Comparison

MAJI Mahjong School vs Qile Mahjong

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

Head to head
About

MAJI Mahjong School

Features
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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/

About

Qile Mahjong

Experience authentic Taiwanese 16-card Mahjong offline. Enjoy a clean interface with large, clear tiles and a horizontal table layout. Perfect for casual play and seniors, with no ads or registration required.

Highlights
  • Authentic 16-card Taiwanese Mahjong
  • Offline play, no internet needed
  • No ads or registration
  • Three difficulty levels
  • Clear interface with large tiles
  • Daily free chips
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Qile Mahjong is four-player mahjong against the computer, with four rule sets in one app: Chinese Official (MCR), Guangdong Tuidaohu, Northern Tuidaohu and Taiwanese 16-tile. Pick a game the first time you open it; switch games, or switch the app to English, from your profile. CHINESE OFFICIAL (MCR), 8-POINT MINIMUM • The standard 81 scoring patterns; a hand needs 8 points to win, flowers don't count toward it • A Goal hint shows the nearest pattern and how many tiles you still need for 8 points • When you are ready, the table shows what a win is worth, self-drawn and on a discard • The dealer rotates every hand GUANGDONG TUIDAOHU • 136 tiles, no flowers; pong and kong but no chow • Win on a self-draw only (or by robbing a kong); standard hands, seven pairs and thirteen orphans all count • Big hands pay double; kongs are settled on the spot • Quick, simple rules, a hand in a few minutes NORTHERN TUIDAOHU • Tuidaohu with chow and winning on a discard • A pure straight (123 456 789 in one suit) counts as a big hand • The most flexible of the four, the way many families play at home TAIWANESE 16-TILE • 16 tiles, five sets and a pair; chow, pong, kong, self-draw • The full Taiwanese tai table, flowers replaced as they come JUST PLAY • No ads, no pop-ups • No sign-up, no login • No in-app purchases • Big tiles and clear text CHIPS AND TITLES • Win chips every hand and climb eight titles, all the way to the top • Finish in the weekly top 3 nine weeks running at the top title for the highest honour • Drop below zero and keep playing; win your way back WEEKLY LEADERBOARD • One board per game, each with its own native points • Resets every Monday, settles Sunday night • Your score also counts toward your region Plays offline; connect to join the weekly leaderboard. No ads. No login. Deal a hand anytime. This game is for entertainment for players 18+. No real-money gambling; nothing can be won or cashed out.

Screenshots

MAJI Mahjong School4 screens
Qile Mahjong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Qile Mahjong at none against MAJI Mahjong School's 5. Qile Mahjong also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). MAJI Mahjong School's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. MAJI Mahjong School sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Qile Mahjong asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MAJI Mahjong School ships an update every 5 days, Qile Mahjong weekly. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
MAJI Mahjong School versus Qile Mahjong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMAJI Mahjong SchoolQile Mahjong
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—7 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB65 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBoska StudioPerKind, Inc.

In-app purchases

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
None

Qile Mahjong

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MAJI Mahjong School free?
MAJI Mahjong School is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Qile Mahjong free?
Qile Mahjong is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MAJI Mahjong School or Qile Mahjong have ads?
Qile Mahjong shows ads; MAJI Mahjong School does not.
Which is updated more often, MAJI Mahjong School or Qile Mahjong?
MAJI Mahjong School ships an update every 5 days, and Qile Mahjong weekly. Most recently, MAJI Mahjong School was updated on October 29, 2026 and Qile Mahjong on October 29, 2026.

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