Bird Bam vs MahjPods
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bird Bam
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Bird Bam is American Mah Jongg, together. Keep score, share your wins, and bring your whole table into one place — your weekly crew, your club, and the friends you've played with for years. No more paper scorecards or texting who won. Track every game and stay connected to the people you play with. YOUR TABLE, TOGETHER • Create a private group for your regular game, club, or family table • Schedule upcoming game nights and let players claim their seats • See group standings, win streaks, and who's hot all season A FEED MADE FOR MAH JONGG • Follow friends and cheer on their wins in a friendly activity feed • Share photos from game night and build a season album of your table • Comment, react, and keep the table chatting between games • Find friends already on Bird Bam from your contacts SCORE EVERY GAME • Fast, tap-to-score tracking built for American Mah Jongg (NMJL) rules • Log winning hands and track points all season long PLAY YOUR WAY — FREE TO START • Just tracking tonight's game? Start a free "Track a game" session — no group needed • Solo "Just Me" mode to log your own hands and points MADE FOR MAH JONGG PLAYERS • Built for the National Mah Jongg League game you already love • Clean, classic design — bams, cracks, dots, flowers, and jokers • For real games at a real table, with real friends — not solitaire tile-matching Download Bird Bam and make game night even better! Bird Bam is an independent companion app for tracking American Mah Jongg games and is not affiliated with the National Mah Jongg League Terms of Use (EULA): https://brdbam.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://brdbam.com/privacy
MahjPods
Organize mahjong games with friends, discover new players, and find local lessons and events. Create private groups, schedule games with polls, and manage invitations seamlessly. Connect with the mahjong community and keep your games on the calendar.
- Create private mahjong groups (Pods)
- Schedule games with time polls
- Host games for multiple tables
- Discover and join open play games
- Find local mahjong lessons and events
- In-app messaging for friends and groups
- Connect with players via QR codes
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MahjPods helps you play more mahjong. Organize games with your regular group, meet new mahj friends, and discover games, lessons, and events near you. Create private Pods to keep your regular groups together. Send a poll to find a time to play, plan a game, and invite friends or your whole Pod without sorting through endless group texts. Looking for a game? Browse Open Play games shared by friends and mutual friends, and request a seat. Need more players? Open seats in your own game to your trusted network. Hosts approve who joins, and private home addresses are only shared once a player’s seat is confirmed. Keep conversations together with messages for friends, Pods, and games. Connect with players in person by scanning their MahjPods QR code. Want to learn or try something new? Discover nearby lessons to learn the basics, refresh your skills, or sharpen your strategy. Find mahj events near you, or post your own lesson or event. With MahjPods, you can: • Create private Pods for your mahjong groups • Send polls to find a time to play • Host games for one or multiple tables • Invite friends and Pod members • Find Open Play games and request a seat • Track invitations, requests, and confirmations • Message friends, Pods, and game participants • Connect with players using QR codes • Discover and post lessons and events • Build a trusted network of friends and mutual friends Whether you have a regular group, need a fourth, or want to meet more people who love mahjong, MahjPods helps keep your community connected and your next game on the calendar. MahjPods is an organizational and social-planning platform. It does not provide online mahjong gameplay, gambling, wagering, or real-money gaming.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MahjPods at none against Bird Bam's 3. MahjPods also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price 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
Both are free to download. Bird Bam sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. MahjPods asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bird Bam ships an update every 2 months, MahjPods every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bird Bam | MahjPods |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TRIBE INDUSTRIES, INC | Julie Heiser |
In-app purchases
Bird Bam
- Bird Bam Monthly$1.991 Month
- Bird Bam Pro Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Bird Bam$39.991 Year
MahjPods
No in-app purchases









