Leon's Mahjong vs MatchMint
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Leon's Mahjong
Experience a classic Mahjong solitaire game with a unique retro pixel art style. Enjoy 63 handcrafted boards, offline play, and no intrusive ads or in-app purchases. This timeless game offers a peaceful, ad-free experience.
- Retro pixel art graphics
- 63 handcrafted Mahjong boards
- Offline play
- No ads or popups
- No in-app purchases
- Family sharing
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This is a calm, handcrafted Mahjong solitaire experience, designed to help you unwind. Your quiet moment at the end of the day. Beautifully designed boards, rendered in a warm retro pixel-art style, and the simple satisfaction of solving them. What you get • 99 handcrafted, always-solvable boards, from quick sessions to deeper challenges. • 5 tilesets to choose from, switchable in real time, with more on the way. • Unlimited hints and undos, so you never get stuck. • Over an hour of original music by composer Bjørn Lynne. • Play in 15 languages across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Now you can also play with an MFi game controller! • Buy once, all future updates included. No ads. No tracking. No in-app purchases. No internet required. Why this game exists This game is a tribute to my father, who introduced me to Mahjong in the 1980s. He passed away before my son Leon was born, so they never met. Leon helped shape the game as its youngest (and loudest) stakeholder. In a small way, this game became a bridge between them. Three generations. One love for games. Lucas and Leon
MatchMint
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Tap two or more touching tiles of the same colour and they clear. Tiles above fall into the gap, empty columns close up, and — the part that changes everything — nothing ever refills. Every clear is permanent. Take the biggest group on the board and you might orphan the tiles around it, and an orphaned tile is stuck there for the rest of the round. MatchMint isn't about tapping fast. It's about the order you clear in. THE BOARD DRAINS No falling blocks. No endless refill. No timer counting down at you. The board you start with is the board you have, and your job is to empty it. SEE THE COST BEFORE YOU COMMIT Press and hold any group. You'll see what it scores and, more usefully, how many tiles it would strand. The obvious move and the right move are often not the same one. WIN, THEN PUSH FOR PERFECT Clear down to the round's goal and the win is banked — it can't be taken away. Everything after that is for stars. Leave a handful for two stars. Sweep the board completely for three and a bonus booster. EVERY BOARD IS BEATABLE A solver plays each board before you ever see it, and the round's goal is set from what it managed. You're never handed something impossible — and never handed something free. As you progress, the margin between the solver's line and yours narrows until you have to play nearly perfectly. WHEN YOU GET STUCK Undo takes back your last move, stranded tiles and all. Shuffle rearranges everything still on the board. Colour Blast clears an entire colour wherever it's stranded. Run out of moves and you'll be offered a way back in rather than a dead end. A NEW BOARD EVERY DAY The daily challenge hands everyone the same tiles. Build a streak, compare your sweep on Game Center leaderboards, and chase the achievements. BUILT PROPERLY • Full dark mode • Dynamic Type — the whole interface scales with your text size • Shapes on tiles for colour blind players, as a normal setting rather than something buried • VoiceOver labels on every tile, including what a move would strand • No timers. No lives. No waiting to play. MatchMint includes optional coin packs for players who want more boosters. You never need them to finish a level — every board can be cleared on its own terms.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MatchMint at Free against Leon's Mahjong's $0.99. Leon's Mahjong's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and chart position (#157 vs unranked). On ads 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
MatchMint is free to download; Leon's Mahjong costs $0.99 up front. MatchMint sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Leon's Mahjong asks for nothing beyond the download.
Leon's Mahjong ships an update monthly, MatchMint every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Leon's Mahjong | MatchMint |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (69 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 69 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #157 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 328 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lucas Dima | David Margot |
In-app purchases
Leon's Mahjong
No in-app purchases
MatchMint
- Starter Vault 300$0.99
- Pro Crate 800$2.99
- Legend Stack 1800$5.99
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