Comparison

Mahjong Challenges vs 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

Mahjong

Experience a classic Chinese tile-matching game with beautifully sculpted ivory tiles set against scenic backdrops. Tap and match pairs of tiles to clear them from the board in this ancient strategy game.

Highlights
  • Classic Mahjong gameplay
  • Beautiful ivory tile design
  • Scenic backdrops
  • Intuitive tap controls
  • Ancient strategy game
Features
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A Chinese classic whose roots date back to antiquity, Mahjong offers beautifully-sculpted ivory tiles on scenic backdrops. Controls: Tap the tiles and match them with their pairs to clear them from the board.

Screenshots

Mahjong Challenges4 screens
Mahjong1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mahjong Challenges at 4.8 against Mahjong's 2.5. Mahjong Challenges also leads on review sentiment (29% vs 0%). Mahjong's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Mahjong asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mahjong Challenges holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Mahjong Challenges's written reviews are positive against 0% of Mahjong's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mahjong Challenges versus Mahjong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjong ChallengesMahjong
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better2.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 34 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS138.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJose VarelaCentaur Games

Customer experience

Mahjong Challenges

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

Mahjong

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

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

Mahjong

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mahjong Challenges free?
Mahjong Challenges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mahjong free?
Mahjong is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mahjong Challenges or Mahjong?
Mahjong Challenges is rated higher. Mahjong Challenges averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Mahjong averages 2.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Mahjong Challenges or Mahjong have ads?
Neither Mahjong Challenges nor Mahjong shows ads.

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