Chess.com - Play and Learn vs Total War: MEDIEVAL II

How do Chess.com - Play and Learn and Total War: MEDIEVAL II compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Chess.com - Play and Learn	Total War: MEDIEVAL II
Genre	Strategy	Strategy
Price	Free	Paid
Difficulty	variable	hard
Ad intensity	high	none
In-app-purchase pressure	high	medium
Typical session	variable	long
Rating	4.8 / 5	4.9 / 5
Ratings count	810,779	7,260
Reviews say	What players like Learn chess with built-in lessons and coach features Huge online player base for real-time matches Extensive puzzle library with 500k+ problems Common complaints Aggressive pop-up ads and forced ads between games Heavy paywall on puzzles and lessons per day App crashes during game analysis features	What players like Deep strategy gameplay with massive real-time battles Excellent port of PC classic with intuitive touch controls High replay value across 17+ factions and campaigns Common complaints Frequent crashes during large battles and after updates High upfront cost with expensive expansion DLC AI diplomacy broken; refuses reasonable peace deals

Chess.com - Play and Learn — Master chess against millions online with puzzles, lessons, and real-time gameplay across all skill levels. (rated variable difficulty, high ad pressure) Total War: MEDIEVAL II — Command sprawling medieval armies across three continents in this turn-based strategy epic with massive real-time battles and diplomatic intrigue. (rated hard difficulty, none ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-24. Last updated 2026-08-24.