Comparison

Random Mahjong Pro vs Shanghai Touch

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

Shanghai Touch

A mahjong solitaire game where the objective is to clear all matching pairs of tiles. Tiles must be unblocked on at least one side and on top to be removed. Special rules apply to matching flower and season tiles.

Highlights
  • Mahjong solitaire gameplay
  • Match pairs of tiles
  • Remove unblocked tiles
  • Special flower/season tile matching
  • Clear all tiles to win
Features
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Shanghai is a mahjong solitaire. The aim of the game is to remove all matching pairs of tiles. Tiles must be free on either the left or right as well as on top. In most cases, you must match tiles exactly to remove them. But there are two exceptions: You can pick any two flower or season tiles.

Screenshots

Random Mahjong Pro4 screens
Shanghai Touch3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Shanghai Touch at Free against Random Mahjong Pro's $2.99. Shanghai Touch also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Random Mahjong Pro's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On 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

Shanghai Touch is free to download; Random Mahjong Pro costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shanghai Touch holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Random Mahjong Pro has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Random Mahjong Pro ships an update monthly, Shanghai Touch every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Random Mahjong Pro versus Shanghai Touch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRandom Mahjong ProShanghai Touch
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (14 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB8 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperElectroSoma LtdKevin White

Customer experience

Random Mahjong Pro

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

Shanghai Touch

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

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

Shanghai Touch

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Random Mahjong Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Shanghai Touch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Random Mahjong Pro free?
Random Mahjong Pro costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shanghai Touch free?
Shanghai Touch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Random Mahjong Pro or Shanghai Touch?
Shanghai Touch is rated higher. Random Mahjong Pro averages 3.6 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Shanghai Touch averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Random Mahjong Pro or Shanghai Touch have ads?
Shanghai Touch shows ads; Random Mahjong Pro does not.
Which is updated more often, Random Mahjong Pro or Shanghai Touch?
Random Mahjong Pro ships an update monthly, and Shanghai Touch every 6 months. Most recently, Random Mahjong Pro was updated on September 30, 2026 and Shanghai Touch on September 26, 2026.

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