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REVIEW
Mahjong Mania is the casual tile-matcher webOS needed and not much more.
Inlogic Software's free LG webOS port of the classic Mahjong-solitaire tile-matching game — competent layouts, Magic Remote pointer-friendly, no progression to speak of.
BY THE APP COMRADE DESK · MAY 11, 2026 · 2 MIN READ
Mahjong Mania
INLOGIC SOFTWARE S.R.O.
OUR SCORE
6.6
LG
★ 5.0
PRICE
Free
Mahjong Mania is what you install when the TV is on and you don’t want to think — and that’s fine, as long as you know that going in. Inlogic Software has been porting this exact tile-matching game across smart-TV platforms for years; the webOS build is the version where the Magic Remote pointer finally makes the input feel right. Tile-pyramid solitaire on a directional pad is a chore. Tile-pyramid solitaire with a TV-pointer is a couch-friendly five-minute loop.
The honest framing: this is a port, not a flagship. There is no progression, no daily challenge, no leaderboards. There is a free game, half a dozen layouts, a hint button, an undo, and tile-pair clearing animations that feel correct. The presentation reads late-2010s casual — generic art, flat menus, no localisation gloss — but the core matching mechanic is unbothered by any of that. It works.
For LG TV owners who want a free, no-friction Mahjong-solitaire fix during ad breaks or while half-watching the news, this is a reasonable install. For anyone wanting depth — multiple modes, statistics, themed tile sets, daily play — look at Mahjong Master 2 instead. Mania is the casual baseline; that’s both the limit of its ambition and the reason it earns the install in the first place.
Mahjong Mania is what you install when the TV is on and you don't want to think — and that's fine, as long as you know that going in.
FEATURES
Mahjong Mania is a free LG webOS port of the classic Mahjong-solitaire (Shanghai-style) tile-matching puzzle from Inlogic Software, a Slovak studio that ships variants of this same game across Tizen, webOS, Roku, and Amazon Fire TV. The rules are the standard ones: pair identical tiles from a layered tile pyramid, only tiles unblocked on a long edge are selectable, clear the board to win.
The webOS build leans on the Magic Remote pointer for tile selection, which is genuinely the right input for this genre — directional-pad navigation across a 144-tile pyramid is tedious, and Inlogic wisely makes the pointer the default. Several preset layouts ship (turtle, pyramid, the usual arrangements), with a basic hint button and an undo. Background music can be muted from the settings screen.
No accounts, no cloud save, no leaderboards, no daily challenge, no level progression. Open the app, pick a layout, play, close. April 2026 update was the most recent.
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED
Mania does the one thing it has to do correctly: tile selection is fast, the pointer-hover state reads clearly on a TV from couch distance, and the matching animation has just enough feedback that you know when a pair clears. For a free webOS install you tap into during ad breaks or while half-watching something else, the loop works.
The Inlogic catalogue is consistent across smart-TV platforms — if you've played their Mahjong on a Samsung TV, the webOS build is the same game with a Magic Remote rather than a D-pad. That's an upgrade.
ROOM TO IMPROVE
Almost everything beyond the core tile-matching loop is missing. No persistent stats, no time-attack mode, no streaks, no aesthetic variety beyond the default tile set, no localisation polish. The hint button is generous to the point of removing the puzzle's tension if you lean on it.
The art and UI chrome feel late-2010s — flat gradients, generic typography, the kind of presentation that signals "ported casual game" the moment the title screen loads. Free with no ads observed, which is the right call, but also no in-app upgrades to a polished tier — what you see is what's shipping.
CONCLUSION
This is a fine free install for LG TV owners who want a low-stakes tile-matcher to occupy their hands during the news or a podcast. Don't install expecting progression, daily challenges, or the depth of a dedicated Mahjong-solitaire app on iPad. For mahjong players wanting variety on LG, see the Mahjong Master 2 review for a more featured take — Mania is the casual entry, Master 2 is the next step up.