Comparison

Pop Sort vs Mahjong Lantern

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

Head to head
About

Pop Sort

Features
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Ready to put your sorting skills to the test? Welcome to Pop Sort: Triple Match! Dive into a vibrant world of puzzles where matching three isn't just about looks—it's about categories! Pop Sort takes the classic triple-match formula and adds a brain-teasing layer of logic. Can you find the "Hamburger" among the "Pumpkin" masks? Can you spot the "Mobster" while hunting for "Police"? HOW TO PLAY The goal is simple but addictive: Look at the Categories: Check your targets at the top—be it Pets, Movie, Flowers, or Food. Find & Match: Tap on three items that belong to the same category to clear them from the board. Manage the Slot: Watch your bar! Don't let it fill up with mismatched items as you search for the perfect triple. Clear the Level: Sort through the pile and empty the board to become a true Sorting Master!

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Mahjong Lantern

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Big tiles. A calm evening. A board you can always win. Mahjong Lantern is classic Mahjong solitaire made for a phone held upright. Tap two matching tiles to lift them from the tray. Clear every tile and the lanterns rise. EVERY DEAL CAN BE WON Many tile-matching games scatter the tiles at random and quietly hand you boards that were never winnable. Mahjong Lantern builds each board by playing it through first, so a way to clear it always exists. If you do paint yourself into a corner, a shuffle is free and leaves the board winnable again. MADE TO STAND TALL, WITH LARGE TILES Traditional layouts are wide, and on a phone they shrink until you are squinting. Every layout here was designed for an upright screen, so the tiles stay large and clear, even on a smaller iPhone. THREE WAYS TO PLAY Easy: two layers, and every tile has exactly one twin. There is no wrong move. Medium: three layers, and some tiles come in fours, so the pair you choose starts to matter. Hard: four layers, with every tile in fours. Think about what you uncover. Six layouts in all: Lantern, Moon Gate, Pagoda, Vase, Tower and Palace. GENTLE HELP, ONLY WHEN YOU WANT IT Tiles you can take glow a little brighter, so you never have to wonder which ones are free. A count of open pairs tells you at a glance whether a move is left. Undo as far back as you like. Shuffle the remaining tiles for free, at any time. Want a nudge? Watch a short optional video and two tiles that pair up will light up, chosen so the board stays winnable. TRADITIONAL TILES, EASY TO READ Dots, bamboo, characters, winds, dragons, flowers and seasons, drawn crisply on warm ivory. Character and wind tiles carry a small number or compass letter in the corner, so you can match them without reading Chinese. Any two flowers match each other, and so do any two seasons. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Close the app in the middle of a game and your board, your time and your undo history are waiting when you come back. The clock stops by itself when you put the phone down. PLAYS ANYWHERE No account, no sign-in, no connection needed. Your progress and your best times stay on your phone. Free, supported by ads. No in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Pop Sort3 screens
Mahjong Lantern4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Pop Sort at daily against Mahjong Lantern's weekly. Pop Sort also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pop Sort ships an update daily, Mahjong Lantern weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Pop Sort versus Mahjong Lantern: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPop SortMahjong Lantern
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyDaily — betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size233 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLAY2DAY GAMES OYUN YAZILIM PAZARLAMA LIMITED SIRKETIKLR WEB SOLUTIONS LLC

In-app purchases

None

Pop Sort

No in-app purchases

None

Mahjong Lantern

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Pop Sort free?
Pop Sort is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mahjong Lantern free?
Mahjong Lantern is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Pop Sort or Mahjong Lantern have ads?
Both Pop Sort and Mahjong Lantern show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pop Sort or Mahjong Lantern?
Pop Sort ships an update daily, and Mahjong Lantern weekly. Most recently, Pop Sort was updated on October 6, 2026 and Mahjong Lantern on October 13, 2026.

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