Mahjong!!

Mahjong!!

By Mahjong

Mahjong!! is a classic tile-matching board puzzle game for Android and iOS users, offering offline play and daily challenges.

The App DNA

What makes this app unique?

Users hire this app for low-stakes, relaxing brain training that functions without internet connectivity. The distraction-free, purist board layout serves players seeking a classic experience without complex narrative bloat.

For Casual puzzle gamers seeking accessible, offline-capable board games.

What does it look like?

Key features

Offline Playedge

Enables full functionality without network dependency, expanding addressable market to low-data environments.

Daily Challengestandard

Provides a rotating board layout every 24 hours, creating a retention loop that increases daily active usage.

How much does it cost?

freeFree-to-play with ad support

Ad-supported model with no IAP or subscription gates, monetizing entirely through ad-inventory generated by high-frequency gameplay.

Velocity

Dormant developmentperformanceopaqueShow more...

The development of Mahjong!! has effectively ceased, with no releases recorded in the last 38 months. The most recent update was a minor maintenance patch in March 2026, following a significant gap since the previous activity in 2022. There is no evidence of live operations, new content, or feature development, indicating the app is in a zombie state.

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Who built it?

Mahjong

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User Sentiment

What do users think recently?

Review voice lately leans thrilled. Users appreciate the relaxing music and classic tile designs create a soothing atmosphere for daily stress relief and the variety of puzzle layouts provides a long-term challenge that keeps the game feeling fresh, but report constant promotional ads for other games disrupt the flow of the core puzzle experience.

How are ratings & reviews evolving?

May 18: 35 reviews (29 positive · 0 neutral · 6 negative)May 25: 33 reviews (26 positive · 4 neutral · 3 negative)Jun 1: 28 reviews (28 positive · 0 neutral · 0 negative)Jun 8: 36 reviews (31 positive · 0 neutral · 5 negative)Jun 15: 28 reviews (24 positive · 3 neutral · 1 negative)Jun 22: 33 reviews (28 positive · 2 neutral · 3 negative)Jun 29: 27 reviews (22 positive · 1 neutral · 4 negative)Jul 6: 31 reviews (23 positive · 0 neutral · 8 negative)Jul 13: 22 reviews (20 positive · 0 neutral · 2 negative)Jul 20: 19 reviews (19 positive · 0 neutral · 0 negative)Jul 27: 41 reviews (39 positive · 0 neutral · 2 negative)41Aug 3: 22 reviews (18 positive · 2 neutral · 2 negative)Aug 10: 18 reviews (16 positive · 0 neutral · 2 negative)May 18Aug 10
Positive Neutral Negative
4.6

Weekly average review rating

Google Play
4.77 · 471k
App Store
4.70 · 332k

What users say, by theme

What Users Love
  • The relaxing music and classic tile designs create a soothing atmosphere for daily stress relief
  • The variety of puzzle layouts provides a long-term challenge that keeps the game feeling fresh
  • The intuitive interface allows players of all ages to start playing without a steep learning curve
What Frustrates Users
  • Constant promotional ads for other games disrupt the flow of the core puzzle experience
+ 2 more themes
What Users Want 1 request inside

120 of 1268 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Thrilled overall

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Competition

Competitive landscape for Mahjong!!

How's the Games market?

The app maintains a 4.7-star rating across 802k+ total ratings, signaling strong product-market fit for the classic puzzle segment. However, the 38-month release silence suggests a maintenance-mode posture that risks losing ground to high-velocity competitors.

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The rivals identified

Mahjong Treasure Quest: Club

By VIZOR APPS LTD

With over 328,000 ratings and a high-frequency update cadence, this app dominates the narrative-driven Mahjong niche.

  • Integrates narrative-driven quest progression that transforms standard tile-matching into a long-term meta-game experience.
  • Features social club mechanics that incentivize daily retention through collaborative team-based challenges and rewards.
  • Utilizes a high-production-value art style that differentiates it from this app's traditional board-game aesthetic.
Mahjong!! vs Mahjong Treasure Quest: Club

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The Analyst's Read

Key takeaways for Mahjong!!

Where is it heading?

The casual puzzle market is consolidating around live-ops-heavy entrants that prioritize meta-game progression over classic board layouts. Without a feature refresh, Mahjong!! will likely see its user base slowly erode as players migrate to more dynamic, reward-driven experiences.

  • The lack of feature updates since 2022 leaves the app vulnerable to rivals with high-frequency live-ops cadences.

The SWOT

Core Strengths
  • Offline-first architecture ensures accessibility in low-data environments
Critical Frictions 1 weakness inside
Growth Levers
  • Introducing themed background customization could increase user session engagement
Market Threats 1 threat identified

Next best moves

1 Pivot

Audit ad-frequency settings because user complaints flag ad-disruption as a top churn risk → improve retention

The counter-intuitive read

The app's silence is its strength: by remaining a static, offline-first utility…

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Feature gaps

Narrative-driven meta-progression (available in Mahjong Treasure Quest but missing here)

Since the last report: The app remains in a maintenance state, but the PM has reprioritized the roadmap to address ad-frequency complaints over accessibility, while repositioning offline play as a key differentiator.

Bottom line

Mahjong!! retains a loyal base through its purist, offline-capable gameplay, but the lack of feature iteration since 2022 leaves it exposed to live-ops-driven rivals, so the PM should prioritize a UI refresh to address accessibility complaints and ad-frequency friction.

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Sources

  1. [1] Play Store listing, source

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AI-powered analysis with automated quality gates, built from publicly available sources. Marlvel.ai is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Mahjong!!, its developer, the app publisher, Apple, or Google Play. All trademarks, logos, and screenshots referenced remain the property of their respective owners.

What's new

The app remains in a maintenance state, but the PM has reprioritized the roadmap to address ad-frequency complaints over accessibility, while repositioning offline play as a key differentiator.

shifted

Roadmap Prioritization

improved

Offline Play Repositioning

added

Meta-game Threat

shifted

Review Volume Increase

Cite this report

Marlvel.ai. “Mahjong!! Intelligence Report.” Updated Aug 12, 2026. https://marlvel.ai/apps/mahjong

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