Comparison

Mahjong Ready vs Mahjong Four

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

Head to head
About

Mahjong Ready

Features
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Mahjong Ready is a calm visual coach for American Mahjong. It teaches the game the way a patient friend would: slowly, visually, and without pressure. Eight short practice modules break the game into approachable decisions: tile recognition, calls, the Charleston, target hands, pivots, discard reading, coached replay, and full-hand play. The coach points at the exact tiles, translates card rows into tile groups, and explains why each decision matters in plain English. Learners can practice the moments that make a real table feel intimidating, from choosing Charleston passes to spotting safer discards. Mahjong Ready includes a built-in training card with original hands across common American mahjong categories. It is not affiliated with any published yearly card or card publisher. Your physical card may list different hands, but the skills transfer: reading categories, spotting groups, choosing a target, pivoting, using jokers, and reading discards. No streaks, no notifications, no ads, no accounts, no analytics, and no tracking. Progress and settings stay on your device. Apple Standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Mahjong Four

Experience authentic four-player Mahjong, distinct from tile-matching games. Play against a fair AI or connect with friends online. Study your games with replays and track your progress with stats and leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Full Mahjong rules implementation
  • Fair AI opponent
  • Online multiplayer via Game Center
  • Game replays for study
  • Statistics and leaderboards
  • English and Chinese language support
Features
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Real four-player Chinese mahjong — the classic table game, not a tile-matching puzzle. PLAY WITH FAMILY ON FACETIME Start a FaceTime call, tap Play Together, and everyone on the call sits at the same table with SharePlay. No Game Center sign-in, no room code. Empty seats are filled by AI, so even two of you can play a full game. EASY TO LEARN, REAL TO PLAY · Simple, classic rules: draw and discard, Pung and Kong, win with four sets and a pair, or seven pairs. No minimum points to win. · Self-drawn wins, robbing the kong and winning on a kong replacement all count. · Built-in How to Play guide with pictures of every tile. · Optional Western tile faces with numbers and letters — a learning aid while you get to know the Chinese tiles. A FAIR AI The AI sees only what you see and follows exactly the same rules. It never peeks at your tiles. Three levels: Relaxed for learning, Standard for a real challenge, and Fun, which deals friendlier hands. PLAY ONLINE · Quick Match pairs you with players worldwide in seconds; AI fills any empty seats. · Create a room code and send it to friends to sit at the same table. GO FURTHER · Replay every game, with an all-hands view to study each decision. · Statistics, Game Center leaderboards and 18 achievements — from your first win to Big Three Dragons. · English, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese. · iPhone and iPad, including iPhone Duo. No gambling — points can't be bought or cashed out. No subscriptions, no energy timers. One optional purchase removes ads for good, and it's shared with your Family Sharing group.

Screenshots

Mahjong Ready4 screens
Mahjong Four4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mahjong Ready at none against Mahjong Four's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Mahjong Ready sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year and Mahjong Four sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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Mahjong Ready versus Mahjong Four: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjong ReadyMahjong Four
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.8 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick FisherXiaoguang Yan

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mahjong Ready

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Access$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$19.99
1 purchases

Mahjong Four

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Mahjong Ready free?
Mahjong Ready is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mahjong Four free?
Mahjong Four is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mahjong Ready or Mahjong Four have ads?
Mahjong Four shows ads; Mahjong Ready does not.

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