Mahjong Demon XL vs Basic Sevens
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mahjong Demon XL
Experience the strategic depth of Japanese Mahjong with this game. Learn the rules for forming melds and pairs, understand hand requirements, and master winning strategies. It offers a classic Mahjong experience for dedicated players.
- Japanese Mahjong rules
- Meld and pair formation
- Hand requirement explanations
- Reach and scoring mechanics
- Strategic gameplay
- Classic Mahjong experience
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This is a Mahjong game of the Japanese style rule. 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.
Basic Sevens
This card game involves playing trump cards by placing a '7' first and then building sequences. The objective is to be the first player to discard all of your cards.
- Trump card gameplay
- Place '7' cards to start
- Build sequences in order
- Discard all cards to win
- Pass turns up to a limit
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"Sevens" is a trump cards playing. In this cards playing,players put down "7" cards on table first, and then put down cards in sequence of number one by one in their turns. The winner is the one who put out all the cards first. - Each players are distributed a set of trump cards. - Players puts down "7" cards on table. - Players adds cards in sequence of number one by one in their turns. - Players can pass their turns up to given times. - You can clear the game when you put out all your cards! Japanese 七並べ
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Basic Sevens at 100% against Mahjong Demon XL's 48%. Basic Sevens also leads on price (Free vs $3.99) and device support (3 vs 1). Mahjong Demon XL's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 31 months). On ads and in-app purchases 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
Basic Sevens is free to download; Mahjong Demon XL costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mahjong Demon XL ships an update every 2 months, Basic Sevens every 31 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mahjong Demon XL | Basic Sevens |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (37 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 48.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 31 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NUTRACTOR | RUCKYGAMES CO., LTD. |
Customer experience
Mahjong Demon XL
Basic Sevens
In-app purchases
Mahjong Demon XL
No in-app purchases
Basic Sevens
No in-app purchases
Questions
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