How Mahjong Master Coach compares
Most mahjong apps teach one game, or just let you tap tiles. Mahjong Master Coach teaches and plays every major style, with a coach that explains why.
Here’s how it lines up against other popular mahjong apps, on the things that matter for actually getting better.
| Mahjong Master Coach | Tile Wise | Eight Bam | I Love Mahj | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rule sets | Seven (incl. American) | American only | American only | American only |
| Platforms | iPhone & iPad | iPad | iPhone & iPad | Browser (web) |
| Price | $4.99/mo · $39.99/yr | $12.99/mo · $99.99/yr | $3.99/mo · $17.99 one-time | ~$6/mo · ~$60/yr |
| Free trial | Yes | 7-day | — | — |
| On-device “Why?” coach | Yes | Rule Q&A | — | — |
| Skill drills | 13 drills | Charleston + quizzes | Card / Charleston drills | Drills + tutorials |
| Replay & fork analysis | Yes | — | — | — |
| Tournaments & matches | Yes | — | Daily challenge | — |
| Shareable deals (QR, open format) | Yes | — | — | — |
| Mahjong Solitaire | Yes | — | — | — |
| Master Score progress system | Yes | — | Leaderboard | — |
| Works offline | Yes | Yes | Yes | — |
| No account / no ads / no tracking | Yes | No data collected | Offline | — |
“—” means not a listed feature of that app, per its own App Store listing or website. Comparison as of July 29, 2026; prices and features change, so check each app’s current listing.
Why Mahjong Master Coach
Teaches and plays every major style
Seven rule sets, all fully playable — Simplified, Hong Kong, Chinese Official, Riichi, Taiwanese, Sichuan, and American. You’re not locked to one game.
A coach that reasons, on-device
Real Apple-Intelligence coaching that explains why a move is right — a “Why?” deep-dive grounded in the numbers, not a canned rulebook lookup.
iPhone and iPad
Play and learn anywhere, on the device in your pocket — not tethered to a tablet or a browser tab.
A whole fitness system
A Master Score out of 10,000, daily rings, streaks, drills, tournaments, and replays — built to keep you improving, Apple-Fitness style, not a one-off lesson pack.
More game for the money
$39.99 a year, against a field that runs to $99.99 — while doing considerably more than practice a single card.
Yours, and private
Offline, no account, no ads, no tracking, and zero third-party SDKs. Nothing about you leaves your device.