Comparison

InBetween Gate vs MAJI Mahjong School

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

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About

InBetween Gate

Features
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InBetween TW brings one of Taiwan’s most iconic family holiday games into the digital era. No physical cards needed — start instantly and enjoy a familiar mix of intuition and logic. The game revolves around integer range judgment, challenging players to predict where each new card falls within a numeric range. Every decision affects the shared score pool, where careful reasoning and smart risk-taking determine success. With adjustable deck settings and quick rounds, it offers the perfect balance between casual fun and thoughtful play. Features • Score pool system — Points accumulate in a shared pool; use strategy and logic to maximize your gain. • Multiplayer battles — Connect through Game Center for live matches with friends. • Solo play — Start a quick single-player game anytime. • Multiple deck options — Choose how many decks to use for flexible gameplay and varied probability. • Clean modern design — A smooth interface that highlights clarity and decision-making. • For all ages — Simple rules, short rounds, and balanced challenge for everyone. InBetween TW reimagines a beloved Taiwanese classic as a modern family strategy experience — easy to start, satisfying to master, and perfect for gatherings or quiet play alike.

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MAJI Mahjong School

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Mahjong School — gather your friends, deal a hand Friends in the room? Everyone plays from their own phone. Friends far away? Open an online room and send them the code. It's proper Taiwanese 16-tile mahjong — flowers, tai scoring, dealer streaks, rounds and winds, all of it. HOW TO START A TABLE — THREE STEPS 1. Tap "Host" — the first button on the main screen. Your room opens with a 4-character code on it, something like MJ7K 2. Tap "Invite Friends" — the code and a link go straight into Messages or LINE. Friends tap the link and they're seated; reading four characters out loud works just as well 3. Everyone here? Tap "Start" — still short a player? Hand the empty seats to the AI. One person is enough to fill a table Your friends only have to do one thing: open the app, tap "Join Online Room", and type those four characters. No account, no payment. THE CODE STAYS PUT • The room lives on a server, not inside your phone — close the app, step back to the lobby, come back in, and it's still the same code. Your friends arrive where you told them to • If someone drops mid-game, they come back to the same seat, the same hand and the same chips • Friends sitting next to you can also walk into the same room through Nearby, over Wi-Fi / Bluetooth NEW TO MAHJONG? START HERE • Characters suit printed with Arabic numerals, so tiles are easy to read • A tutorial that walks you from draw-and-discard to chow, pong and scoring • Ready-hand hints and live tai estimates; winnings are worked out for you PROPER TAIWANESE 16-TILE • Flowers and replacements, kong-on-kong, robbing a kong, last-tile wins • Dealer streak 2N+1, round and seat winds, East-only / half / full games • Stakes — set what a base and a tai are worth and see what the hand actually pays WHAT YOU BUILD OVER TIME • Levels and avatars — play to unlock combs, scarves and accessories, and build your own chicken • Hand Collection — special hands you've won are recorded: flush, big three dragons, all honors and more • Stats — win rate, deal-in rate, self-draws; watch yourself improve • Replay — still puzzling over that discard? Rewind the whole game and scrub to any hand • Cloud progress — switch phones or reinstall, and your level, nickname and avatar come back with you FREE AND PAID Hosting, joining by code, nearby play, solo play against the AI, stats and the tutorial are all free, with no account required. • Mahjong School Pro (one-time purchase, Family Sharing) — unlocks house rules: custom tai values and game length. If the host has Pro, the whole table plays by your house rules; nobody else has to buy anything Mahjong was always meant to be played with other people. Gather a table. Privacy Policy: https://maji.com.tw/mj/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

InBetween Gate4 screens
MAJI Mahjong School4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: MAJI Mahjong School at none against InBetween Gate's shown. MAJI Mahjong School also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. InBetween Gate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MAJI Mahjong School sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

InBetween Gate ships an update weekly, MAJI Mahjong School every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
InBetween Gate versus MAJI Mahjong School: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInBetween GateMAJI Mahjong School
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPU YEN LINBoska Studio

In-app purchases

1 purchases

InBetween Gate

One-time1
  • Full Version$5.99
5 purchases

MAJI Mahjong School

Subscriptions4
  • Online Rooms (Monthly)7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Maji Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Online Rooms (Yearly)7 Days trial$15.991 Year
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  • Maji Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mahjong School Pro$8.99

Questions

Is InBetween Gate free?
InBetween Gate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MAJI Mahjong School free?
MAJI Mahjong School is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do InBetween Gate or MAJI Mahjong School have ads?
InBetween Gate shows ads; MAJI Mahjong School does not.
Which is updated more often, InBetween Gate or MAJI Mahjong School?
InBetween Gate ships an update weekly, and MAJI Mahjong School every 5 days. Most recently, InBetween Gate was updated on October 13, 2026 and MAJI Mahjong School on October 29, 2026.

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