Comparison

Leon's Mahjong vs Arrow Bloom

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

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About

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.

Highlights
  • Retro pixel art graphics
  • 63 handcrafted Mahjong boards
  • Offline play
  • No ads or popups
  • No in-app purchases
  • Family sharing
Features
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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

About

Arrow Bloom

Features
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Tap an arrow and it flies off the board. Simple. But it leaves flowers growing exactly where it went, and those flowers block every arrow after it. That one rule turns a board of arrows into a real puzzle. Clear them in the wrong order and you wall yourself in. Find the right order and the whole board opens up like a garden. A ONE-TAP GAME WITH REAL DEPTH No timers. No move limits. No lives to wait for. Just you, a board, and the question of what to clear first. 120 HAND-VERIFIED LEVELS Every level in Arrow Bloom is checked by a solver before it ships, so you always know a solution exists. Difficulty is measured, not guessed: later boards contain more moves that look fine and quietly lose the level. THE DAILY BLOOM One puzzle a day, the same board for every player in the world. Build a streak, and share how you did without spoiling the solution. FIVE CHAPTERS First Light, Wild Garden, Deep Thicket, Night Bloom and Golden Hour. Partway through, the rule itself deepens - arrows begin leaving two flowers instead of one. ZEN MODE Endless, unhurried boards that never dead-end. For when you want the feel of the game without the thinking. BLOOM RUN Endless boards where your score carries from one to the next and the grid keeps filling up. One dead end ends the run. Beat your own best. GROW A GARDEN Every level you clear plants a flower. Match the best line the solver proved was there, and it blooms perfect. PLAYS THE WAY YOU DO - Undos and hints are yours, not the board's - spend them when they matter - Hints are solver-backed, so they are always genuinely safe - Out of charges? Watch a short ad for more of them, or to start a board over - Full VoiceOver support - every square is readable and playable - Reduce Motion, Dynamic Type and a colourblind-friendly board where colour never carries meaning - Designed for both light and dark FREE, WITH ADS Arrow Bloom is free to play, supported by ads shown between boards - never during a puzzle, and never before you have finished your first one. One optional payment removes every ad for good. It is not a subscription, and every level and mode is unlocked either way. No account. No sign-in. Your progress, scores and streaks stay on your device.

Screenshots

Leon's Mahjong4 screens
Arrow Bloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Arrow Bloom at Free against Leon's Mahjong's $0.99. Arrow Bloom also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (daily vs monthly). Leon's Mahjong's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown).

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

Arrow Bloom is free to download; Leon's Mahjong costs $0.99 up front. Arrow Bloom sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Leon's Mahjong asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arrow Bloom holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Leon's Mahjong has 69 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Leon's Mahjong ships an update monthly, Arrow Bloom daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Leon's Mahjong versus Arrow Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeon's MahjongArrow Bloom
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (69 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings69 — better1
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#99 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size328 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLucas DimaRitambhra Ritambhra

In-app purchases

None

Leon's Mahjong

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Arrow Bloom

One-time1
  • Bloom Forever$9.99

Questions

Is Leon's Mahjong free?
Leon's Mahjong costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Arrow Bloom free?
Arrow Bloom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Leon's Mahjong or Arrow Bloom?
Arrow Bloom is rated higher. Leon's Mahjong averages 4.5 out of 5 from 69 ratings, while Arrow Bloom averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Leon's Mahjong or Arrow Bloom have ads?
Arrow Bloom shows ads; Leon's Mahjong does not.
Which is updated more often, Leon's Mahjong or Arrow Bloom?
Leon's Mahjong ships an update monthly, and Arrow Bloom daily. Most recently, Leon's Mahjong was updated on October 25, 2026 and Arrow Bloom on October 24, 2026.

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