Shanghai Mahjong Downloads & RevenueShanghai Mahjong · App Store
Shanghai Mahjong is #72 in Games › Board Paid in Japan and charting in 12 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperMobileAge LLC
CategoryGames
Price1.99 USD
Released
Rating★ 4.3 (247)
Version2.0.2
Age rating4+
First seen by us
24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)10k+ worldwide
📈Entered the top 100📈Charting in a new country🆕First spotted by AppInsider🆕Released on the App Store
Full timeline · 21 events in the last 12 months
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong entered the top 100Top Paid · Games · MY
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong charting in a new countryMalaysia
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong entered the top 10Top Paid · Puzzle · IT
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong entered the top 100Top Paid · Puzzle · AU
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Puzzle · CA · Top Paid · Puzzle · GB
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong entered the top 100Top Paid · Puzzle · JP
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong entered the top 100Top Paid · Board · BR
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong entered the top 100Top Paid · Puzzle · BR
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong entered the top 100Top Paid · Games · SE
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · SE
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong charting in a new countrySweden
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong entered the top 100Top Paid · Puzzle · SA
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Board · ID · Top Paid · Puzzle · ID
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Games · ID · Top Grossing · Board · ID
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong entered the top 100Top Paid · Puzzle · FR
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong entered the top 10Top Paid · Puzzle · AE
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong entered the top 100 in 2 chartsTop Paid · All Apps · AE · Top Paid · Games · AE
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong entered the top 100Top Paid · Board · US
- 📈Shanghai Mahjong charting in a new country in 2 chartsBrazil · Spain
- 🆕Shanghai Mahjong first spotted by AppInsider#98 in Top Paid · Puzzle · Italy
- 🆕Shanghai Mahjong released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.3 ★
247 ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#72
Games › Board PaidMeasured
Shanghai Mahjong at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
Tile Matching Realistic Abstract short sessions Premium
#mahjong solitaire #puzzle #casual #leaderboards #achievements #customization
Shanghai Mahjong on the App Store
App details
App ID
283619399
Publisher
MobileAge LLC
Minimum OS
iOS 9.0+
iPhone 4s and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad · Watch
Universal purchase · Game Center
Content rating
4+
Languages
1
EN
Size
19 MB
Also listed in
Entertainment, Puzzle, Board
Shanghai Mahjong downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where Shanghai Mahjong's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | Games › BoardPaid | #72 |
 Russia | Games › BoardPaid | #17 |
 Indonesia | Games › BoardPaid | #17 |
 India | Games › BoardPaid | #31 |
 Saudi Arabia | Games › BoardPaid | #19 |
| Italy | Games › BoardPaid | #28 |
 France | Games › BoardPaid | #49 |
 United Arab Emirates | Games › BoardPaid | #16 |
 United Kingdom | Games › BoardPaid | #97 |
 Australia | Games › BoardPaid | #70 |
 Canada | Games › BoardPaid | #70 |
| Italy | Games › PuzzlePaid | #69 |
| Indonesia | Games › PuzzlePaid | #58 |
 South Korea | Games › BoardPaid | #167 |
| France | Games › PuzzlePaid | #144 |
| United Arab Emirates | Games › PuzzlePaid | #54 |
| India | Games › PuzzlePaid | #155 |
| Australia | Games › PuzzlePaid | #176 |
| Russia | Games › PuzzlePaid | #147 |
Apps near Shanghai Mahjong on the chart
Games › Board Paid, around #72.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.3 ★
247 ratings
Measured
Ratings
247
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
under 1
4-week average
Lifetime rating
4.3★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
42/100
faster than 36% of Games apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Shanghai Mahjong
From the 50 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the app's traditional gameplay, lack of ads, and high-quality graphics, often citing it as their favorite Mahjong game for years. However, recent reviews highlight significant technical issues, including crashes on newer iOS versions, broken sound features, and frustration with forced Game Center sign-ins or negative post-game messages.
Mixed but leaning positive (68% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being fun, and regular updates. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs, and recent updates. Recent reviews are more negative than earlier ones.
What people like
- Fun: “Enjoyed this app for years!”
- Updates: “Thank you again for the updates!”
- Features & content: “The opacity option is neat too!!!”
- Crashes & bugs: “Stopped working after last apple update”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “With new OS, this stopped working”
- Updates: “Works worse now than before the update yesterday”
- Fun: “Game is no fun with this garbage!”
About Shanghai Mahjong
WINNER "BEST GAME" 2009
3rd PLACE WINNER "BEST APP EVER" 2010
"Quite honestly, if you enjoy the game of Mahjong even a little bit, you’d be nuts not to buy this game. It’s the best mahjong available for the iPad or the iPhone" — 148Apps
"Shanghai Mahjong app is the best Mahjong app available on iTunes" — slapapp.com
"This is arguably the best digital version of the game I’ve ever played" — macgamer.com
"absolutely gorgeous!" — gear diary
"If you've been stuck trying to decide which mahjong solitaire game in the App Store will get you the most bang for your buck, it’s time to stop wracking your brain and give Shanghai a try. It’s a gorgeous and über customizable version of the game you know and love" — appadvice.com
"With solid controls, a variety of game modes, and nearly endless customization via direct downloads, Shanghai Mahjong came away the winner in our Games category. — iLounge.com
"13th Top iOS App of all time" - 148Apps
"You’d be seriously hard-pressed to find a nicer looking mahjong app than Shanghai" — appsafari
Shanghai Mahjong, one of the most popular games of all time, returns in this definitive edition. Whether you have two minutes or two hours you'll quickly lose yourself in this classic tile-matching obsession. Shanghai has been carefully designed to look amazing on whichever device you decide to run it on: iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
Features:
• Photorealistic game tiles
• 50+ tilesets keep the game fresh
• 200 different layouts keep your mind active
• 33 Challenging Game Center achievements
• Unique Windstorm mode adds new game twists
• Personalize with custom backgrounds
• Global Leader boards
• Detailed Game statistics
• Supports your background music
• Post scores to Facebook
• Fully supports iOS4 and the Retina display.
UNLIMITED CUSTOMIZATION
=======================
Those that think that classic Mahjong is so 1924 can rest easy. Now you can choose from an ever expanding library of tilesets to keep the game fresh. From Fractals to Trippy Polish Cinema we automatically make new sets available as they're cranked off the production line.
You can further personalize the look of the game with an unlimited selection of backgrounds. Choose images from your photo album or from a selection of custom designed artwork
From fast two minute games to extended head scratchers, quickly choose from over 200 layouts or select one at random each time you start a game.
LEADERBOARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
===============================
Wondering if you're king of the tile heap? Now you can see how you stack up against friends and other players world wide. From Morphious Moves to Slaying Dragons Shanghai's 33 built-in Game Achievements are guaranteed to test your zen-mettle in new and challenging ways.
3rd PLACE WINNER "BEST APP EVER" 2010
"Quite honestly, if you enjoy the game of Mahjong even a little bit, you’d be nuts not to buy this game. It’s the best mahjong available for the iPad or the iPhone" — 148Apps
"Shanghai Mahjong app is the best Mahjong app available on iTunes" — slapapp.com
"This is arguably the best digital version of the game I’ve ever played" — macgamer.com
"absolutely gorgeous!" — gear diary
"If you've been stuck trying to decide which mahjong solitaire game in the App Store will get you the most bang for your buck, it’s time to stop wracking your brain and give Shanghai a try. It’s a gorgeous and über customizable version of the game you know and love" — appadvice.com
"With solid controls, a variety of game modes, and nearly endless customization via direct downloads, Shanghai Mahjong came away the winner in our Games category. — iLounge.com
"13th Top iOS App of all time" - 148Apps
"You’d be seriously hard-pressed to find a nicer looking mahjong app than Shanghai" — appsafari
Shanghai Mahjong, one of the most popular games of all time, returns in this definitive edition. Whether you have two minutes or two hours you'll quickly lose yourself in this classic tile-matching obsession. Shanghai has been carefully designed to look amazing on whichever device you decide to run it on: iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
Features:
• Photorealistic game tiles
• 50+ tilesets keep the game fresh
• 200 different layouts keep your mind active
• 33 Challenging Game Center achievements
• Unique Windstorm mode adds new game twists
• Personalize with custom backgrounds
• Global Leader boards
• Detailed Game statistics
• Supports your background music
• Post scores to Facebook
• Fully supports iOS4 and the Retina display.
UNLIMITED CUSTOMIZATION
=======================
Those that think that classic Mahjong is so 1924 can rest easy. Now you can choose from an ever expanding library of tilesets to keep the game fresh. From Fractals to Trippy Polish Cinema we automatically make new sets available as they're cranked off the production line.
You can further personalize the look of the game with an unlimited selection of backgrounds. Choose images from your photo album or from a selection of custom designed artwork
From fast two minute games to extended head scratchers, quickly choose from over 200 layouts or select one at random each time you start a game.
LEADERBOARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
===============================
Wondering if you're king of the tile heap? Now you can see how you stack up against friends and other players world wide. From Morphious Moves to Slaying Dragons Shanghai's 33 built-in Game Achievements are guaranteed to test your zen-mettle in new and challenging ways.
Latest updates
2.0.2
