lost Hand. A hand that is Waiting, but cannot be won off someone else's discard due to the fact that the owner of the hand already threw a winning tile in their own discard. Lost Hand if one in all winning tiles are here even if discard doesn't do the tile which it wants to do. But, self-draw is possible even with Lost Hand. The knack is that Ron is never done by the other party. Ron is never done with the tile that does Discard. Please reason the Hand from other party's Discard and win.

About

Mahjong School

Learn Japanese Mahjong Riichi with this app. It offers offline play against AI, an interactive tutorial with characters, and a calculator to help you understand scoring and hand combinations.

Highlights
  • Offline 4-player AI mode
  • Interactive tutorial with characters
  • Japanese Mahjong HAN list
  • Mahjong scoring calculator
  • Multiple AI difficulty levels
Features
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Mahjong School is a great place to learn how to play Mahjong. Mahjong School is focus on helping you learn Japanese style Mahjong, which is also almost the same as the European style (Riichi) and US style Mahjong. It may be a little different from Chinese, Hong Kong or Taiwan Majiang , but if you succeeded learn the Japanese style, you can easily switch to the other style. Mahjong School has three ways to help you learn Japanese Mahjong. 1 The offline vs AI 4 player mode. You can play Mahjong directly with AI. There are several different AIs for different levels. So no matter you are a new comer or an experienced player, you can always have fun here. Since it’s offline, it is quick, and you don’t need to wait any moment to start. 2 The interactive tutorial You can learn Japanese Mahjong by dialog with Maga characters and practicing at the same time. This style is a mix of Japanese AVG Maga and the game itself, which makes the learning much easier. There are also tutorial lists all the HAN for you, including an example hand and a description. 3 The Mahjong calculator. You can click to add tiles to hand or TING, CHOW, PON, CHI to make a winning hand. You can also set various conditions, such as DORA and self-draw. After set completed, the calculator will calculate the hand of FU and point for you, with detailed descriptions such as hand names. Enjoy! If you have any problem or suggestion, please send EMAIL or contact us online by twitter: https://twitter.com/minikaraoke Or watch our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxxnH-mftpMOsA_WVXYLLlw

Screenshots

Mahjong Mobile4 screens
Mahjong School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mahjong Mobile at 53% against Mahjong School's 0%. Mahjong Mobile also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.6) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Mahjong School's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mahjong School sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mahjong Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mahjong Mobile holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mahjong Mobile has 91 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of Mahjong Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of Mahjong School's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mahjong Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Mahjong School every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mahjong Mobile versus Mahjong School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjong MobileMahjong School
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (91 ratings) — better3.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews52.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings91 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size149 MB71 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNUTRACTOR熙亮 徐

Customer experience

Mahjong Mobile

All ratings90 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.6%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews74 reviews
Positive52.7%
Neutral14.9%
Negative32.4%

Mahjong School

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mahjong Mobile

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mahjong School

One-time1
  • All Lessons + Ad-Free$3.99

Questions

Is Mahjong Mobile free?
Mahjong Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mahjong School free?
Mahjong School is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mahjong Mobile or Mahjong School?
Mahjong Mobile is rated higher. Mahjong Mobile averages 4.6 out of 5 from 91 ratings, while Mahjong School averages 3.6 from 10 ratings.
Do Mahjong Mobile or Mahjong School have ads?
Both Mahjong Mobile and Mahjong School show ads.
Which is updated more often, Mahjong Mobile or Mahjong School?
Mahjong Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Mahjong School every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mahjong Mobile was updated on November 1, 2026 and Mahjong School on November 3, 2026.

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