Gacha Club vs My Talking Tom 2

How do Gacha Club and My Talking Tom 2 compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Gacha Club	My Talking Tom 2
Genre	Role Playing	Role Playing
Price	Free	Free
Difficulty	medium	easy
Ad intensity	low	high
In-app-purchase pressure	none	high
Typical session	variable	variable
Rating	4.2 / 5	4.4 / 5
Ratings count	150,604	858,414
Reviews say	What players like Extensive character customization with 600+ poses Free-to-play with no IAPs required Creative Studio mode for scene design Common complaints Critical bug: characters delete when exiting/closing app (15+ reviews) Save system fails to preserve character data Version 4.0 update made bugs worse and added ads	What players like Tom is funny and entertaining Lots of activities and mini-games to do Fun for kids and casual players Common complaints Excessive ads every few minutes ruins experience Greedy monetization with paywalls on basic items Freezes when returning from watching ads

Gacha Club — Create anime characters and design scenes with 600+ poses and thousands of customization options, then battle over 180 units in story and tower modes. (rated medium difficulty, low ad pressure) My Talking Tom 2 — A virtual pet simulator where you care for Tom the cat, teach him tricks, and decorate his home with loads of mini-games and customization. (rated easy difficulty, high ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-07-10. Last updated 2026-07-10.