Comparison

Pixel Pop! vs Mahjong Stars

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Pop!

Navigate cubes through a challenging grid, guiding them to a blade while avoiding obstacles. Strategize your moves to clear all cubes in this engaging puzzle game.

Highlights
  • Navigate cubes in a grid
  • Guide cubes to a blade
  • Avoid other cubes and blades
  • Challenging puzzle mechanics
  • Strategic gameplay
Features
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In this thrilling game, you'll navigate Poppers in a complex grid and guide them to the target. But beware, other Poppers will present you with a challenging puzzle. Strategize wisely and pop all the cubes!

About

Mahjong Stars

Engage in a relaxing mahjong puzzle experience that blends classic tile matching with strategic sorting. Match three identical tiles to clear the board, manage your tray, and overcome unique obstacles and special tiles to complete challenging levels.

Highlights
  • Match 3 identical mahjong tiles
  • Strategic tile sorting
  • Manage tray slots
  • Reveal hidden tiles
  • Melt frozen tiles
  • Use helpful boosters
  • Challenging puzzle levels
Features
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Match. Sort. Clear the Tiles! Welcome to Mahjong Stars: Tile Sorting, a relaxing mahjong matching puzzle that combines classic tile matching with satisfying sorting gameplay. Find and collect 3 identical mahjong tiles to create matches, clear the board, and complete challenging puzzle levels. Choose your tiles carefully, manage your tray, and plan each move to avoid running out of space. But not every tile is the same! Discover special tiles and unique obstacles that add new challenges as you progress. Reveal hidden tiles by clearing nearby pieces, move linked tile pairs together, and complete matches to melt frozen tiles. WHY YOU'LL LOVE MAHJONG STARS Relaxing Mahjong Matching Match 3 identical mahjong tiles and enjoy satisfying puzzle gameplay. Strategic Tile Sorting Choose tiles carefully, manage your available slots, and find the best order to clear the board. Unique Special Tiles Reveal covered tiles, use linked pairs wisely, and melt frozen tiles by completing matches. Challenging Puzzle Levels Discover new layouts, obstacles, and tile combinations as you progress. Helpful Boosters Use powerful boosters when you need help solving tricky levels. HOW TO PLAY Tap available mahjong tiles to move them into your tray. Match 3 identical tiles to clear them. Keep enough free slots to avoid filling your tray. Clear nearby tiles to reveal hidden pieces. Use linked pairs to collect two matching tiles at once. Complete matches to melt frozen tiles. Clear every tile to complete the level. RELAX AND CHALLENGE YOUR BRAIN Mahjong Stars combines the relaxing feel of mahjong games with modern tile match, sorting, and triple-match puzzle mechanics. Easy to learn but increasingly challenging, every level gives you a new board to solve and new decisions to make. Match the tiles, manage your tray, overcome special blocks, and become a Mahjong Star!

Screenshots

Pixel Pop!4 screens
Mahjong Stars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pixel Pop! at none against Mahjong Stars's 10. Pixel Pop! also leads on ratings volume (58 vs 7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 weeks). On price, rating, 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 Stars sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Pixel Pop! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Pixel Pop! against 4.6 for Mahjong Stars. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Pixel Pop! has 58 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Pop! ships an update every 2 weeks, Mahjong Stars every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pixel Pop! versus Mahjong Stars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Pop!Mahjong Stars
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (58 ratings)4.6 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings58 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size463 MB258 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKaliba Games & Technologies Inc.UNICO GAMES BILISIM LIMITED SIRKETI

Customer experience

Pixel Pop!

All ratings58 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Mahjong Stars

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Pixel Pop!

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Mahjong Stars

One-time10
  • Welcome Pack$1.99
  • Endless Sale$2.99
  • Match Favor$4.99
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  • Welcome Pack Full Price$6.99
  • Badge Pass$8.99
  • Triple Offer 3$9.99
  • Triple All$10.99
  • Premium Pass$11.99
  • tripleoffer3fullprice$16.99
  • Triple All Full Price$29.99

Questions

Is Pixel Pop! free?
Pixel Pop! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mahjong Stars free?
Mahjong Stars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Pop! or Mahjong Stars?
Mahjong Stars is rated higher. Pixel Pop! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 58 ratings, while Mahjong Stars averages 4.6 from 7 ratings.
Do Pixel Pop! or Mahjong Stars have ads?
Both Pixel Pop! and Mahjong Stars show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Pop! or Mahjong Stars?
Pixel Pop! ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mahjong Stars every 4 weeks. Most recently, Pixel Pop! was updated on November 4, 2026 and Mahjong Stars on November 10, 2026.

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