NMJL Online vs Callie's Mahjong
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NMJL Online
Experience the official online version of the National Mah Jongg League's tabletop game. Play against others or AI, customize your game with themes and tile sets, and access a detailed tutorial. Requires the physical annual card and an online game membership to play online.
- Online multiplayer matches
- Play against AI opponents
- Interactive tutorial for new players
- Customizable themes and tile sets
- AI can take over for dropped players
- Optional voice and sound effects
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Play Official NMJL Mah Jongg versus other players online or polish your skills against seven different AI players. Includes a detailed interactive tutorial for new players. Each year since 1937, the National Mah Jongg League has mailed out cards containing their "Official Standard Hands and Rules" for the year. In the spring, members eagerly await the arrival of the new card, which brings fresh challenges for players. Now, the National Mah Jongg League has created NMJL Online(tm), its very own official online version of the tabletop game. Anyone with the official annual card plus an online game membership can play NMJL Online. Select from several colorful visual themes and four beautiful tile sets. Optional male and female voices and sound effects help players keep up the pace. If three friends aren’t available to play, meet new friends in the lobby or select from a wide range of AI players to add to your game. In addition, if a player drops out or loses their Internet connection, AI players can take over and keep the game moving until the original player is able to re-join. Downloading the app is free. Those without a membership can still play through the tutorial. In order to play the online game, however, you must purchase the physical card and online game membership from the National Mah Jongg League. An Internet connection is also required. This app includes auto-renewing subscription options and is offered under the terms of the standard Apple End-User License Agreement, which may be viewed here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/. Additional details of our Terms of Service may be viewed here: https://faqs.nmjlonline.com/legal/NMJL-Online_Terms-of-Service.html
Callie's Mahjong
Experience authentic American Mahjong with solo matches against intelligent AI opponents. Features include full Charleston tile passing, current scoring card, and the classic Original tile set. Enjoy a private, ad-free gaming experience on your iPhone and iPad.
- Authentic American Mahjong rules
- 20 smart AI opponents
- Full Charleston tile passing
- Current scoring card
- Classic Original tile set
- Completely private, no tracking
- Ad-free experience
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Callie's Mahjong is real American Mahjong, with the hands you actually play. No tile-matching. No solitaire. The game you know, on your iPhone and iPad. NEW: THE LEADERBOARD Sign in with Apple and every hand you play counts toward the season. Play one hand and you have a Table Rating and a band, from Dot through Crak, Bamboo and Flower up to Dragon. Wins earn Season Points, and every season is a fresh start. Three boards, Normal, Hard and Hard + Callie, so you are measured against players at your level. Season 1 starts October 1. Follow it from your Home Screen with the Table Rating widget. You can delete your Leaderboard account in the app any time. PLAY WITH REAL PEOPLE Up to four of you, each on your own device, calling, passing and exposing in real time. Any empty seat is played by the computer, so you never need a full four to start. In the same room: join the same Wi-Fi, one person hosts, the others tap to join. No accounts, no internet, nothing to set up. Anywhere else: sign in to Game Center to invite a friend, or find players who are online. Lose signal and your seat is held, same tiles, same decision waiting. If someone leaves, a computer player takes the seat and the game carries on. THE FULL GAME, ON YOUR OWN A complete four-player match any time, with no one else needed. - The full NMJL card, 2025 or 2026, searchable while you play - 32 computer opponents, each with their own way of playing, including Callie, the toughest of them - Charleston, courtesy pass, jokers, exposures and calls, all by the book - Blind passes, and the second Charleston when the table wants one - Scoring that follows the card, hand by hand, with every hand shown at the end - Three difficulty levels, from learning the flow to a genuinely hard game NEW TO AMERICAN MAHJONG? There's a guided tutorial that deals you a hand and plays it with you, one step at a time. The Charleston, what a joker is for, when to call, and how a hand is scored. You don't need to know the rules before you start. TWELVE TILE SETS Harvest is new: black cats, bats, pumpkins and autumn leaves. Sweets and Cozy are by Winds and Wall Collective, and Zen is by Tales of Mahj. Citrus, Ocean, Race, Space, Colorful, Classic, Basic and Callie's own Original round out the table. Each set can bring its own theme and table felt, so a new set changes the whole room. KEEP TRACK - Mahjong Tracker shows how far through the printed card you are, with a column for hands you make at a real table - Game Stats keeps your lifetime record, the opponents you have beaten, and your recent games - Four Home Screen widgets: Last Game, Stats, Mahjong Tracker and Table Rating - Share your stats, your last hand and your progress against Callie any time MAKE IT YOURS - More than a dozen themes and table colors - Photograph your own NMJL card and keep it in the app, on iPhone and iPad - Sort your hand your way, and it stays that way - Built for VoiceOver, Dynamic Type and one-handed play TRY IT FREE For three days you get every tile set, Hard difficulty and Play With Friends, single player and multiplayer both. The Leaderboard is for subscribers. TWO WAYS TO CARRY ON Subscribe to All Access and you get everything: the Leaderboard, multiplayer, the complete single-player game, all twelve tile sets and their themes, every difficulty level and both NMJL cards. Nothing is held back, and there is nothing else to buy. Or unlock single player on its own with a one-time purchase. That one is yours permanently, whether or not you ever subscribe. Family Sharing works on both, so a household never buys anything twice. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel any time in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://calliesmahjong.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://calliesmahjong.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Callie's Mahjong at 4.9 against NMJL Online's 1.8. Callie's Mahjong also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (31 vs 4). NMJL Online's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. NMJL Online sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Callie's Mahjong sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Callie's Mahjong holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Callie's Mahjong has 31 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | NMJL Online | Callie's Mahjong |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (4 ratings) | 4.9 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 118 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Quicksilver Software, Inc. | Techsalot LLC |
In-app purchases
NMJL Online
- Online Subscription (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- Online Subscription (Quarterly)$12.993 Months
- Online Subscription (Yearly)$49.991 Year
- 1-Mo Subscription, NonRenewing$4.99
- 3-Mo Subscription, NonRenewing$12.99
- 1-Yr Subscription, NonRenewing$49.99
Callie's Mahjong
- Callie's Mahjong - Monthly$2.991 Month
- Callie's Mahjong - Yearly$19.991 Year
- Unlock Single Player$12.99
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