Great way to learn

Even after reading online tutorials, I still had trouble grasping how Japanese Mahjong worked. The tutorial is fantastic and you can always go back to chapters to brush up on concepts if you’ve been away from the game a while. I’ve been gifted a Mahjong set, but until I can find 3 more local players, this is the way to get my practice in! Solid UI and good selection of AI opponents. The only thing I would add is a learning mode that displays the name of the hand once you reach it or the hand that is most probable with current tiles. That would help a ton to keep from getting confused when becoming Furiten. This is a big request, so no stars removed. A great game!

Best Offline Mahjong Game!

I bought this app for the first time before I switched to an iPhone, and it was just about the first app that I got once I did switch. The AI is not too bad really, and the differences between the computer characters adds a nice bit of variety. All the art assets (backgrounds, character icons, voice lines, etc.) are far beyond what I would have ever expected from a mostly single player mahjong app. Being able to pause a game and come back to it later is great, since this game is the one I always go to during brief periods of downtime. The developer is active, responsive, and very nice :)

One of the best.

Fun, easy to hop in and out of, good support for all screen sizes that I’ve tried. The list of games I install on every iOS device is pretty small (this game, Frotz, Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection, Pathos: Nethack Codex, and Stardew Valley), but it’s very worthy of a spot on anyone’s device. I’d love to see more women as potential opponents (women appear to make up under 1/3 of the total), but the roster is already very good overall, with plenty of unique characters. (I wouldn’t say no to more guys either though, haha)

Tsumo!

Got into mahjong with Final Fantasy XIV, then let my sub expire. Got this app and can't stop playing. I might be addicted. It's a very accessible app, very well put together, everything I'd expect. Also it's rare that a mobile app ever successfully convinces me to buy its merch. Looking forward to those adorable characters on some cards :) It's a travesty how few ratings this has. It's truly top tier riichi mahjong and I look forward to many more hours losing to a wolf.

Best Mahjong App!

Last year I decided that I really wanted to learn how to play Riichi Mahjong - mostly as a result of getting into playing it in FFXIV. Not only is Kemono Mahjong a great app for playing, but it's ideal for novices looking to learn or improve. The interface has easily tappable entries for scoring to help you familiarize yourself with the game's terminology as well. All of these features (not to mention the super cute art!) make Kemono Mahjong easily one of the best mahjong apps I've tried, and one that I greatly recommend to beginners and advanced players alike.

Great

Been playing on this app for a few years now, really fun. I noticed on my iPad though the landscape mode looks different now and the right side players avatar covers up their tiles when they call, forcing me to go to portrait mode to see what it was. Any chance the old layout can be an option? Thank you! Otherwise love it and love the characters

Best app to learn Riichi

This is a 5/5 app to learn Riichi mahjong, it has a great UI, it shows you how the scoring is done at the end by breaking it down, there is a reference for yaku that you can see it at any time. I was a beginner and the tutorial helped me learn the game. Im not a huge fan of the animal theme but the mechanics and the game itself is solid enough that it is worth buying even if you dont like the theme like me.

Great for learning, some minor issues with app

Nice layout that is more clear than mahjong layouts trying to simulate a real table. The tutorials on this app are very helpful in general. I found furiten and richi a little confusing even after the explanation. (I spent a couple games trying to have no tiles in both my hand and in my discard pile.) Link to contact developer is broken because the firm doesn’t appear. Also, there should be some female avatars. I usually play mahjong with women, so it feels very weird to have only male players.

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