Comparison

Canasta. vs Mahjong Ready

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

Head to head
About

Canasta.

Experience the strategic card game of the rummy family, featuring joker cards for unpredictable gameplay. Form melds, create canastas, and aim for 5000 points to win team rounds.

Highlights
  • Rummy family card game
  • Joker cards for unpredictability
  • Team play against computer
  • Forming melds and canastas
  • Scoring to 5000 points
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Canasta is the popular card game of the rummy family also known as Argentine Rummy. Use of joker cards makes the game unpredictable and very challenging. You play as a team with computer opponent against computer team. Pick up cards and fit them into groups (melds). Group of seven cards called canasta and allows team to finish the round. Points go for the melds, the first team scoring 5000 points wins.

About

Mahjong Ready

Features
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Mahjong Ready is a calm visual coach for American Mahjong. It teaches the game the way a patient friend would: slowly, visually, and without pressure. Eight short practice modules break the game into approachable decisions: tile recognition, calls, the Charleston, target hands, pivots, discard reading, coached replay, and full-hand play. The coach points at the exact tiles, translates card rows into tile groups, and explains why each decision matters in plain English. Learners can practice the moments that make a real table feel intimidating, from choosing Charleston passes to spotting safer discards. Mahjong Ready includes a built-in training card with original hands across common American mahjong categories. It is not affiliated with any published yearly card or card publisher. Your physical card may list different hands, but the skills transfer: reading categories, spotting groups, choosing a target, pivoting, using jokers, and reading discards. No streaks, no notifications, no ads, no accounts, no analytics, and no tracking. Progress and settings stay on your device. Apple Standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Canasta.4 screens
Mahjong Ready4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Canasta. at 15.6 against Mahjong Ready's 17.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Canasta. sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Mahjong Ready sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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Canasta. versus Mahjong Ready: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCanasta.Mahjong Ready
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (25K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings25K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSergey SkosyrevPatrick Fisher

Bugs and requests

Canasta.

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Partner ignores player's instructions
  • Opponents get unrealistic card draws
  • Incorrect implementation of Canasta rules
  • Game freezes or crashes unexpectedly

Requested features

5 requests
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • Customizable difficulty levels
  • Ability to choose partner skill level
  • Clearer display of canasta information
  • Option to play 2-player version

Mahjong Ready

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Canasta.

One-time12
  • 1000 diamonds$0.99
  • Cards from deck$1.99
  • 2200 diamonds$1.99
Show 9 more
  • Win Points$2.99
  • 3400 diamonds$2.99
  • 4700 diamonds$3.99
  • Partner difficulty$4.99
  • Opponents difficulty$4.99
  • 6000 diamonds$4.99
  • 8500 diamonds$6.99
  • Advanced Features$9.99
  • 12500 diamonds$9.99
2 purchases

Mahjong Ready

Subscriptions1
  • Annual Access$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Access$19.99

Questions

Is Canasta. free?
Canasta. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mahjong Ready free?
Mahjong Ready is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Canasta. or Mahjong Ready have ads?
Neither Canasta. nor Mahjong Ready shows ads.

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