Comparison

Happy Mahjong vs Mind Cipher

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

Head to head
About

Happy Mahjong

Match three identical tiles to clear them from the board and solve over 600 challenging puzzles. Enjoy relaxing gameplay with various modes, earn stars, and customize your experience with beautiful backgrounds and tiles. This free game offers hints and power-ups to help you succeed.

Highlights
  • Over 600 puzzles
  • Four gameplay modes
  • Animated stickers
  • Fast and relaxing levels
  • Star challenges
  • Customizable backgrounds and tiles
  • Hint, bomb, and shuffle options
Features
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Your goal is to match 3 tiles with the same picture to erase them and remove all tiles from the board as quickly as possible. Check out the main features of "Happy Mahjong: Triple Tile Puzzle Games": ▶ More than 600 puzzles and more growing with every new edition. ▶ 4 different gameplay modes: Classic, Obstacles, Revive and Shuffle. ▶ Animated stickers to make conversations more fun. ▶ Fast levels and relaxing gameplay. ▶ Complete challenges and earn up to 3 stars for each board solved. ▶ Beautiful backgrounds and tiles to choose from. ▶ Hint, bomb and shuffle options. ▶ Most importantly, this is a free game.

About

Mind Cipher

Features
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Mind Cipher is a Mastermind-style code-breaking game — Bulls and Cows, Hit and Blow, played with colors — filed as a spy dossier. Crack the hidden color code from ink marks: a filled dot is exact, a ring is the right color in the wrong slot, a dash is not in the code. The marks never rely on color, and an optional Shape Marks setting gives every peg its own outline. Then open the Lie file. Exactly one report in the round is fake. The rest are true. Cross-check the reports, find the contradiction, and crack the code anyway. Classic cases teach the real marks: 240 cases from beginner to master. Lie cases run a matching 240 where one clue always lies. Today's Case is a new puzzle every day, with Top Secret lie days and a home-screen widget. Duel Mode is pass-and-play: one sets the code, the other breaks it. Notes sit on the board so you can mark eliminated and confirmed colors. Informants (hints) are recruited by closing cases. Every closed case ends with a stamped report you can share. No ads. No account. Free to start: Today's Case, Duel, Classic 1–40, and Lie 1–80. Pro is a one-time $2.99 unlock for the rest of both files, Free Play, and the custom editor. The app follows your language, or you can set it in Settings: English, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 日本語, 한국어, Español, العربية, Deutsch, Français, עברית, Português, Türkçe. Share your case with a friend. On iPhone, they can accept the challenge with App Clip, without installing the full app.

Screenshots

Happy Mahjong4 screens
Mind Cipher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mind Cipher at none against Happy Mahjong's shown. Mind Cipher also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). Happy Mahjong's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price and in-app purchases 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. Happy Mahjong sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Mind Cipher sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Happy Mahjong ships an update every 2 months, Mind Cipher weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Happy Mahjong versus Mind Cipher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHappy MahjongMind Cipher
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChaohsien Lee箫 王

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Happy Mahjong

One-time7
  • Disable Ads$1.99
  • 1400 Golds$1.99
  • Basic Pack$2.99
Show 4 more
  • 6000 Golds$7.99
  • Value Pack$9.99
  • Premium Pack$17.99
  • 24000 Golds$29.99
4 purchases

Mind Cipher

One-time4
  • 5 Hint Coins$0.99
  • 15 Hint Coins$1.99
  • Pro Unlock$2.99
Show 1 more
  • 50 Hint Coins$4.99

Questions

Is Happy Mahjong free?
Happy Mahjong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mind Cipher free?
Mind Cipher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Happy Mahjong or Mind Cipher have ads?
Happy Mahjong shows ads; Mind Cipher does not.
Which is updated more often, Happy Mahjong or Mind Cipher?
Happy Mahjong ships an update every 2 months, and Mind Cipher weekly. Most recently, Happy Mahjong was updated on October 30, 2026 and Mind Cipher on November 5, 2026.

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