Last updated on December 7th, 2025 at 01:03 am
Mahjong Star! – Puzzle Game Review
Mahjong Star! is a Puzzle/Board/Entertainment game from Jose Varela, first launched in 16th September 2017.
It’s rated 4+ and currently has 87+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Mahjong Star! Stand Out
The goal is to remove all the tiles from the board. You may remove only paired free tiles. The tile is free when there are no tiles either to the left or to the right from it.
- 564 Board layouts
- 3D Rotation.
- 8 Tiles set (Traditional,Wood,Neon,Paintings,Animals,Objects,Fruits and Sculptures).
- 40 Backgrounds.
- Universal Game. You can play on phones and tablets.
- HD Images.
- All puzzles can be solved.
- Easy change the Layouts with de arrow buttons in the top of the game.
- Infinite Undo, Hints, Shuffle. Easy access at the bottom of the board.
- Light: you decide to illuminate the entire Layout, or only the clickable tiles.
- Tile set design for easy recognition.
- Score based on the time elapsed between matches. Less time more points.
- Each Board has a High Score that you can beat.
- Relaxing oriental music.
This Puzzle game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Mahjong Star! is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 26th April 2025
Recent improvements include:
Improvements in performance and stability.
Download & Availability
Mahjong Star! is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Mahjong Star! 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:
By far this is the best Mahjong game we have been able to find but it has major glitches that are way overdue to be fixed. It plays smoothly and has lots of options. Tiles are distinct and the board is easy to read. The app was recently updated – and as far as we can see the only fixes were to get ads to work and update the Unity startup screen. None of the glitches have been addressed – even after the developer has been notified of them for years – we still get the feeling the developer dont care – this update was to generate revenue – not to improve gameplay. Despite the description it appears the game does not display more than one hint (we believe it should cycle through all hints.) There also are situations where tiles that are not on an edge show as being eligible to be matched and actually can be matched although a careful examination of the board shows they should be blocked. This seems to occur with regularity when you use the undo command. We think the game should have an option to restart the board you are currently playing.
5star cuz this app dnloads fast and plays great no problems what so ever.
Terrible what happened to the wonderful game we paid $3.99 for? Now all these adds keep popping up and not even an option to pay to turn them off.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.4.2
- Size: 101.59 MB
- iOS: 13.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory:
- Developer: Jose Varela
Last updated: 26th April 2025 | Genre: Puzzle, Board | Developer: Jose Varela