Sparrow Mahjong vs Arrow Rush Tycoon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sparrow Mahjong
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Three mahjong traditions, each with its own rules engine and its own real scorer: Hong Kong Old Style, Chinese Official (MCR), and American with jokers and the Charleston. Four players, a full wall, and a score at the end you can check line by line. This is not mahjong solitaire. It's the four-player game. THREE COMPLETE RULE SYSTEMS • Hong Kong Old Style — 144 tiles, chow/pung/kong claims, faan scoring with the half-spicy payment table, sacred discard, kong robbing. Set the minimum at any hand, 1 faan, or the classic 3. • Chinese Official (MCR) — the full 81-fan competition table with the 8-point minimum, seven pairs, knitted straights, honors-and-knitted hands. • American — 152 tiles with eight jokers, the Charleston with blind passes, the courtesy pass across, exposures, joker exchanges, and a browsable card of 56 hand patterns. SCORING YOU CAN AUDIT Every hand ends in a receipt naming each pattern that paid and what it paid. Hong Kong and Chinese Official each carry a searchable card of every pattern the scorer can award, generated from the rules your table is actually using — so the limit hand prints your limit, and seven pairs appears only if you switched it on. A COACH, NOT A HINT BUTTON American's Recommended Hands ranks the card against your rack and the table. A hand whose last tiles are already in the discard pile ranks below one that's still alive; a joker can't fill a pair; a concealed hand can't be claimed into. Each suggestion shows how far off you are and what you're still short of. OPPONENTS THAT DON'T CHEAT Six bots across three difficulties, each with a temperament — call aggression, defensive discipline, hand ambition. Harder bots weigh more; none of them see more. Every decision is made from public information only: melds, discards, wall depth. Seat one, two, or three of them. PLAYABLE BY EAR Every tile says its name wherever it's drawn — rack, river, meld, receipt. The discard board tells you how deep the hand has got and what just landed, your turn and the table's calls are announced as they happen, and the rack carries a Discard action, so a hand can be played end to end with VoiceOver. Text follows your iOS text size all the way through the accessibility sizes. YOUR RECORD Hand win rate, self-draws, deal-in rate, net points, best hand, win streaks, favorite scoring patterns and a points-per-game chart — across all three traditions, drilling down from any game to any hand's receipt. Close the app mid-hand and it's waiting where you left it: same wall, same rack, same score. No ads, no accounts, no in-app purchases, and no network — it works on a plane.
Arrow Rush Tycoon
Guide arrows through intricate paths in this puzzle game. Solve unique layouts, make strategic moves, and progress through challenges. Enjoy a relaxing experience with satisfying clearing moments and a growing sense of accomplishment.
- Arrow-based puzzle gameplay
- Strategic move planning
- Diverse layouts and challenges
- Simple controls for casual players
- Progression system
- Satisfying clearing moments
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Start your arrow journey and experience a unique combination of puzzle solving and progression. In Arrow Rush Tycoon, every move matters. Guide arrows through the right paths, clear each stage, and collect progress as you advance through the game. Simple controls make it easy to begin, while new challenges keep each level interesting. Plan your moves carefully, solve different arrow layouts, and watch your journey grow as you complete more challenges. From quick puzzle sessions to longer play moments, the game offers a relaxing experience with a sense of steady progress. Game Features • Arrow-based puzzle gameplay with strategic moves • Different layouts and challenges to solve • Simple controls designed for casual players • Smooth effects and satisfying clearing moments • A progression system that keeps your journey moving forward How to Play Observe the arrows and find the best route Clear arrows in the correct order Complete levels to progress further Unlock new challenges along the way Arrow Rush Tycoon combines thoughtful puzzles with a rewarding sense of growth. Take control of every move, clear the path, and build your adventure one level at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sparrow Mahjong at none against Arrow Rush Tycoon's shown. Arrow Rush Tycoon's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Sparrow Mahjong | Arrow Rush Tycoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 1.4 (193 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 5.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 193 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | ZACHARY BRUCE KOLODNY | 红刚 刘 |
In-app purchases
Sparrow Mahjong
No in-app purchases
Arrow Rush Tycoon
No in-app purchases
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