Word Master vs MahJong by SunSwallow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Word Master
This is a challenging word game that lets you build words from letter tiles on a board. Play against AI or friends offline, improve your vocabulary with definitions, and customize your game experience with various board layouts and features.
- Offline play
- Play against AI
- Pass 'n Play multiplayer
- Challenge mode
- Word definitions
- Customizable board layouts
- Hints for valid words
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Advantages of the Pro version: **Ad-Free Experience** **7 additional board layouts** **Randomize the board. Mix up the DL, DW, TL TW tiles and give the game a new twist** **Option to enable the hints feature (Valid words appear above the rack as you form them by moving the tiles)** Word Master is an innovative version of the traditional “Crosswords" board puzzle. Not needing internet connection, using unique fast artificial intelligence resources and with highly customizable options, Word Master is used by crossword games enthusiasts for quick offline training and induce the players to improve their skills and reasoning in the game. Create words with the 7 letters on your rack and place them on the 15 by 15 tile board. Boost your score by placing letters on the special Double Letter, Double Word, Triple Letter and Triple Word tiles. Languages supported: • English • French (Français) • Portuguese (Português) • German (Deutsch) • Spanish (Español) • Italian (Italiano) • Dutch (Nederlands) • Norwegian (Norsk) • Swedish (Svenska) • Romanian(Romana) • Greek(Ελληνικά) • Polish (Polski) • Catalan(Català) PLAY AGAINST THE COMPUTER Choose the level and the duration of the game. No more waiting long hours for your opponent to play! Both computer and player tiles are randomly selected, simulating in the best way possible a game against a real opponent. PASS N' PLAY Play offline against friends! In the bus, airport, train or whatever place you are. CHALLENGE MODE Find out if you are a true hampion. In this mode, you score more points in each turn as you come closer to the best possible word. Try to beat your high scores! IMPROVE YOUR PERFORMANCE WITH THE MASTER After each turn, you will be able to see which words you could have played. Learn how to use the bonus squares on the board and the standards for the formation of words. ENRICH YOUR VOCABULARY WITH WORD DEFINITIONS Swipe your finger across any word on the board and get its dictionary definition. (Internet required) DESIGN YOUR OWN BOARD Use your creativity to place the bonus squares just where you want them to be. MORE FEATURES: • Do not waste your time searching whether the word you chose exists! As you place the word on the board, the game will display whether the word is or not valid and its score. • Get tips for valid words being created in your rack as you are arranging your letters (You can enable or disable this feature at any time). • Save your game and resume later. • Keep track of your records and stats (e.g. best final score, best word ever played, total bingos and more). • Choose from various board layouts, including random. • Block the droid from using very rare words. • Bad draw helper (avoid receiving a rack with no consonants or no vowels). • Two dictionaries in English available
MahJong by SunSwallow
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MahJong is mahjong solitaire for people who'd rather not squint, hurry, or be sold anything. BIG, CLEAR TILES The board fills the screen and scrolls, so every tile is a comfortable target. Or fit the whole board at once — your choice. Easy-Read faces swap the traditional characters for plain numbers and words with one switch, and suit shapes help if you don't see color well. NEVER A LOST CAUSE Every deal can be won — boards are built so a way through always exists. Undo as many moves as you like, shuffles included. The hint only ever points at pairs that are safe to take. Running out of moves offers a shuffle, never a "game over." NO TIMERS, NO LIVES, NO STREAKS There is no clock. Nothing counts down. Nothing resets if you miss a day. Every board keeps its own progress, so switching boards never loses a game. A BOARD FOR EVERY SITTING, AND ONE SHARED EACH DAY From a thirty-tile Cloud you can finish over coffee to the full 144-tile Turtle, with a Butterfly, a Fish, a Pavilion, and more in between. Today's Deal is the same board for everyone in the world that day — good for comparing notes across the family. NOTHING TO ACCIDENTALLY TAP Every button has a name. Starting over asks first. Works with VoiceOver and larger text sizes. NOTHING ELSE No ads — not even "watch a video to continue." No account, no sign-in, no notifications. No internet needed. No data collected, ever. Share it with your family. Made by SunSwallow, a small studio in Virginia. Questions or a board you'd like to see? Write to support@sunswallow.app — a person answers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: MahJong by SunSwallow at every 8 days against Word Master's every 2 months. MahJong by SunSwallow also leads on price ($3.99 vs $4.99). Word Master's advantage is chart position (#43 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On 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
Word Master costs $4.99 and MahJong by SunSwallow $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Word Master ships an update every 2 months, MahJong by SunSwallow every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Word Master | MahJong by SunSwallow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 86.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Best chart rank | #43 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luis Gualandi | SunSwallow LLC |
In-app purchases
Word Master
No in-app purchases
MahJong by SunSwallow
No in-app purchases
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