Comparison

Serialogic vs Mahjong Tray

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

Head to head
About

Serialogic

This logic puzzle game challenges players to optimize their moves to solve color-sorting levels. It provides the minimum number of moves required, turning each level into an optimization problem. Enjoy a vast collection of levels with no ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Minimum move solutions provided
  • Optimization-based gameplay
  • 350 levels across 7 tiers
  • No ads or subscriptions
  • Offline play
  • Accessibility features
  • Progress sync via iCloud
Features
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The perfect move exists. It is shown. Serialogic prints the smallest number of moves that solves the level at the top of the screen, while you play. An exact solver found that number before the level shipped. You are no longer looking for a solution. You are looking for the solution. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT In an ordinary sorting game every solution is worth the same, so tapping until it works out is enough. Here the minimum is known and announced, which turns each level into an optimisation problem. The board also shows, before you commit, how many tokens each destination would take — information the genre simply does not give you. This is golf, not fumbling. THE RULES, IN FOUR LINES Coloured tokens sit mixed across vertical threads. Move the token at the end of a thread onto an empty thread, or onto a token of the same colour. A run of identical adjacent tokens moves as one move, up to the space available. You win when every colour is gathered in full on a single thread. WHAT YOU GET 350 levels across 7 tiers, from three colours on five threads to eight colours on ten. Difficulty climbs inside each tier as much as from one tier to the next. The first three tiers — 150 of the 350 levels — are proven free of dead ends. Every reachable position was enumerated, not sampled. Beyond that a dead end is possible, and a safety net checks after each move that a win is still within reach, telling you the moment it is not. A single undo always brings you back. Undo is free, unlimited, and costs no star. Only the moves of your final solution count. There is no timer anywhere in the app: a clock beside a move count would push you to hurry on a dimension that measures nothing. Nine themes in light and dark, six typefaces, forty-four languages. Progress syncs through iCloud. Game Center achievements and leaderboards. WHAT IS NOT IN IT No advertising, and there never will be. No subscription. No account. No analytics, no tracking, no third-party SDK of any kind. No network request is ever made: all 350 levels ship inside the app and play in airplane mode, from the first level to the last. The first 150 levels are complete and cost nothing. They sit entirely inside the proven-safe range, so a player who has not paid cannot get stuck. The remaining 200 unlock with a single purchase, once. Nothing recurring. BUILT TO BE READ Six typefaces including OpenDyslexic and Andika, applied to the whole interface. VoiceOver on every thread, announcing each token's colour and fill. Dynamic Type. Reduced motion. Token fill — disc or ring — already tells half the colours apart without relying on colour at all, and a colour-blind mode replaces green with violet. iPhone and iPad on iOS 17 or later, Mac on macOS 14 or later. One purchase covers all three. Serialogic is the fourth in a family of Bauhaus logic games, after KubiLogic, LineaLogic and Tektologic. Privacy policy: https://www.michaeldardol.com/serialogic/en/privacy/ Questions and bug reports: michael@caliapps.fr

About

Mahjong Tray

Features
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Mahjong Tray is a relaxing 3D tile matching puzzle game with cozy themed tables, unique tile art, and satisfying three-of-a-kind clears. Tap tiles into the tray, match three with the same picture, and clear the table before the tray fills up. Each theme brings a different atmosphere and visual style, from the bright Seaside Pool to the warm Autumn Garden. Play at your own pace through calm, tactile puzzle boards. Unlock new themes, discover fresh tile sets, and return each day for a new Daily Challenge. Features: - Relaxing 3D tile matching gameplay - Distinct themed tables with unique tile art - Seaside Pool and Autumn Garden worlds - Daily Challenge with streak tracking - Helpful power-ups for tricky boards - Simple tap controls and satisfying clears - No traditional Mahjong rules to learn Find matching sets, manage your tray, and enjoy a cozy puzzle table one clear at a time.

Screenshots

Serialogic4 screens
Mahjong Tray4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mahjong Tray at none against Serialogic's 1. Mahjong Tray also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Serialogic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mahjong Tray asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Serialogic ships an update fortnightly, Mahjong Tray every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Serialogic versus Mahjong Tray: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSerialogicMahjong Tray
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermichael dardolMSP AI, LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Serialogic

One-time1
  • Same-Color Series$4.99
None

Mahjong Tray

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Serialogic free?
Serialogic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mahjong Tray free?
Mahjong Tray is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Serialogic or Mahjong Tray have ads?
Neither Serialogic nor Mahjong Tray shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Serialogic or Mahjong Tray?
Serialogic ships an update fortnightly, and Mahjong Tray every 4 days. Most recently, Serialogic was updated on November 6, 2026 and Mahjong Tray on October 24, 2026.

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