1001 Ultimate Mahjong ™ vs Scatterbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
1001 Ultimate Mahjong ™
Experience an expansive Mahjong solitaire game with over 1000 unique layouts and extensive customization options. Enjoy a visually rich interface with multiple themes, backgrounds, and tile sets. Play your own music and discover a definitive Mahjong experience.
- 1001 unique Mahjong stacks
- 11 different categories
- 8 slick themes
- Over 40 backgrounds
- 5 extraordinary tile sets
- Customization options
- Play your own music
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The addictive power of Mahjong, multiplied by 1001! Containing 1001 unique Mahjong stacks in one, beautifully crafted package, wrapped together with 8 slick themes, over 40 lovely backgrounds and 5 extraordinary tile sets this is a stunning Mahjong package. Press Quotes: - "A puzzle lover's paradise." — AppAdvice - "There's hours upon hours of fun to be had and I can see it being a long term favorite for Mahjong fans." — 148Apps - "1001 Ultimate Mahjong is one of the highest quality Mahjong titles I have seen." — Family Friendly Gaming - "... it is really as good as it can get." — Internet Gumshoe Inspired by Mahjong fans from all around the world and their experiences during this century, this is the definitive Mahjong Solitaire experience. You’ll never need another Mahjong game on your device! Key Features: • 1001 stacks within 11 different categories. • Refined user interface makes it as easy and intuitive as it could be. • Customization options to tune the game into your individual Mahjong experience. • 8 varied themes mean there is something for every taste. • Over 40 beautiful backgrounds. • 5 different tile sets ranging from classical to crazy ones. • Play your own music in the game! For more great games, please visit our room on the App Store!
Scatterbox
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Scatterbox is a game of pure deduction. A handful of atoms are hidden in a grid. You fire a beam in from any edge, see where it comes out, and reason your way to what must be inside. No reflexes. No timers. No luck. Every board has exactly one answer, and it is always findable. There are only four things a beam can do: • Miss — straight in, straight out the far side. That lane is clear. • Hit — the beam never comes back. It ran into an atom head-on. • Deflection — passing an atom on the diagonal turns the beam ninety degrees. • Reflection — two atoms turn it back out the square it entered. Learn those four and you have learned the whole game. In the Ray Lab the atoms are visible: place them anywhere, fire beams, and watch every path bend, bounce, or vanish. BOARD OF THE DAY One puzzle a day, the same for everyone, built from the date. The difficulty rotates through the week — gentle on Monday, brutal by the weekend. Solve it to build a streak; miss a day and the streak resets. Your best streak is always on the home screen. FREE PLAY Set your own board — width, height, and atom count, up to 12×12 on iPhone and 16×16 on iPad — or switch on random mode and get a fresh shape every game. BUILT FOR THINKING • Every marker is numbered, so you are never guessing at colors • Dark mode and a color-blind friendly palette • An optional timer if you want the pressure, off by default • "Check" your guesses before you commit — for a small score cost • Reveal shows the full path every beam actually took Your score is the number of beams you fired plus a penalty for wrong guesses. Lower is better. There is no way to lose — only to solve it in fewer beams next time. Scatterbox plays entirely on your device. No account, no sign-in, nothing to sync. It works on a plane. Scatterbox is an independent game in the tradition of Black Box, the deduction puzzle designed by Eric Solomon in 1976. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by the original game or its publishers. Free to play, with ads. A one-time "Remove Ads" purchase turns them off for good. Privacy Policy: https://scatterbox.ggates1020.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://scatterbox.ggates1020.com/terms-of-use/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Scatterbox at weekly against 1001 Ultimate Mahjong ™'s monthly. 1001 Ultimate Mahjong ™'s advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.5). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. 1001 Ultimate Mahjong ™ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Scatterbox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
1001 Ultimate Mahjong ™ ships an update monthly, Scatterbox weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 1001 Ultimate Mahjong ™ | Scatterbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (16K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | NAWIA GAMES Sp. z o.o. | GEORGE,HOWARD GATES |
Bugs and requests
1001 Ultimate Mahjong ™
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing or crashing
- Unlocked stacks not appearing after watching ads
- Screen orientation issues after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to view all previously played games
- Option to filter games by completion status
- Customizable time targets for each game
- Support for landscape orientation
Scatterbox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
1001 Ultimate Mahjong ™
- Life Pack: 100 Stacks$0.99
- Architectural Pack: 100 Stacks$0.99
- Geek Pack: 100 Stacks$0.99
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- Symbols Pack: 100 Stacks$0.99
- Regular Pack: 100 Stacks$0.99
- Abstract Pack: 100 Stacks$0.99
- Misc Pack: 100 Stacks$0.99
- WTF Pack: 100 Stacks$0.99
- Base Pack: 90 Stacks$0.99
- JUMBO PACK: All Stacks, No Ads$4.99
Scatterbox
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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