Mahjong Jewels™ 3D vs Cryptex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mahjong Jewels™ 3D
Experience a 3D twist on the classic tile-matching game with infinite layouts and over 450 unique emoji tile designs. Enjoy a relaxing, untimed gameplay experience with intuitive controls and the ability to undo moves. Compete for high scores on Game Center while listening to your own music.
- 3D tile matching
- Infinite random layouts
- Over 450 emoji tile designs
- Untimed gameplay
- Undo button
- Automatic progress saving
- Game Center leaderboards
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100% FREE! DOWNLOAD NOW AND START HAVING FUN! Try a new spin on the classic tile-matching game of Mahjong, in 3D with infinite layouts to challenge you! Check out the reviews: ••••• "Mahjong 3D Terrific App! :) Love this app! It's fun but challenging. It helps your mind expand by thinking in 3 dimensions instead of just 2. Try it out!" by Bookmeister42 ••••• "Great for all ages. So relaxing, even my 7 year old grand daughter can play this game. Thank you for giving us clean games all ages can play." by Spreckelsnana You'll never get tired of looking at the same Mahjong tiles, because Mahjong Jewels 3D comes with more than 450 beautiful "Emoji" images for you to match! Take your time finding matching pairs of tiles - no timer to worry about! • Endless levels to challenge you! • Infinite random layouts to try! • No timer, so you can take your time and relax... • Beautiful graphics! • Intuitive touch controls! • Made a wrong move? Use the Undo button to rewind and try again! • Your progress is automatically saved, all the time, so go ahead and take that call or jump out to any other apps - you can come back and pick up playing right where you left off! • Compete against your friends and against everyone worldwide for the highest scores on Game Center! • Sounds can be disabled if you want a quiet game • You can even listen to your own music while you play Thanks for playing! Come see us at http://boyhowdytechnology.com MAHJONG JEWELS is a trademark of Boy Howdy Technology LLC
Cryptex
A single-player code-breaking game inspired by classic board games. Guess a random combination of letters as quickly as possible using feedback on correct letters and their positions. Enjoy simple, fun, and addictive logic puzzles.
- Single-player code-breaking
- Random code generation
- Adjustable code length (4-6 letters)
- Feedback on correct letters
- Feedback on correct letter positions
- Classic board game inspiration
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Cryptex is a code-breaking game for one player. It is based on Mastermind, one of the most famous classical board games. The logics and game rules are very similar to an earlier invented game called Bulls and Cows, played with a pencil on paper. The app generates a random code with 4, 5 or 6 letters, and your task is to guess the correct combination as quickly as possible. The game is simple, fun and addictive. With every try you get two pieces of information: 1. CL - Correct Letter - the total number of correctly guessed letters in the entered combination. 2. CLP - Correct Letter and Position - the total number of correctly guessed letters with correct positions in the entered combination. Happy code-breaking!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Mahjong Jewels™ 3D at 4.7 against Cryptex's 4.0. Mahjong Jewels™ 3D also leads on ratings volume (2.8K vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Cryptex's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mahjong Jewels™ 3D holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mahjong Jewels™ 3D has 2.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mahjong Jewels™ 3D ships an update every 2 months, Cryptex every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mahjong Jewels™ 3D | Cryptex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.8K ratings) — better | 4.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Boy Howdy Technology LLC | Abdullah Alioski |
Customer experience
Mahjong Jewels™ 3D
Cryptex
Bugs and requests
Mahjong Jewels™ 3D
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes when shuffling tiles
- Inability to undo accidental moves
Requested features
3 requests- Additional tile designs or themes
- Scoring system or leaderboard
- Ability to restart levels
Cryptex
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Mahjong Jewels™ 3D
No in-app purchases
Cryptex
No in-app purchases
