Rivers Mahjong vs Candy Flow™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rivers Mahjong
Experience a classic Chinese solitaire game with a unique twist. Connect matching tiles with up to three lines to clear the board. Enjoy beautiful graphics, traditional music, and multiple levels for hours of relaxing or challenging gameplay.
- Classic Chinese mahjong solitaire
- Connect matching tiles with up to three lines
- 75 unique levels
- Relaxed Mode without a timer
- Beautiful art and music
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Rivers Mahjong, which is also known as Shisen Sho or Four Rivers Mahjong, is a solitaire game based on the classic Chinese mahjong game. With beautiful graphics and music full of Sinicism, this game brings you back to China and offers you many hours of relaxing fun. As in ordinary mahjong solitaire, the challenge is to eliminate all the tiles from the board, but you need to clear one pair in a particular way. You remove similar tiles in pairs only if you can connect them by a maximum of three lines crossing no other tiles. While the game is full of challenges, it is very easy to play. Rivers Mahjong will fill your every need, whether you want a real challenge, or just a quiet relaxing game of mahjong solitaire. It's never short of fun along the journey. ***** Features ***** ● More fun than other ordinary mahjong solitaire games. ● 75 unique levels of addictive gameplay. ● Beautiful art and music full of Sinicism. ● Play freely in Relaxed Mode without a timer. Homepage: ● http://www.ourshowgames.com Trailer: ● http://youtu.be/c-6bWV4Uv3s Twitter: ● http://twitter.com/OurshowGames Facebook: ● http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rivers-Mahjong-Back-to-China/140283196151547
Candy Flow™
Connect pairs of candies by drawing lines between them. This brain puzzle game offers a classic mode with no time limits and a stage mode with time challenges. Unlock new levels and hints with in-game currency earned or purchased.
- Connect candy pairs
- Classic mode with no time limit
- Stage mode with time challenges
- Unlockable level packs
- Hint system
- In-game currency for unlocks
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Let’s make flow between candies! Are you tired of matching same candies? Make pairs of candies to be connected! The most delicious Brain Puzzle Game! Full of SWEET candies! ■ Classic Mode ■ There is no boring to play! Huge amount of levels! Additional 16 packs available for unlock or purchase. Take it easy! This mode has no time limit to play. Getting stuck? Tap ‘Bulb’ to see a hint. ■ Stage Mode ■ Challenge solve each puzzle as fast as you can in limits time. Easy stage gives you a cookie when you solve it. Buy more 'Bulb' or Classic Packs with cookies! Now let's play Candy Flow!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rivers Mahjong at 4.3 against Candy Flow™'s 3.7. Rivers Mahjong also leads on review sentiment (80% vs 67%) and ratings volume (35 vs 3). Candy Flow™'s advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 31 months) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ads, 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. Rivers Mahjong sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Candy Flow™ sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rivers Mahjong holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rivers Mahjong has 35 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Rivers Mahjong's written reviews are positive against 67% of Candy Flow™'s.
Rivers Mahjong ships an update every 31 months, Candy Flow™ every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Rivers Mahjong | Candy Flow™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (35 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.4% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 晖 郑 | GameZen, Inc. |
Customer experience
Rivers Mahjong
Candy Flow™
Bugs and requests
Rivers Mahjong
Reported bugs
5 issues- 🐛 Ads covering timer
- 🐛 Keyboard opens randomly and won't close
- 🐛 Ads appearing during gameplay
- 🐛 Tiles not differentiated enough from background
- 🐛 Ads blocking interaction areas
Requested features
5 requests- Larger tiles
- Option to restart puzzles
- More challenging levels
- Option for a dark mode
- More varied levels/challenges
Candy Flow™
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rivers Mahjong
- Full Version$1.99
Candy Flow™
- Small Cookie Pack$0.99
- Medium Cookie Pack$4.99
- Large Cookie Pack$9.99
Questions
Is Rivers Mahjong free?
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