Comparison

Spicle vs MahjongQ

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

Head to head
About

Spicle

Features
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Sound clear. Stand out. Struggling with L and R? B and V? TH? Spicle shows you exactly which sound in a word is off, and how to fix it. All in five minutes a day. WHY SPICLE • Sound-by-sound feedback. See which part of a word needs work, not just a single score. • Know how to fix it. Mouth diagrams and quick tips show where your tongue, lips and teeth should go. • Practice that adapts to you. A quick level check finds your weak spots, and every session targets them. • Remember what you learn. Words come back right before you'd forget them. ALSO INCLUDED • Real conversations. Book a doctor's appointment or practice a job interview, and get feedback on what you said and how you said it. • Listening practice. Train your ear to hear the difference between "light" and "right". • Challenge courses for work, study abroad and everyday life. • Weekly reports to track your progress. • American or British English. Your choice. PERFECT FOR • TOEFL, IELTS and other speaking tests • Job interviews, study abroad and working in English • Anyone who wants to speak English with confidence Download Spicle and start sounding clear today.

About

MahjongQ

Features
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Learn Japanese (riichi) mahjong from zero. MahjongQ takes you from "what is a tile?" to building winning hands, in Japanese or English. LEARN: 12 short lessons Tiles → the winning shape → how a game flows → tenpai and waits → yaku → ron, tsumo and furiten → calls (pon, chi, kan) → dora and scoring → defense → common rules and placement points → thinking at the table. Each chapter ends with a quick check and takes 3–8 minutes. QUIZ: 6 types • Tile names • Spot the meld (run or triplet) • What's the wait? • Name the yaku • What to discard? (graded by useful tiles, with an explanation) • Score it (han and fu → points) SOLO: tile-efficiency practice A single-player exercise: draw one tile and discard one, for up to 18 turns, and try to reach tenpai or complete a hand. With hints on, each turn shows which discard keeps the most useful tiles, and why. Complete a hand by tsumo and you see its yaku, han and score. No opponents and no exchange of points. REFERENCE: memorize the combinations • Yaku catalog: 28 yaku with example hands and a memorize mode • Tile catalog, score table, glossary OTHER • Switch between English, Japanese and Traditional Chinese any time • No account, no ads, no network. Progress stays on your device • No betting features, no purchases, no real money of any kind • Free

Screenshots

Spicle4 screens
MahjongQ4 screens

Verdict

The call

Spicle and MahjongQ are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Spicle versus MahjongQ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpicleMahjongQ
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHenco VerweyTakeaki Hashimoto

In-app purchases

None

Spicle

No in-app purchases

None

MahjongQ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spicle free?
Spicle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MahjongQ free?
MahjongQ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Spicle or MahjongQ have ads?
Neither Spicle nor MahjongQ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spicle or MahjongQ?
Spicle ships an update weekly, and MahjongQ weekly. Most recently, Spicle was updated on October 28, 2026 and MahjongQ on October 24, 2026.

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