Comparison

Mahjong Puzzle vs Mahjong Solitaire Basic

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

Mahjong Solitaire Basic

A classic puzzle game where you clear the board by matching identical, open tile pairs. Enjoy various layouts and cute sound effects in this faithful rendition of the solitaire experience.

Highlights
  • Match identical open tile pairs
  • Remove all tiles to complete the board
  • Various layouts
  • Auto Fit feature
  • Cute sound effects
  • Toggleable sound
Features
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mahjong solitaire basic is a puzzle game faithful to the basics, complete the board by matching identical open tile pairs and removing all tiles! *Mahjong Features* - Various layouts - Auto Fit - cute sound - Sound that can be turned on/off - Have fun playing with your friends and family.

Screenshots

Mahjong Puzzle2 screens
Mahjong Solitaire Basic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mahjong Solitaire Basic at Free against Mahjong Puzzle's $0.99. Mahjong Solitaire Basic also leads on rating (4.8 vs 2.5) and ratings volume (365 vs 2). Mahjong Puzzle's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Mahjong Solitaire Basic is free to download; Mahjong Puzzle costs $0.99 up front. Mahjong Puzzle sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Mahjong Solitaire Basic sells 15 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mahjong Solitaire Basic holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mahjong Solitaire Basic has 365 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mahjong Puzzle ships an update weekly, Mahjong Solitaire Basic every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mahjong Puzzle versus Mahjong Solitaire Basic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjong PuzzleMahjong Solitaire Basic
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating2.5 (2 ratings)4.8 (365 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2365 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB166 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShen ZhongyuanRACKGYUN LIM

Customer experience

Mahjong Puzzle

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

Mahjong Solitaire Basic

All ratings265 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Mahjong Puzzle

One-time3
  • 100$0.99
  • 200$1.99
  • 300$2.99
15 purchases

Mahjong Solitaire Basic

One-time15
  • Shuffle 5$1.99
  • Highlight 7$1.99
  • Hint 10$1.99
Show 12 more
  • Shuffle 10$2.99
  • Highlight 14$2.99
  • Hint 25$2.99
  • Shuffle 20$4.99
  • Highlight 28$4.99
  • Ads Free$5.99
  • Shuffle 50$9.99
  • Highlight 64$9.99
  • Shuffle 110$19.99
  • Highlight 138$19.99
  • Christmas Bundle$19.99
  • Halloween Bundle$19.99

Questions

Is Mahjong Puzzle free?
Mahjong Puzzle costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Mahjong Solitaire Basic free?
Mahjong Solitaire Basic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mahjong Puzzle or Mahjong Solitaire Basic?
Mahjong Solitaire Basic is rated higher. Mahjong Puzzle averages 2.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Mahjong Solitaire Basic averages 4.8 from 365 ratings.
Do Mahjong Puzzle or Mahjong Solitaire Basic have ads?
Mahjong Solitaire Basic shows ads; Mahjong Puzzle does not.
Which is updated more often, Mahjong Puzzle or Mahjong Solitaire Basic?
Mahjong Puzzle ships an update weekly, and Mahjong Solitaire Basic every 2 months. Most recently, Mahjong Puzzle was updated on October 19, 2026 and Mahjong Solitaire Basic on October 20, 2026.

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