Comparison

Mahjong Mate vs Jade Table

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

Head to head
About

Mahjong Mate

Master the National Mah Jongg League Card with this companion app. It helps beginners and experienced players learn and practice winning hands using the latest 2026 card. Features visual tools and bot practice.

Highlights
  • Master the 2026 NMJL Card
  • Learn and practice winning hands
  • Visual teaching tool for beginners
  • Practice against online bots
  • Intuitive and clear design
Features
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MAHJONG MATE: Your New BFF when playing Mahjong. IT'S HERE!! ALL NEW 2026 National Mah Jongg League Card! 55 lines creating 1059 (YAY!) unique possible winning Mahjong hands. Can you play them all? Learn it fast and thorough with MAHJONG MATE. Try it for FREE with a 1 Week Free Trial (see below). WHAT IS MAHJONG MATE? • A companion/helper to assist beginner and experienced Mahjong players master the National Mah Jongg League Card (NMJC). • Awesome visual tool for teaching new players. • Excellent tool for practicing against (and beating) online bots. • Designed for iOS/MacOS with simple, elegant, intuitive, clear design. HOW IT WORKS • MAHJONG MATE matches your deck of 13 (or 14) tiles to the 55 lines (and hundreds of possible winning hands) on the NMJC. Difficulty level is calculated by looking at odds of what you need, how many you need, and how you can draw each tile (ex: pairs and singles are more difficult because you cannot draw from a discarded tile -- except final tile for Mahjong). SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS • MAHJONG MATE SUBSCRIPTION gives you full, unlimited access to use this App. There are two Subscriptions available for purchase. Subscription name: MJM Yearly Subscription Subscription duration: 1 year Subscription price: $2.99 Free trial period: 1 week Auto-renew: This is an auto-renewing subscriptions, read below to know more Subscription name: MJM 3 Month Subscription Subscription duration: 3 month Subscription price: $0.99 Free trial period: 1 week Auto-renew: This is an auto-renewing subscriptions, read below to know more Please read below about the auto-renewing subscription nature of this product before purchasing it. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - Privacy Policy www.fuzzydork.com/privacy_policy.html - Terms of Use (EULA) www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Happy Mahjong! Thanks for using my App. Cheers - Fuzzy Dork

About

Jade Table

Features
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Jade Table is the definitive American Mahjong app - built from the ground up for NMJL-style play by a player who knows the game. PLAY YOUR WAY - Solo game against AI opponents (Beginner, Intermediate, Expert) - Local multiplayer: up to 4 players on the same WiFi network - Online multiplayer via Game Center: play friends anywhere - Full Charleston, Joker rules, and claim priority: all enforced SCAN YOUR CARD Photograph your annual NMJL card and Jade Table reads it automatically. Your patterns stay on your device - private, secure, and ready every game. YOUR IRL COMPANION Bring Jade Table to your Tuesday club: - Hand Tracker: tap your tiles, see which hands are still alive - Odds Calculator: real-time probability for every pattern - Dead Hand Detector: know when a hand is mathematically gone - Charleston Tracker: guided pass flow with timer - Post-Game Analysis: "What did everyone need?" after every game KEEP SCORE Built-in session scorekeeper for IRL play. Track wins, payments, and running totals. Export your session summary when you're done. BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED Hand-illustrated tile set with ivory linen texture and navy engraving linework. Every tile — from 1 Bam to the Peacock Joker - designed to feel like a premium physical set. REPLAY & PRACTICE Review every game move-by-move in the Replay Viewer. Practice hand recognition in timed flashcard mode. CLUB TOOLS Create your group, track member stats across sessions, and see lifetime leaderboards within your club. No ads. No subscription required for core play. Your data stays on your device. Jade Table. Beautifully American. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mahjong Mate3 screens
Jade Table4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mahjong Mate and Jade Table are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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 Mate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 3 months and Jade Table sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mahjong Mate ships an update every 3 days, Jade Table every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Mahjong Mate versus Jade Table: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjong MateJade Table
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCraig HibbardBrett Wilson

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mahjong Mate

Subscriptions2
  • MJM 3 Month Subscription7 Days trial$0.993 Months
  • MJM Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Year
5 purchases

Jade Table

Subscriptions1
  • Jade Table Club$2.991 Month
One-time4
  • Neon Tile Set$1.99
  • Minimal Tile Set$1.99
  • Ivory Tile Set$1.99
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  • Jade Tile Set$1.99

Questions

Is Mahjong Mate free?
Mahjong Mate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Jade Table free?
Jade Table is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mahjong Mate or Jade Table have ads?
Neither Mahjong Mate nor Jade Table shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mahjong Mate or Jade Table?
Mahjong Mate ships an update every 3 days, and Jade Table every 4 days. Most recently, Mahjong Mate was updated on October 4, 2026 and Jade Table on October 16, 2026.

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