Comparison

zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY vs Mahjong Challenges

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

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About

zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY

This game challenges your concentration by requiring you to find and remove matching tiles. It starts easy but quickly becomes difficult, testing your ability to clear the board.

Highlights
  • Match identical tiles
  • Remove reference tiles
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Multi-language support
  • Game Center leaderboards
  • Landscape display support
Features
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Thank you for viewing! Thank you for downloading! Zhongyuan Mahjong 2 (Concentration) is a game that challenges your concentration! Everyone believes that he/she can complete this game easily; But they soon realize that its difficulty is far beyond their imagination! ---------------------------- Introduction of Zhongyuan Mahjong 2 (Concentration) *****Game goal *Find out and remove all same tiles as the reference tile as quickly as possible. *****Game rules *One tile is chosen as the reference tile randomly each time. *You are to find out and remove all same tiles as the reference tile. *After having removed all same tiles, tap to remove the reference tile. *Repeat until all tiles are removed. *****Note: Before games starts, 38 tiles have been chosen and removed, randomly. *****Please see screenshots. *Others *Supports Chinese, English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Spanish, Russian and Swedish. *Supports leaderboards in Game-Center. *Supports landscape to enlarge display.

About

Mahjong Challenges

Experience the classic Mahjong solitaire game with a timed challenge. Remove all tiles by matching pairs, utilizing unlimited undo, hints, and shuffles. Compete for high scores on 300 unique board layouts.

Highlights
  • 300 board layouts
  • Infinite Undo, Hints, Shuffle
  • Adjustable tile illumination
  • HD graphics
  • Guaranteed solvable puzzles
  • Score based on time
  • High score tracking
Features
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Mahjong Challenges is the classic Mahjong solitaire game, with the variance of each game must be resolved on a given time or less. Hoy to play Mahjong: The goal is to remove all the tiles from the board. You may remove only paired free tiles. The tile is free when there are no tiles either to the left or to the right from it. In this Game you will have: - 300 Board layouts - Infinite Undo, Hints, Shuffle. Easy access at the bottom of the board. - Shadow: you decide to illuminate the entire Layout, or only the clickable tiles. - HD Images. - All puzzles can be solved. - Tile set design for easy recognition. - Score based on the time elapsed between matches. Less time more points. - Each Board has a High Score that you can beat. - Universal Game. You can play on iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. Enjoy!

Screenshots

zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY4 screens
Mahjong Challenges4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mahjong Challenges at 4.8 against zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY's 4.0. Mahjong Challenges also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13 vs 15.0). zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and update cadence (monthly vs every 34 months). On price 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

Both are free to download. Mahjong Challenges sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mahjong Challenges holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY's written reviews are positive against 29% of Mahjong Challenges's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY ships an update monthly, Mahjong Challenges every 34 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY versus Mahjong Challenges: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterzMahjong 2 Concentration SZYMahjong Challenges
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (12 ratings)4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews52.9% of reviews — better29.4% of reviews
Number of ratings12 — better4
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 34 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013 — better
Further details — not scored
Size68 MB38 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperShen ZhongyuanJose Varela

Customer experience

zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive52.9%
Neutral17.6%
Negative29.4%

Mahjong Challenges

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive29.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.6%

In-app purchases

None

zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Mahjong Challenges

One-time6
  • 3 extra lives$1.99
  • Undo button$1.99
  • Hint$1.99
Show 3 more
  • Double time$1.99
  • Shuffle$1.99
  • Set of 5 lives$2.99

Questions

Is zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY free?
zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mahjong Challenges free?
Mahjong Challenges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY or Mahjong Challenges?
Mahjong Challenges is rated higher. zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY averages 4.0 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Mahjong Challenges averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY or Mahjong Challenges have ads?
zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY shows ads; Mahjong Challenges does not.
Which is updated more often, zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY or Mahjong Challenges?
zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY ships an update monthly, and Mahjong Challenges every 34 months. Most recently, zMahjong 2 Concentration SZY was updated on November 8, 2026 and Mahjong Challenges on November 1, 2026.

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