Comparison

Mahjong Demon XL vs Basic Sevens

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Japanese Mahjong rules
  • Meld and pair formation
  • Hand requirement explanations
  • Reach and scoring mechanics
  • Strategic gameplay
  • Classic Mahjong experience
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

Screenshots

Basic Sevens4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mahjong Demon XL versus Basic Sevens: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjong Demon XLBasic Sevens
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (37 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews48.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 31 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB9 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNUTRACTORRUCKYGAMES CO., LTD.

Customer experience

Mahjong Demon XL

All ratings37 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive48.3%
Neutral24.1%
Negative27.6%

Basic Sevens

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Mahjong Demon XL

No in-app purchases

None

Basic Sevens

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mahjong Demon XL free?
Mahjong Demon XL costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Basic Sevens free?
Basic Sevens is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mahjong Demon XL or Basic Sevens have ads?
Neither Mahjong Demon XL nor Basic Sevens shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mahjong Demon XL or Basic Sevens?
Mahjong Demon XL ships an update every 2 months, and Basic Sevens every 31 months. Most recently, Mahjong Demon XL was updated on October 23, 2026 and Basic Sevens on October 15, 2026.

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