Mahjong Epic vs Mahjöng
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mahjong Epic
Experience a classic tile-matching puzzle game with over 3000 unique boards and daily challenges. Enjoy relaxing gameplay with beautiful backgrounds and tile sets, playable offline. Perfect for quick sessions or extended play.
- Over 3000 unique boards
- Daily new puzzles
- 30 beautiful backgrounds
- 8 unique tile sets
- Offline play
- Relaxing gameplay
- Challenging goals
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Mahjong Epic has been enjoyed by millions of people for more than 10 years. This new and free Mahjong sequel brings the game to all new heights! Because of its simple rules and engaging game play, Mahjong Solitaire has become one of the most popular games in the world. Whether you only have a few minutes to spend, or many hours, Mahjong Solitaire Epic is your perfect companion! Great for kids, adults and seniors. Features: • More than 3000 boards! • Get new puzzles daily! • 30 Beautiful backgrounds! • 8 Unique tile sets! • Play offline without wifi! • Relaxing, zen game play. • Simple pick-up-and-play controls. • Complete challenging goals! • Full HD optimized for Retina devices! • Game Center integration with Achievements and Leaderboards! • And more!
Mahjöng
Experience a relaxing matching game with 500 challenging mahjong puzzles. Enjoy beautiful, realistic tiles and intuitive controls designed for fans of the classic game.
- 500 mahjong layouts
- Beautiful realistic tiles
- Intuitive controls
- Relaxing matching gameplay
- Challenging puzzles
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Mahjong is the relaxing matching game, supplied with 500 layouts to explore, beautiful realistic tiles, intuitive controls, and all the features that fans of Mahjong have come to expect.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mahjöng at none against Mahjong Epic's shown. Mahjöng also leads on ratings volume (68K vs 12K) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). Mahjong Epic's advantage is review sentiment (93% vs 82%). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Mahjong Epic sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Mahjöng sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Mahjong Epic against 4.7 for Mahjöng. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mahjöng has 68K ratings behind it against 12K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Mahjong Epic's written reviews are positive against 82% of Mahjöng's.
Mahjong Epic ships an update every 2 months, Mahjöng every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Mahjong Epic | Mahjöng |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (12K ratings) | 4.7 (68K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.4% of reviews — better | 82.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12K | 68K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kristanix AS | Vintolo Ltd |
Customer experience
Mahjong Epic
Mahjöng
User reviews
Mahjong Epic
From 12K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Relaxing and fun to play
- 👍 Challenging but enjoyable
- 🎨 Lots of tile and background options
- 👍 Great graphics and visuals
- 👍 Keeps your brain active
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional freezing or crashing issues
- 📢 Frequent ads can be disruptive
- 🔍 Some boards too easy, lack of difficulty progression
Mahjöng
From 68K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Years of fun
- 👍 Great game
- 🧠 Brain training
- 🕰 Relaxing and engaging
Room to improve
- 💰 Paywall for shuffles and hints
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay
- 🤯 Frustratingly difficult levels
Bugs and requests
Mahjong Epic
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game freezing after updates
- Compatibility issues on newer devices
Requested features
3 requests- More challenging board layouts
- Ability to pause game clock
- Option to disable ads completely
Mahjöng
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unwinnable levels
- Progress not saved across devices
Requested features
3 requests- Landscape mode option
- Ability to earn free shuffles/hints
- More level variety
In-app purchases
Mahjong Epic
- Board Pack #1$3.99
- Board Pack #2$3.99
- Board Pack #3$3.99
Mahjöng
- 2 shuffles$1.99
- 8 hints$2.99
- 5 shuffles$3.99
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- 20 hints$4.99
- 8 shuffles$5.99
- 35 hints$7.99
- 15 shuffles$9.99
- 60 hints$9.99
- 40 Shuffles$19.99
- 100 shuffles$39.99
