Comparison

Mahjong Score Drill vs Let's Play Mahjong

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

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About

Mahjong Score Drill

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Still leaving mahjong score calculation to someone else at the table? Mahjong Score Drill is a training app built purely for repetition — the fastest way to go from "let me check the table" to answering fu, han, and points instantly. Like a flashcard deck, it's simple by design, and the more you use it, the more it sticks. ■ Learn in 3 steps 1. Memorize with Flashcards Drill fu, han, and points on cards. Yaku and fu cards include tile images showing the actual hand shape. Tap to reveal the answer, then mark it "Got it" or "Not yet" to track your mastery. 2. Test yourself with Drills Enter the real score using the on-screen keypad. Choose from 5 test types — Fu, Yaku & Han (including closed/open and yakuman judgment), Non-Dealer, Dealer, or both — and confirm you truly know it with a 10-question test. 3. Watch your progress in Stats Mastery bars by category and full test history make your improvement visible at a glance. ■ Real Hand Scoring — 300 Hands (Premium, NEW) Score real winning hands directly — fu, han, and the final score, all at once. Practice working it out from an actual hand, just like at the table. ■ SNS Share Image Generator (Free, NEW) Arrange tiles, create a "What to Discard?" or "What's the Score?" quiz image, and share it straight to social media — free for everyone, no purchase required. ■ 668 cards across every category - Fu & Han: how to count fu at a win, han values for every yaku - Score Calculation: Non-Dealer Ron/Tsumo, Dealer Ron/Tsumo scores - Real Hand Scoring: score real winning hands directly (300 hands) - Bonus: glossary, table etiquette, special rules, strategy & tile efficiency, local yaku & yakuman ■ Built-in score table A fu × han lookup table, plus reference tables for "How Fu Works" and "Yaku & Han" — covering Non-Dealer, Dealer, Mangan and above, fu breakdown, and every yaku's han value. ■ Standby Flashcard Shows a flashcard right on your Lock Screen. Tap to move to the next card — review during spare moments without even opening the app. Premium unlocks choosing the card scope and order. ■ Home Screen Widget Shows a flashcard right on your Home Screen — just tap "Again," "Good," or "Easy" to rate it on the spot. Answer a card in a spare moment without ever opening the app. Has its own category scope and order settings, independent from the Standby Flashcard. ■ Weak Cards, Surfaced Automatically Using the difficulty score from the FSRS spaced-repetition algorithm, the Flashcard screen automatically lists the cards you struggle with most — so you always know what to focus on next. ■ Called by Name Set a nickname and the mascot will greet you by name. A small touch that makes daily practice feel a little more personal. ■ Who it's for - Riichi mahjong beginners to intermediate players who want to call their score with confidence - Anyone who's been counting fu "by feel" without really knowing the rules - Anyone who wants to learn a little at a time, whenever they have a spare moment ■ Highlights - Two themes (Notebook / Dark) and 3 text sizes - Switch the display language between Japanese and English - Doubles as a full reference covering local yaku, etiquette, and strategy - Scoring based on standard Riichi mahjong rules as commonly played in Japan ■ Free vs. Premium 【Available for free】 - Score Table (fully viewable) - Flashcards (Non-Dealer categories ① & ②, fully random order) - Test (Non-Dealer score, once per day) - Standby Flashcard (Non-Dealer categories ① & ②, fully random order) - SNS Share Image Generator (fully free) 【Unlocked with Premium (one-time purchase)】 - All 12 flashcard categories (Score, Yaku, Fu, Real Hand Scoring, Bonus) + unmastered-first mode - All 5 test types (Fu, Yaku & Han, Dealer, Non-Dealer, both) + mastery-based mode, unlimited - Full stats view - Choose the Standby Flashcard's category scope and order freely ※In-app purchases are processed through the App Store. Start making score calculation second nature — today.

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Let's Play Mahjong

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Start a match the moment you want to play, with rules and visuals you can customize down to the smallest detail. Whether you just learned the rules or you're an experienced player who cares about the fine print, play at your own pace. ■ Online Match (NEW) - Play real-time matches with friends or other players around the world - Just create a room and share the code to start playing right away - Empty seats are automatically filled by CPU, so you can play solo anytime - Choose rule presets (Original / Tenhou / M.League), match length, and time bank per room ■ CPU Matches - Easily choose the CPU difficulty - In detailed settings, set each seat's play style individually from 6 types, including aggressive caller, defensive closed-hand, and silent tenpai (damaten) - Choose unlimited thinking time, 10 seconds per discard, or a 300-second time bank — for both careful thinkers and fast players ■ Fully Customizable Rules - Rule presets based on Tenhou and the M.League, plus original rule sets - Fine-tune everything: open tanyao (kuitan), aka dora count, riichi/ippatsu/uradora/kandora, kuikae (swap-discard restriction), dealer repeat conditions, yakuman stacking, double yakuman, counted yakuman, pao (liability), round-up mangan, and more - Choose your match format: East-only, half game (hanchan), or single hand ■ Assist Features for Beginners - Discard assist and call assist help you decide without hesitation - Check the yaku quick-reference chart anytime - A how-to-play guide and on-screen assist display let you learn the rules while you play ■ Match History - Every match's results are recorded so you can review your own play style ■ Fully Customizable Appearance - Board backgrounds include original colors plus "animal" themes: red panda, cat, shiba inu, and fox - Tile designs now include a free illustrated Red Panda theme, for both tile faces and tile backs, alongside the classic color scheme - Adjust the size of your hand tiles and river tiles to your liking - Pick one BGM track for the whole match, or a different one for each hand from East 1 to South 4 - Additional content (in-app purchase) unlocks even more customization, including detailed color settings and a hand-drawn canvas theme Any opponent you like. Any rules you like. Any look you like. Make mahjong your own, with Let's Play Mahjong.

Screenshots

Mahjong Score Drill4 screens
Let's Play Mahjong4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Mahjong Score Drill at 17.0 against Let's Play Mahjong's 26.0. On price, update cadence, 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. Mahjong Score Drill sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Let's Play Mahjong sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Mahjong Score Drill versus Let's Play Mahjong: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahjong Score DrillLet's Play Mahjong
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size6 MB52 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermiyahira yukiRyu Nakamura

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Mahjong Score Drill

One-time1
  • 麻雀点数ドリル プレミアム版$3.99
3 purchases

Let's Play Mahjong

One-time3
  • Custom Color Unlock$1.99
  • Border Theme Unlock$1.99
  • Canvas Theme Unlock$1.99

Questions

Is Mahjong Score Drill free?
Mahjong Score Drill is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Let's Play Mahjong free?
Let's Play Mahjong is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mahjong Score Drill or Let's Play Mahjong have ads?
Neither Mahjong Score Drill nor Let's Play Mahjong shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mahjong Score Drill or Let's Play Mahjong?
Mahjong Score Drill ships an update fortnightly, and Let's Play Mahjong fortnightly. Most recently, Mahjong Score Drill was updated on October 29, 2026 and Let's Play Mahjong on October 25, 2026.

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