Comparison

Mahjong Challenges vs Mahjong Challenge

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 Challenge

Experience a classic tile-matching puzzle game with daily challenges and unlockable achievements. This addictive and relaxing game is suitable for all ages, offering a simple yet engaging experience to master.

Highlights
  • Tile matching gameplay
  • Daily challenges
  • Unlockable achievements
  • In-game hints
  • Suitable for all ages
  • Relaxing puzzle experience
Features
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Play Mahjong Challenge on your iOS device, for the ultimate tile matching experience! Addictive & simple gameplay for players of all ages and abilities. Mahjong Solitaire is one of the most puzzle games around the globe. It offers a simple, but addictive & relaxing challenge. In this game, you start as a beginner, working your way to become a Mahjong Jedi! The daily challenge feature in this game will bring you a new puzzle board everyday! There are also many game achievements to unlock, where you can also earn extra in-game hints (for those times you find yourself stuck!). For those who have never played Mahjong Solitaire, the game rules are: Find & match pairs of identical tiles, once all the board has been cleared, the game will be complete.

Screenshots

Mahjong Challenges4 screens
Mahjong Challenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mahjong Challenges and Mahjong Challenge both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Mahjong Challenge's written reviews are positive against 29% of Mahjong Challenges's. Mahjong Challenge also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ratings volume (41 vs 4). Mahjong Challenges's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating 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 Challenge asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Mahjong Challenges against 4.7 for Mahjong Challenge. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mahjong Challenge has 41 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 29% of Mahjong Challenges's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mahjong Challenge's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mahjong Challenges versus Mahjong Challenge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjong ChallengesMahjong Challenge
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better4.7 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings441 — better
Update frequencyEvery 34 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1310.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB161 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJose VarelaRory Buckley

Customer experience

Mahjong Challenges

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

Mahjong Challenge

All ratings40 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

Mahjong Challenge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mahjong Challenges free?
Mahjong Challenges is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mahjong Challenge free?
Mahjong Challenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mahjong Challenges or Mahjong Challenge?
Mahjong Challenges is rated higher. Mahjong Challenges averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Mahjong Challenge averages 4.7 from 41 ratings.
Do Mahjong Challenges or Mahjong Challenge have ads?
Mahjong Challenge shows ads; Mahjong Challenges does not.

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