Comparison

Mahjong Challenges vs Eternal Mahjong

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

Head to head
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!

About

Eternal Mahjong

Enjoy a classic tile-matching puzzle game at your own pace. This single-player experience offers hundreds of levels with realistic graphics and relaxing gameplay. Sharpen your puzzle-solving skills with a fresh challenge that adapts to your playstyle.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of levels
  • Realistic tile graphics
  • Relaxing gameplay
  • No time limits
  • Undo, Rewind, Shuffle options
  • Leaderboards and Achievements
Features
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Eternal Mahjong takes the hugely popular tile-matching game to new heights. Mahjong can be played casually to pass the time or with more focus to sharpen your puzzle solving kills. The game learns your style and adjusts to bring you a fresh challenge with each play. Play this no-pressure free mahjong game at your own pace. This is a single player Solitaire style mahjong game, also known as Shanghai Mahjongg, Taipei Mah-Jong or Kyodai. FEATURES: - Hundreds of levels and more added each day. - Beautiful realistic tile graphics - Free and very simple to learn - Relaxing game play with no time limits. - Undo, Rewind and Shuffle options. - Leaderboards and Achievements. - Apple TV version also comes free.

Screenshots

Mahjong Challenges4 screens
Eternal Mahjong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Eternal Mahjong at none against Mahjong Challenges's 6. Eternal Mahjong also leads on iOS requirement (7.1 vs 13). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Mahjong Challenges sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Eternal Mahjong asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mahjong Challenges holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Mahjong Challenges versus Eternal Mahjong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjong ChallengesEternal Mahjong
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better4.6 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings45 — better
Update frequencyEvery 34 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS137.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJose VarelaPaul Burkey

Customer experience

Mahjong Challenges

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

Eternal Mahjong

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Mahjong Challenges

One-time6
  • 3 extra lives$1.99
  • Undo button$1.99
  • Hint$1.99
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  • Double time$1.99
  • Shuffle$1.99
  • Set of 5 lives$2.99
None

Eternal Mahjong

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mahjong Challenges free?
Mahjong Challenges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Eternal Mahjong free?
Eternal Mahjong is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mahjong Challenges or Eternal Mahjong?
Mahjong Challenges is rated higher. Mahjong Challenges averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Eternal Mahjong averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Mahjong Challenges or Eternal Mahjong have ads?
Neither Mahjong Challenges nor Eternal Mahjong shows ads.

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