Comparison

Mahjong Puzzle vs Wool Island

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

Head to head
About

Mahjong Puzzle

An addictive puzzle game where you must strategically place Mahjong tiles to complete 12 unique patterns on the board. Challenge yourself with varying hint levels and aim for continuous victories to achieve higher scores. Unfinished games are automatically saved.

Highlights
  • Place 12 unique Mahjong patterns
  • Utilize pre-occupied gray tiles
  • Adjustable hint system (0-4)
  • Continuous victory scoring
  • Pattern color-coding for memory
  • Automatic game saving
Features
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This is an addictive puzzle game using Mahjong tiles. [Features] * In each puzzle game, you must use all given 12 patterns to fit into the up half of the board. * 12 gray Mahjong tiles pre-occupy some spaces and you can not move them. * Optional number of hints varies from 0 to 4 with 0 being very challenging. * Even with the least hard game of 4 hints, you are required to think seriously. * To achieve higher scores, you must reduce the number of hints to challenge yourself with more difficult game. * Your skills are evaluated not only by a single game, but by 5-continuous-victory games as well. * You can have a try for a pattern and touch it to change its color so that you can remember that this pattern is uncertain. [Notes] * Although 19 different patterns can be made of 4 pieces, this game uses only 18 patterns and the square pattern is not used. *Each game uses 12 patterns. *Unfinished game will be automatically saved. ********************************************** Enjoy this unique game now! Thank you! **********************************************

About

Wool Island

Explore new islands with your canine companion and gather wool. Craft cozy sweaters for your dog using the collected wool. A delightful and engaging experience for pet lovers.

Highlights
  • Island exploration
  • Pet dog companion
  • Wool collection
  • Sweater crafting
  • Dog customization
Features
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Discover new islands with your pet dog! Use the wool you find to create sweaters for your dog! PERFECT!!!

Screenshots

Mahjong Puzzle2 screens
Wool Island4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wool Island at Free against Mahjong Puzzle's $0.99. Wool Island also leads on rating (4.7 vs 2.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Mahjong Puzzle's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence 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

Wool Island is free to download; Mahjong Puzzle costs $0.99 up front. Mahjong Puzzle sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Wool Island asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wool Island holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wool Island has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mahjong Puzzle ships an update weekly, Wool Island every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Mahjong Puzzle versus Wool Island: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjong PuzzleWool Island
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)4.7 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—75.9% of reviews
Number of ratings220 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 11 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB129 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShen ZhongyuanUpopa Entertainment Ltd

Customer experience

Mahjong Puzzle

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Wool Island

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive75.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative20.7%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mahjong Puzzle

One-time3
  • 100$0.99
  • 200$1.99
  • 300$2.99
None

Wool Island

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mahjong Puzzle free?
Mahjong Puzzle costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Wool Island free?
Wool Island is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mahjong Puzzle or Wool Island?
Wool Island is rated higher. Mahjong Puzzle averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Wool Island averages 4.7 from 20 ratings.
Do Mahjong Puzzle or Wool Island have ads?
Wool Island shows ads; Mahjong Puzzle does not.
Which is updated more often, Mahjong Puzzle or Wool Island?
Mahjong Puzzle ships an update weekly, and Wool Island every 11 days. Most recently, Mahjong Puzzle was updated on October 19, 2026 and Wool Island on October 22, 2026.

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