Comparison

Virtual Keypad vs Mahjboard

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

Head to head
About

Virtual Keypad

Control your home or business security system remotely. Arm/disarm, manage lights, locks, thermostats, and view live camera feeds. Automate actions and receive important notifications.

Highlights
  • Arm and disarm security system
  • Control smart home devices
  • View live and recorded camera footage
  • Automate system actions
  • Receive event notifications
  • Manage user access
Features
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The Virtual Keypad™ App gives you control of your security system on-the-go. Connect to your home or business system to arm or disarm, control lights, locks, thermostats and more, easily with your app. Even view and record video from your security cameras. With the Virtual Keypad App, you can: • Arm and disarm your system • View what’s happening at your home or business • Control Z-Wave-connected devices such as thermostats, lights, locks and garage doors individually or all at once • Set up Actions to automatically control your system throughout the day • View and control Z-Wave devices using a photo or a security camera • Receive notifications when doors are opened or closed • View security cameras and your recorded clips • Add users to your security system from your app • Search your complete system event history • Cancel or verify alarms with live video view The app requires a compatible control panel and connected service. For more information about upgrading your alarm system, contact your DMP installing alarm company today. All features may not come standard with your app. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.

About

Mahjboard

Streamline your mahjong league management with automated table seating, session pacing, and scorekeeping. This app handles the administrative tasks, allowing organizers to focus on running the league without complex spreadsheets. Players can easily access live standings and scores without needing to install anything.

Highlights
  • Automated table seating
  • Session timer with Apple Watch integration
  • Player score submission
  • Live league standings
  • Customizable league branding
  • Support for multiple mahjong styles
Features
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Mahjboard runs the busywork of your mahjong league—table seating, session pacing, scorekeeping, and standings—so you can run the league, not the spreadsheet. It's simple on purpose: one score per player, one link for the entire season, zero formulas, and nothing for your players to install. Any style works: American mah jongg (NMJL), Riichi, Hong Kong, house rules. Start a league, import your roster from a spreadsheet or paste a list of names, and you're ready for league night. Before the games begin, one tap builds the night's tables. Mahjboard remembers who's already played together and mixes each session's pairings for variety, or groups tables by skill level. Move anyone, sit a player out, reshuffle, or undo. Name a table "Cream bakelite set" and it stays that way week to week. During play, the session timer keeps everyone on time. Tell Mahjboard when the night starts, how long it runs, and how many games to aim for. It splits the time evenly, nudges you and your Apple Watch at each checkpoint, and keeps the countdown on your lock screen. Open the league near game time and it offers to start the clock for you. Scorekeeping is the easy part. Tap the evening's scores in, or let them come to you. Players can submit their own, and one submission can cover the whole table. Every score waits for your approval before it counts, and you can approve or reject it right from the notification. Mark who attended, and Mahjboard instantly ranks the cumulative leaderboard, so nobody has to wonder where they stand. Every league gets its own public page to share by text or QR code. Players just tap and the live board opens. No app to install, no account, no password, and nothing for them to pay. They can look themselves up and see their weekly scores all season long. One subscription covers your entire league. Make it yours. Add your logo, colors, and website once, and every league and leaderboard you run wears them. Save the standings as a branded image for Instagram or the group chat. If you host at a lounge, studio, or shop, the board points players right back to you. When a season wraps, archive it and start the next one. Run your Tuesday group, the club ladder, and the spring tournament side by side, all from the phone already in your pocket. If you can send a text, you can run a league. Features: - Multiple leagues at once (up to 10 active) - Import your roster from a spreadsheet, paste a list of names, or bring in a full season's scoreboard - Player skill levels, custom tags, and private organizer-only notes - Set skill levels and tags for a whole group of players at once - Automatic table seating—mixes pairings for variety or groups by skill level, with move, sit-out, reshuffle, and undo - Optional table names that carry from week to week - Session timer with start time and meeting days, checkpoint notifications to you and your Apple Watch, and a lock-screen countdown - One score per player, per session, plus who attended - Players can submit their own scores from the public board—one submission can cover the whole table, and every score waits for your approval - Approve or reject a submitted score straight from the notification - Auto-ranked cumulative leaderboard with shared ranks for ties - Shareable public leaderboard by link or auto-generated QR code - Save your standings as a branded image, or share it straight to Instagram - Player self-lookup on the public page, with weekly scores all season long—no app needed - Custom branding: your logo plus primary and secondary colors - Per-player stats: attendance, best session, score trends, and a week-by-week score history - Full activity log of every score edit and league change - Archive completed leagues - Sign in with Apple Mahjboard Pro is $19.99/month after a 14-day free trial. Subscription auto-renews. Manage or cancel anytime in your iPhone Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://mahjboard.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://mahjboard.com/privacy

Screenshots

Virtual Keypad2 screens
Mahjboard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mahjboard at 5.0 against Virtual Keypad's 4.3. Mahjboard also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 66%). Virtual Keypad's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (13K vs 2). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Mahjboard sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. Virtual Keypad asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mahjboard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Virtual Keypad has 13K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Virtual Keypad's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mahjboard's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Virtual Keypad ships an update fortnightly, Mahjboard every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Virtual Keypad versus Mahjboard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVirtual KeypadMahjboard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (13K ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better2
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.1
Further details — not scored
Size289 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDigital Monitoring Products, Inc.Maybe Tomorrow, LLC

Customer experience

Virtual Keypad

All ratings13,413 ratings
Positive81.6%
Neutral5.3%
Negative13.1%
Written reviews1,495 reviews
Positive66.4%
Neutral7.4%
Negative26.2%

Mahjboard

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Virtual Keypad

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Timed out connections
  • Unresponsive app controls
  • Incorrect alarm status display
  • Delayed push notifications
  • Compatibility issues with updates

Requested features

6 requests
  • Improved scheduling options
  • Customizable notifications
  • Apple Watch app support
  • Enhanced camera integration
  • Geofencing automation
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  • Streamlined user management

Mahjboard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Virtual Keypad

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mahjboard

Subscriptions1
  • Mahjboard Pro Monthly14 Days trial$19.991 Month

Questions

Is Virtual Keypad free?
Virtual Keypad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mahjboard free?
Mahjboard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Virtual Keypad or Mahjboard?
Mahjboard is rated higher. Virtual Keypad averages 4.3 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Mahjboard averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Virtual Keypad or Mahjboard have ads?
Neither Virtual Keypad nor Mahjboard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Virtual Keypad or Mahjboard?
Virtual Keypad ships an update fortnightly, and Mahjboard every 10 days. Most recently, Virtual Keypad was updated on October 20, 2026 and Mahjboard on October 5, 2026.

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