Comparison

Random Mahjong Pro vs Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles

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

Head to head
About

Random Mahjong Pro

Experience a unique solitaire Mahjong game with a random board generator for endless replayability. Customize your game with adjustable levels, zoom, and hints. Perfect for beginners and experienced players alike.

Highlights
  • Unique random board generator
  • Customizable level size and complexity
  • Adjustable camera zoom and scrolling
  • Beginner-friendly small boards
  • Solution walkthrough for every board
  • Undo and shuffle features
  • Relaxing gameplay with no time limits
Features
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Random Mahjong is a relaxed, classic Solitaire Mahjong game for iPhone and iPad. It has been played by tile matchers for years, and it still does exactly what it set out to do — no timers, no pressure, no fuss. Photo-realistic 2D tiles that look sharp rather than stale. There's no fancy 3D here; you get a classic 2D board with smooth camera panning and focus, so you're always up close to the play. Controls stay a joy rather than a chore, on both iPhone and iPad. At its heart is a random generator, so a fresh, solvable board is waiting every time you play. Prefer something familiar? Fifty preset layouts are included. And the small 32-tile boards, paired with a solution walkthrough for every layout, make this a good place to learn the rules if you've never played the Solitaire or Shanghai variant of Mah-jongg before. FEATURES: - A unique board every time you play - 50 preset layouts when you want something familiar - Very simple to learn - Small 32-tile boards, ideal for beginners - Relaxing play with no time limits - Solution walkthrough available for every board - Level rewind for repeat attempts - Undo and shuffle - Auto-save and auto-continue - That "one more try" feeling Random Mahjong is now developed and supported by ElectroSoma Ltd. We will be keeping the game refreshed and maintained, as well as working on a sequel.

About

Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles

Engage in a classic tile-matching puzzle game. Remove all tiles by pairing them up, offering both a relaxing "classic" mode and a progressive "arcade" mode with unlockable layouts. Perfect for quick breaks or downtime.

Highlights
  • Classic and arcade modes
  • Gorgeous graphics and smooth animations
  • Multiple backgrounds and tilesets
  • 876 unique board layouts
  • Unlimited hints and undo
  • Daily challenges
  • Reshuffle and highlight options
Features
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Play a tile matching Mahjong game for free on your mobile device. Mahjong Solitaire is one of the world’s most popular puzzle board games for one player. The goal of the game is to remove all tiles out of the board by pairs. It's perfect as a break from work, waiting in line, or just twiddling your thumbs! Enjoy "classic" mode with all the classic Mahjong layouts unlocked or try "arcade" mode where you unlock unique layouts as you progress through different chapters and earn stars. Features: -Gorgeous graphics -Smooth animations -Nine different board backgrounds -Six different tilesets -876 different board layouts -Unlimited hints and Undo -Portrait and landscape layouts -Daily challenges with unique board layouts every day -Option to reshuffle the tiles when stuck -Option to highlight available tiles We hope you enjoy the game. Please send us your feedback at: support@forsbit.com

Screenshots

Random Mahjong Pro4 screens
Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles at Free against Random Mahjong Pro's $2.99. Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (7.1K vs 14). Random Mahjong Pro's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 47%) and in-app purchases (none vs 17). On 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

Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles is free to download; Random Mahjong Pro costs $2.99 up front. Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Random Mahjong Pro asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles has 7.1K ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 86% of Random Mahjong Pro's written reviews are positive against 47% of Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Random Mahjong Pro ships an update monthly, Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Random Mahjong Pro versus Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRandom Mahjong ProMahjong Solitaire Puzzles
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (14 ratings)4.6 (7.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.3% of reviews — better46.9% of reviews
Number of ratings147.1K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB313 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperElectroSoma LtdForsbit LLC

Customer experience

Random Mahjong Pro

All ratings14 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive86.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative7.8%

Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles

All ratings7,113 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral7.5%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive46.9%
Neutral14.3%
Negative38.8%

User reviews

Random Mahjong Pro

From 14 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✨ Beautiful graphics
  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 🔄 Randomly generated layouts
  • 💡 Smooth animations
  • 💰 Good value for price

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashing issues
  • 📉 Unstable performance
  • 🔊 Sound not always off
  • 📱 Screen size issues
  • 🤔 Confusing options

Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles

From 7.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Challenging and mind-stimulating gameplay
  • 🎨 Visually appealing graphics and tile designs
  • 🕰️ Relaxing and calming experience
  • 🧠 Helps keep the mind sharp

Room to improve

  • 💤 Excessive and intrusive advertisements
  • 🔁 Too many required reshuffles
  • 🔍 Difficulty in seeing the tiles clearly
  • 🤯 Some puzzles seem impossible to solve

Bugs and requests

Random Mahjong Pro

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • App keeps crashing
  • In-app leaderboards disappeared
  • Paid version won't post high scores
  • Layouts not loading
  • Cannot permanently turn off sound
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  • Settings not remembered
  • App displays upside down
  • Sharing scores hangs
  • Program keeps quitting
  • "fa1" character upside-down
  • E and S characters switched
  • Screen zooms in distractingly
  • Not sensitive to touch

Requested features

10 requests
  • Game Center integration
  • Undo function
  • Shuffle option
  • Background music
  • More than 50 puzzles
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  • Option to choose portrait/landscape mode
  • Explanation for options menu
  • Show number of tiles left
  • Ability to replay failed layouts
  • Zen mode

Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes or freezes after updates
  • Ads causing issues with the game's functionality

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and chapters to be added
  • Option to play without advertisements
  • Better instructions and guidance on scoring
  • Ability to enlarge the game board

In-app purchases

None

Random Mahjong Pro

No in-app purchases

17 purchases

Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles

One-time17
  • Chapter "Life"$1.99
  • Chapter "Casual"$1.99
  • Chapter "Geek"$1.99
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  • Chapter "Symbols"$1.99
  • Chapter "Holidays"$1.99
  • Chapter "Halloween"$1.99
  • Chapter "Bridges"$1.99
  • Chapter "Flowers"$1.99
  • Chapter "Patterns"$1.99
  • Chapter "Trees"$1.99
  • Chapter "Mechanism"$1.99
  • Chapter "Sweets"$1.99
  • Chapter "Fantasy"$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
  • Unlimited Reshuffles$5.99
  • No Ads & Unlimited Reshuffle$7.99
  • Mahjong Pro$29.99

Questions

Is Random Mahjong Pro free?
Random Mahjong Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles free?
Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Random Mahjong Pro or Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles?
Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles is rated higher. Random Mahjong Pro averages 3.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles averages 4.6 from 7.1K ratings.
Do Random Mahjong Pro or Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles have ads?
Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles shows ads; Random Mahjong Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Random Mahjong Pro or Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles?
Random Mahjong Pro ships an update monthly, and Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles every 2 months. Most recently, Random Mahjong Pro was updated on October 14, 2026 and Mahjong Solitaire Puzzles on October 16, 2026.

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