Last updated on January 14th, 2026 at 10:01 pm
Mahjong by Dogmelon – Family Game Review
Mahjong by Dogmelon is a Family/Puzzle/Entertainment game from Dogmelon Pty Ltd, first launched in 13th December 2008.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 524+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Mahjong by Dogmelon Stand Out
The game that will entertain you AND keep your brain sharp.
We've collected all the feedback from our customers over the years, to help make this our best version yet, including:
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A heap of fun layouts to play, so you won't get bored
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choose your favorite tiles, backgrounds, and layouts, to make it look how YOU want.
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Deep zooming, so that you will never have trouble reading the tiles.
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Full Undo/Redo, so you can go back and make different choices.
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clean, attractive layouts, with no distractions, to ensure you can relax while you play.
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subtle sound effects that you can easily turn off, if you need to pay in silence.
This Family game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Mahjong by Dogmelon is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 24th February 2023
Recent improvements include:
Haptic feedback with tile moves.
Available moves counter shown.
Various improvements & bug fixes.
Download & Availability
Mahjong by Dogmelon is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Mahjong by Dogmelon on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We love this game, the tiles look like real tiles and we love the clicking sound (one of the reasons we paid for this one) and its very rare for us to give a whole 5 stars to ANY review. We were wondering, while its nice to have the stats it would be really nice if they could be in the settings or something. You see, we love the fireworks, they are such a nice effect and would be really nice if the stats werent in the middle of the screen, it kind of takes away form the fireworks. We know Im probably the only one to suggest this and it might not be cost effective to rearrange things but we thought it couldnt hurt to suggest it. :).
This is the best Mahjong game ever!!!!!! Our only complaint about the game is that we miss the calming music that the free version of this wonderful mahjong app from yall has along with the sound effects. The calming music made the game more relaxing. Also, we hope that this game will get more updates since its been a year since the last update.
This is the best Mahjong game ever!!!!!! Our only complaint about the game is that we miss the calming music that the free version of this wonderful mahjong app from yall has along with the sound effects. The calming music made the game more relaxing, so we wish it would be brought back to this game. Also, we hope that this game will get more updates since its been over a year since the last update.
Played severalthis one does what you want.
Thank you so, so, so much for taking away that ridiculous animation after making a match!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now please bring back the continue option for when you run out of moves. We want to be able to go backwards and find other options for winning without re-shuffling. This would make the game perfect for us again.
We love this app. So please desist with the clinking of the tiles when you make a match. Its annoying, its distracting, its dumb. Thanks.
The challenge is great, but we do not like having to manually change the layout. There are other MJ apps that randomly select a new layout each game. And we would prefer to not have to go to another screen to engage the UNDO button.
The app posts a time of completion but it is not correct for the history. Needs a fix! Would not have paid for with had we known the flaw.
Why must the matched tiles bang together now? It slows the game just a bit and adds NOTHING! :(.
We were looking for a better Mahjong Solitaire app. We tried several, including some rated five stars. This was the best we found. The graphics are good. The zoom feature is great. There is a very good selection of tile and background styles. It is not overly complicated and doesn't force you into a levels style of play. When you run out of matches it lets you back up and try again (many don't). It has a great feature where, if there's only one match for the tile you pick, a double tap will remove them both (speeds up play). It is very well crafted overall, with a great respect for the different ways the user may want to play.
We enjoy this. We use all the tiles to keep it interesting.
We play this game everyday a minimum of 10 times. Waiting on our gf, play. Waiting for appointment, play. Waiting for sleep…..play.
We like it because the ads arent interrupting us anymore, but why is the undo option hidden? We loved that you made updates to the free version to show the undo button on the main page without having to go into the menu. Please do that for the paid version too! And add the redo button next to it. ;) Thanks.
Addictive! Trains memory and focus.
We would like to see the timer stop when the app is not active. Also Ive had some issues with the app putting our iPhone in sleep mode (black screen). Not sure of the steps that cause this. Other then those issues, we like the app.
We like this App since it has no pay for hints etc, however, we would like a reshuffle option which it does not have.
Needs more deals; repeats same deals over & over again. Would like a feature suggesting winnable scenario on non win deals show us how to win feature. Also, every other mahjong Ive played recognizes when the final two tiles are on top of each other, and separates them & calls it a win.
We really like the simplicity of this mahjong. Unfortunately, if you leave the app open and come back to it from another app itll just be a black screen and youll have to restart it. Also, sometimes if you win a game or run out of possible moves the game will crash instead of giving you a restart pop up.
We like everything about this version but one thing, and for us its a major flaw – no shuffle. Undo and redo are not the the same as a reshuffle. Feel like we wasted our money.
Its ok but it seem to be giving us the same set ups over and over. Theres about maybe 7 or 8 maybe? Feels monotonous and we have the paid version.
Love the game, but the developers have got to fix the bugs! It is hard to close out of the game, sometimes it freezes. When it works, we really like it! Please fix the bugs.
App closes without warning. Right in the middle of the game. You get some bogus pop up about achievement 1 in 7 What.??? Stay with the free version. The upgrade isnt worth it. To be honest its just plain boring.
Great, use it to relax and have some good time playing.
We paid for this version so that we could turn off the hints. We can't! It's the same version – not a upgrade at all. There is no option for turning off the hints. Update: Can turn off the hints now. Thanks.
We enjoy playing Mah Jong, so we shelled out the money to purchase this game. At first we really enjoyed it, & won proportionately more games than we had with other similar MJ games. But after a while we realized that we had played the same layout before, maybe even several times. We can't say for certain that they are the exact same layouts, as we haven't memorized the full board, but we would like to see different tiles in different places in most of the games we play. If we are only getting, say, 10 different games that we're playing over & over again, it was a disappointing waste of money.
Just installed new version…two times. Will not stay open so it's now unusable.
Not really too sure of how many stars to give just yet??? So far it seems to be pretty good !!! HOWEVER….It is in a dire need for UPGRADE!!! PLEASE Thanx.
This App has so much potential, yet it sadly never reaches its potential. Initially, there are so many options on the settings that one believes this is a Great game! However, once one is actually PLAYING, it is not so user-friendly. Example: In order to access the 'Hints', most Mahjong games simply have a key to press on. The available plays immediately are highlighted. Not so with this one. The user must 1st press on the 'Menu' button' and then press on the 'Hints' button'. Finally, the 'Hints' are NOT even highlighted! What's that about? They are actually darkened so that every tile that is NOT playable is highlighted! WOW! Talk about counter intuitive, cumbersome and non-user-friendly! We can't think of a better way to discourage folks from using their App. If we worked for their company, we would want our product to be as easy to use and user-friendly as possible. But that's just our opinion.
We are enjoying playing this game. Like the different type of tiles used. Like the amount of layouts to choose from. Feel we are getting our money's worth.
We tried the free version first and needed more so we got the paid version. On a day you just don't want to think or if you have a child that needs to be entertained you can turn on the hints. For a more challenging version just turn off the hints. We're not real thrilled with the tile choices but they aren't really all that bad. We like the size of the tiles. Children or adults with vision problems would have no problems enjoying this game.
We love Mahjong and this one is a little different which makes it a great game to play.
Many layouts, nice variety of tiles. We prefer the colored shapes as they are easier to see. Thanks for another great game, dogmelon. We have your solitaire, also.
Love this game! Definitely worth buying.
Classic Mahjong is a lot of fun, much like any game of Mahjong. We do like that shapes on the tiles are rare. It's nice to see someone thinking outside the box! Haha! Ginny.
We love it! Play it all the time. Just wish for more layouts.
This is one of the best Mahjong we have played and we have tried a lot of different ones. Like having a choice of tiles. If you love Mahjong then buy this one.
Especially love the Christmas tile set.
Started with the free app, knowing full well that it was a come on for a fee app. Having played Mah Jong on Acer, and enjoyed it, we thought this was a good and fair way to try another version. The upgrade showed us exactly what we were paying for. Since then we've played a number of versions. For us the games are both relaxing and challenging.
As with all your games this one is wonderful, we like the fact that it keeps our mind occupied And keeps us thinking .All the different tile sets are really nice, even our husband enjoys Them.
Why is there always ONE tile left on dragon? Impossible to win.
We tried the free app of this version of mahjong and we enjoyed it very much so we bought the full version and am happy we did.
Enjoy playing game and have had no problems with it.
The graphics are small and are easier to see if you tilt your phone to the side. The $1.99 price is great and it's a fun and winnable version of Mahjong.
Doesn't run. Screen goes black for a moment and then crashes back to iOS. We want our 1.99 back.
Totally mislead by this as the majong to try for the computer had an iphone button. We clicked on it expecting to be buying what we were trying and it ISN'T EVEN CLOSE! We AM SOOOOO SORRY we DIDN'T READ THE REVIEWS BEFORE BUYING! SHAME ON YOU.
Terrible game, terrible graphics. Made a mistake in buying this game. 58ammahjongfanatic.
We're an app finatic, but we've never felt the urge to write a review… Until now. This is hands down the worst mahjong game ever (and quite possibly the worst app as well). But that's not even the worst part. It costs $9.99. Let us say that again… $9.99. We don't readily hand out advice to total strangers, but this time it's completely warranted. DO NOT BUY THIS.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 3.1
- Size: 69.07 MB
- iOS: 12.3 or later
- Languages: EN, FR, DE
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: [Dogmelon Pty Ltd]()
Last updated: 24th February 2023 | Genre: Family, Puzzle | Developer: Dogmelon Pty Ltd