Comparison

Mahjong Scorer vs Mahjong Points

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

Head to head
About

Mahjong Scorer

This app uses AI to automatically score Mahjong hands from a photo. It allows players to track scores across multiple rounds and customize scoring rules. Designed for both casual players and enthusiasts, it removes the complexity of manual scoring.

Highlights
  • AI-powered photo scoring
  • Automatic hand scoring
  • Multi-round score tracking
  • Customizable scoring rules
  • Player score management
Features
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Easily calculate Mahjong scores with just a photo! This app simplifies scoring by automatically scoring your hand using a specially trained AI model. Keep track of all players' scores across multiple rounds, and customize scoring and payment rules to match your unique Mahjong style. Perfect for casual players and enthusiasts alike, this app takes the hassle out of scoring so you can focus on the playing!

About

Mahjong Points

Easily calculate scores for Hong Kong mahjong games. Simply tap your winning tiles, and the app automatically determines the fan, points, and who pays whom. It also maintains a running scoreboard for up to four players, with a glossary of scoring patterns.

Highlights
  • Automatic scoring by tapping tiles
  • Detailed score breakdown
  • Four-player running scoreboard
  • Bilingual scoring pattern glossary
  • Private and ad-free design
  • Undo and season tracking
Features
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MAHJONG POINTS The easy way to score Hong Kong mahjong. Tap the tiles in your winning hand and the app works out the fan, the points, and who wins what, then keeps a running four-player scoreboard for the whole night. Made for players who never learned to count the score. TAP YOUR TILES, GET THE SCORE Tap the real tiles you are holding and the winning patterns are detected automatically, from Common Hand and All Triplets to Full Flush and the big limit hands. A live readout shows your total fan and points as you build the hand. SEE EXACTLY WHY Tap the score for a full breakdown: every pattern that counted, the fan it is worth, and how the total converts to points. No more arguments at the table. HOW YOU WON Choose self-draw or by discard, set your seat wind and the round wind, and flag special wins like concealed hand, robbing the kong, last catch, or a heavenly or earthly hand. The result updates instantly. FOUR-PLAYER SCOREBOARD Record each win and every player's running total updates, with a leader crown, one-tap undo, and separate seasons to keep different nights apart. Swipe to remove a hand, drag to reorder, and tap any past hand to review the exact tiles it was made from — or load it straight back into the calculator. TEN TILE SETS Choose the artwork that looks like the set on your table: Wood, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Japan, Neon, Bronze, Clockwork, Stone or Cartoon. It changes the tiles everywhere, including hands you share. SHARE A HAND Turn any hand or the standings into a single image — the tiles, the patterns, the fan and the result — ready to drop into a chat. SCAN YOUR TILES (BETA) Lay your tiles in a row, take a photo, and the app reads them for you. Everything runs on your device: no account, no upload, no server. This is a beta feature and it does misread tiles, flowers and seasons especially, so you check and correct every tile before it is added. CHEAT SHEET A plain-language glossary of every scoring pattern, ordered cheapest to dearest and searchable, with the Chinese name alongside. Tap a pattern to load an example hand straight into the calculator. THREE LANGUAGES English, Bahasa Indonesia, and Medan Hokkien — the tile names stay in Chinese throughout. The app follows your phone's language on first launch. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No accounts, no ads, and no data collected. There are no servers: your scores, seasons and settings live in a plain file on your device, and photos you scan are read on the phone and never stored or sent anywhere. Sharing a hand creates an image only when you ask for it, and you choose where it goes. Works on iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

Mahjong Scorer4 screens
Mahjong Points4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Mahjong Scorer at Free against Mahjong Points's $1.99. Mahjong Scorer also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). Mahjong Points's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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

Mahjong Scorer is free to download; Mahjong Points costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mahjong Scorer against 5.0 for Mahjong Points. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mahjong Scorer ships an update every 8 days, Mahjong Points every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Mahjong Scorer versus Mahjong Points: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjong ScorerMahjong Points
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMikael de VerdierGusti Benawi

In-app purchases

None

Mahjong Scorer

No in-app purchases

None

Mahjong Points

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mahjong Scorer free?
Mahjong Scorer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mahjong Points free?
Mahjong Points costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mahjong Scorer or Mahjong Points?
Mahjong Scorer and Mahjong Points are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Mahjong Scorer or Mahjong Points have ads?
Mahjong Scorer shows ads; Mahjong Points does not.
Which is updated more often, Mahjong Scorer or Mahjong Points?
Mahjong Scorer ships an update every 8 days, and Mahjong Points every 3 weeks. Most recently, Mahjong Scorer was updated on October 27, 2026 and Mahjong Points on October 31, 2026.

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