Mahjong Master vs Mahjong Trails
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mahjong Master
Engage in a classic tile-matching puzzle game. The objective is to clear all tiles by matching pairs of identical tiles, aiming for the fastest time and highest score. Offers a vast number of levels and customization options.
- 1300+ Game Levels
- Shuffle
- Hint
- Undo
- Auto Save
- Multiple Backgrounds & Tile Art
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============How To Play============ Mahjong Master is a free mahjong game based on a classic Chinese game.(also known as Shanghai Mahjong, Taipei Mahjong, Kyodai, Mahjong Trails, or Shanghai mahjongg) The aim of the game is to remove all the playing tiles in the fastest time, while trying to achieve the highest score. Each tile has a picture on it, there are 43 different pictures in total. Tiles must be selected and matched with other tiles of the same picture. Whenever you match two tiles, they both disappear, and when all tiles have disappeared the game is over. ============Features============ - Portrait Mode - 1300 More Game Levels. - 8 backgrounds. - 7 tile art. - Shuffle - Hint - Undo - Auto save - Block shadow - Auto zoom in
Mahjong Trails
Embark on a relaxing tile-matching journey across the globe with a colorful parrot. Solve an ever-expanding collection of beautiful levels, connect with friends, and enjoy a unique gaming experience crafted by experts.
- Ever-growing levels
- Global travel theme
- Tile matching gameplay
- Challenge friends
- Share boosters
- Award-winning design
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Play an ever-growing amount of beautiful levels, as you travel around the world with Lori, the parrot. Mahjong Trails is the original tile-matching game, that is fun and relaxing. You can challenge your friends, share boosters and immerse yourself in a unique game, crafted by an award-winning team of game enthusiasts.
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Verdict
Mahjong Master and Mahjong Trails both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of Mahjong Master's written reviews are positive against 31% of Mahjong Trails's. Mahjong Master also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ratings volume (2K vs 602). Mahjong Trails's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Mahjong Trails sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Mahjong Master asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Mahjong Master against 4.5 for Mahjong Trails. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2K and 602 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Mahjong Master's written reviews are positive against 31% of Mahjong Trails's.
Mahjong Master ships an update every 2 months, Mahjong Trails every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mahjong Master | Mahjong Trails |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2K ratings) — better | 4.5 (602 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.2% of reviews — better | 30.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2K — better | 602 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 123 MB | 147 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 106 Games Inc. | MegaZebra |
Customer experience
Mahjong Master
Mahjong Trails
User reviews
Mahjong Master
From 2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Excellent game
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and tile designs
- 🧠 Mentally stimulating and challenging
- 🕰️ Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay
- 💰 Free with minimal ads
Room to improve
- 🔇 Sound/music issues (can't turn off or volume doesn't work)
- 📱 Small screen/tile size on some devices
- 🔍 Difficulty seeing/identifying tiles in certain backgrounds
Mahjong Trails
From 602 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Challenging and fun gameplay
- 💡 Interesting way of achieving miles and coins
- 🚀 Great update
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing issues
- 🐛 Inability to collect daily rewards and gifts
- 🐛 Resets progress and loss of data
- 🐛 Mandatory updates causing problems
- 🐛 Inability to connect to Facebook and losing progress
Bugs and requests
Mahjong Master
Reported bugs
2 issues- Unexpected sound effects or music playing
- Game freezing or crashing
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to save/resume progress
- More level/board variety
- Larger tile sizes or zoom options
Mahjong Trails
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game freezes and won't load past 50%
- Mandatory updates causing the game to stop working
- Unable to collect daily rewards and gifts
- Resets progress and loses data
- Inability to connect to Facebook and losing progress
Requested features
4 requests- Add confirmation button before spending coins
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Fix issues with daily rewards and gifts
- Improve connection to Facebook to save progress
In-app purchases
Mahjong Master
No in-app purchases
Mahjong Trails
- 20 Trails Coins !2 variants$1.99
- 100 Trails Coins !$3.99
- 65 Trail Coins !$5.99
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- 65 Trails Coins !$5.99
- 200 Trails Coins !$5.99
- 200 Trails Coins !$7.99
- 300 Trails Coins !$8.99
- 160 Trail Coins !$12.99
- 160 Trails Coins !$12.99
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