“Game is fun BUT… — I enjoy the game but once you get to a certain level they make it absolutely impossible to advance without spending money. Then even when you do buy, they still make sure you cannot advance until you use everything you…”
Independent automated assessment · 3 signal sources · 235 reviews scanned · analyzed 2026-10-04.
4.6 ★10,714 ratings
—Downloads
17+Age rating
448 MBApp size
FreeIn-app purchases
About this app
Mahjong Crush: Sorting Jam brings a fresh twist to the classic mahjong experience. Match tiles, clear the board, and enjoy a relaxing puzzle journey filled with satisfying challenges.
Simple to learn but rewarding to master, Mahjong Crush: Sorting Jam blends calm gameplay with smart strategy, creating the perfect puzzle experience for both casual players and mahjong enthusiasts.
A Fresh Mahjong Puzzle Experience
Mahjong Crush: Sorting Jam reimagines traditional mahjong with modern matching mechanics. Tap tiles, match three identical pieces, and clear the board while carefully planning every move.
Each level introduces new layouts and clever puzzle designs that keep the gameplay fresh while preserving the relaxing feel of classic mahjong.
Why Players Love Mahjong Crush: Sorting Jam…
Preview
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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Which version this describes
When we ran this analysis, and what the store lists now.
This analysis describes version 1.77.3 of the app, analyzed 2026-10-04 . The app may have changed since.
The store currently lists version 1.77.3, updated 2026-09-16.
What we measured
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Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
2 themes reported
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
65–79% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
App-specific findings, grouped by what each one rests on. How they are graded lives on its own page.
One source only — shown, not confirmed 2
A single kind of evidence. We publish these because withholding them would be the bigger distortion, and we do not treat any of them as a finding we stand behind.
Reported by users: Pay to progress
Advancement or competition is gated behind spending money rather than playing.
What we saw: Pay to progress: raised by 6 distinct reviewers (2.6% of 235 reviews scanned)
Reported by users: Aggressive ad load
Advertising volume or placement that interrupts normal use: ads between every action, unskippable or forced full-screen ads.
What we saw: Aggressive ad load: raised by 31 distinct reviewers (13.2% of 235 reviews scanned)
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Not so great — It wants you to spend money so it does not allow you to progress”
“Pay to win — This is a pay to win game. No thank you.”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 1.77.3.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Business modelFree
Prices and terms as disclosed by the store listing.