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

A classic tile-matching puzzle game where players match identical open tiles to clear the board. Enjoy over 1000 levels with beautiful graphics and no time limits for a relaxing brain-training experience. Play offline anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Over 1000 free boards
  • Beautiful graphics and various layouts
  • Intelligent free hints
  • Daily Challenge
  • Offline play
  • No timer or move counter
Features
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Mahjong, also known as Mahjong Solitaire or Shanghai Solitaire, is the most popular board puzzle game in the world. Match open pairs of identical tiles and remove all tiles to complete a board! How to Play the Mahjong: Tile Match Master The goal of the game Mahjong is to remove all the Mahjong tiles from the puzzle board by matching pairs of Mahjong tiles. Match mahjong tiles with the same picture and they will disappear. You can only remove mahjong tiles that are free and not covered. Keep your brain sharp while having fun, relaxing, and completing the game at your pace. There’s no timer or move counter to ensure the game is relaxing and stress free. Mahjong: Tile Match Master Features: - Over 1000 free boards - Beautiful graphics and various layouts - Intelligent free hints - Daily Challenge - Auto Fit - High scores and personal statistics - Sound that can be turned on/off - Designed for Tablet and phone support - No WIFI? No Problem! You can play offline anytime. - And so much more! Why Play Mahjong: Tile Match Master - Mahjong: Tile Match Master is an offline game, you can play anywhere. Anytime without wifi needed. - Play at your own pace. When you want a quick break, have fun and play Mahjong Solitaire: Card Game. Pause any game puzzle and finish the puzzle when you have time - Train Your Brain. Complete fun puzzles to keep your mind sharp. The puzzle is not hard and you have hints/shuffles if don’t can’t find tiles to match in the puzzle Play the No.1 Free Mahjong board puzzle game on iOS now and see for yourself why so many others love this game!

Screenshots

Mahjong Challenges4 screens
Mahjong4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mahjong Challenges and Mahjong both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 88% of Mahjong's written reviews are positive against 29% of Mahjong Challenges's. Mahjong also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 4) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13). Mahjong Challenges's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Mahjong sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mahjong has 20 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 88% of Mahjong's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mahjong Challenges versus Mahjong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjong ChallengesMahjong
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better4.7 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews29.4% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings420 — better
Update frequencyEvery 34 months—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1310.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJose VarelaTekifun LTD

Customer experience

Mahjong Challenges

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

Mahjong

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

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
10 purchases

Mahjong

One-time10
  • Scoop of coins$1.99
  • Basic Bundle$1.99
  • Pile of coins$3.99
Show 7 more
  • Saving Bundle$4.99
  • Piggy Bank$4.99
  • Basket of coins$9.99
  • Special Offer$9.99
  • Master Bundle$19.99
  • Vault of coins$49.99
  • Super Bundle$49.99

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 in-app purchases available.
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 4.7 from 20 ratings.
Do Mahjong Challenges or Mahjong have ads?
Mahjong shows ads; Mahjong Challenges does not.

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