# Magnus Trainer 2 — user reviews

> 46 indexed App Store user reviews of Magnus Trainer 2 by Chess.com, LLC, rated 3.80/5 from 25 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magnus-trainer-2/id1572832379/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/magnus-trainer-2/id1572832379.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 15 · 4★ 3 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 6

## Newest reviews (14 of 46)

### 3/5 — Reporting a technical issue

*2025-11-07*

I’m not sure where else to report this. I figured if I left a review someone from the developing team would read it. I keep getting this error message that says I can’t access the lessons because I’m offline. But I’m not offline. I updated the app, updated my phone, paid for a subscription, and still nothing. My iPhone is on version 18.7.1 . Is the app no longer compatible with newer iPhone updates?

### 4/5 — A bit puzzled

*2024-10-18, version 2.0.0*

I don’t see much of a reason for a second. The first had amazing Ui which I think is missing in this second app, which is a bit confusing seeing as a second should be better than the first. Other than that I suppose the lessons are equal quality and the games are cool.

### 2/5 — Slow as a turtle

*2024-06-09, version 2.0.0*

The app takes forever to load, needs internet connection for some reason if you’re not already in middle of a lesson. If I come back to the app a bit late, I have to go through the whole menu again, which again remember is very slow. That’s enough friction to not make me want to use it.

### 4/5 — King issues

*2024-05-27, version 2.0.0*

So you know the King Sprint yeah? So I can do it but I couldn’t get 3 stars. I couldn’t find any more orbs. Is this a bug or am I dumb? I clearly do NOT see any more orbs. The best I’ve got was 53 ;-;

### 2/5 — Pay to win

*2024-01-14, version 2.0.0*

It looks good, is good etc but now instead of the token system it is pay to win. Now you have to pay to get the full app, when otherwise you could just get good at chess like this app is for.

### 2/5 — Training style not good

*2024-01-02, version 2.0.0*

The app has a lot of good subjects but the delivery style is very heavy with guess the move in every pages making the courses hard to remember or to memorize. I wish it could be better. So I canceled my subscription

### 3/5 — Bug

*2023-11-26, version 2.0.0*

When I play Chess Sprint, for some pieces like the Knight, once you collect 20 orbs, even though there are 45 on the level, it says you collected all orbs. Meanwhile, for the King and Pawn, when you collect absolutely every orb on the map (a very small map, mind you), it says you only collected 1/4 of the orbs on the map.

### 4/5 — I’m sad that the tokens are gone

*2023-10-21*

The lessons are very useful well-organized. 
Before the update, when I need to learn something, I can just repeat some lessons for token and get the lesson I need after that. This partly means that I can learn them for free, and understandably, the devs cannot willingly happy with that. Now there are many lessons that I can’t get, partly because I’m a student and obviously I do not have a credit card or some thing like that. However, the devs are still nice that they still give me access to the lesson I’ve got previously. Thanks for that.

### 2/5 — New Price System Should Have Been Announced

*2023-09-15*

Paid about 20 dollars for the premium content when it was on a coin system. Would have been better if those who already paid got to keep purchased lessons

### 3/5 — All my progress and coins gone !!!

*2023-07-26, version 1.1.11*

So I was logging as a “guest” everyday and it was keeping my progress then bought 50 coins and still everything was ok. 
I decided to sign up. 
Still worked with my progress and coins transferred and all good.
Then today when I login it shows me as a fresh subscriber with all my purchased coins gone !!! 🤔

### 3/5 — Could be great but buggy

*2023-06-10, version 1.1.11*

I can’t get 3 stars on the King sprint - it’s saying there are 2 orbs left but I’m seeing zero left. Having tried it about 30 times I’m done. I was thinking of subscribing but if they trial section isn’t even right yet then no money yet - sorry guys. Nice design but please get it tested more and make the subscription models clearer. I’m not sure if however many coins is going to give me infinite play or not. Needs to be more transparent.

### 1/5 — Scammy pay to play - avoid

*2023-03-16, version 1.1.9*

The trial isn’t a trial - you don’t get any coins for a week. So the three day trial does nothing. 

On Sign up you get additional coins - but they never come. 

Purchased extra coins and they appeared but then quickly disappeared too. Have reached out to support already as they can restore them, but it doesn’t seem right. 

You can’t skip over concepts you know such as what each piece does. This forces you to do the unneeded lessons and spend coins. 

Pretty shady tactics, not sure how this was approved to be honest, let alone promoted by Apple.

### 2/5 — Buggy; unresponsive development team

*2023-03-08*

I was really enjoying this app until it stopped letting me advance to the next lesson despite completing the previous lessons. Tried deleting and reinstalling. Emailed support but did not receive a response. No trouble charging my credit card each month, though. That software seems to work fine.

### 1/5 — Won’t even get past the splash screen

*2023-01-09*

Can’t even use the app...

**Developer response:** We're very sorry to hear that. Please contact us on feedback@playmagnus.com and we'll try to help you out the best we can.

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — The app has been offline

*2025-11-05*

I bought a subscription on Sunday but the app has been offline ever since. None of the lessons is available.

### 1/5 — No longer active

*2025-10-17, version 2.0.0*

This app is no longer working. It used to be brilliant. But since it was Play Magnus Group was acquired by chess.com nothing has been done with it. The lessons on this app were better than anything chess.com offered. Shame, and considering cancelling my chess.com subscription as well, as I think their behaviour in this regard is disgusting.

### 1/5 — Not working claiming it’s not connected to the Internet

*2025-10-14, version 2.0.0*

This was a fantastic app really good for my son who is learning to play chess really challenging and love how the lessons build up upon each other. Unfortunately the app has just stopped working claiming that it’s not connected to the Internet when it blatantly is I think probably because it hasn’t had an update in two years that would explain it.

### 1/5 — Mind Mirage

*2024-10-04*

I really valued mind mirage in the original app…. Why did you guys take out mind mirage?!?!

### 1/5 — Divide and destroy

*2024-05-12*

Chesscom bought play Magnus and Magnus trainer only to remove them from the App Store, and replace them with their own garbage. Congrats, chesscom, you managed to ruin something as valuable as the age old game of chess.

### 1/5 — A step backward

*2024-05-09*

A step backward from the original Magnus Trainer app, which offered in-depth, helpful training without a lot of time-wasting graphics, dialogue boxes, and childish games only tangentially related to real-world chess applications.

### 1/5 — Buggy

*2023-09-06, version 2.0.0*

Since latest September 23 update this App has gone extremely buggy with frozen and empty pages. Must provide a patch ASAP

### 1/5 — Won’t open

*2023-06-10, version 1.1.11*

I just get the blue screen with the logo for about 10 seconds, then it closes and sends me back to the homescreen.

### 1/5 — I can’t open the game

*2023-05-28, version 1.1.11*

I really want to get better at chess so I an beat my friends. I decided to try this app in hope of getting better at chess, but I can’t even open the game. This is super frustrating. P.S All my other Magnus games work.

### 1/5 — Clunky and Cheats, proper monkey show

*2023-03-18, version 1.1.10*

Disappointing chess platform very clunky and glitchy does not work well
Very ironic that the Grandmaster who opposing cheating so much has a platform flooded by people using bots and Stockfish etc 
Usual monkey show

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Best chess app on the market

*2025-10-15*

I love this app. I just started playing chess at a middle age about 3 months ago and I found all other chess apps not nearly as thorough as this app for education only. As a student, this app was more than amazing and it had a great mix of additional options separate from the main studying path as you progressed so you can choose what to study. The best part about this app is that Magnus Carlsen is the one speaking to you. He goes through his personal battles in chess and it really felt like he was the mentor in all the learning. I felt like I was able to get a one on one with Magnus Carlsen. 

I found the history so interesting and you can tell that an insane amount of time went into this app from Magnus Carlsen himself. Thank you for all the details! This app has so many other pros, but I’m not trying to make this too lengthy. 

Unfortunately I think the app is being shut down because right now and every device I use, the application is telling me I’m offline. I’m not offline I think the application is:( so please if you are watching this Magnus Carlsen please don’t let your work go offline! This app is so good! I am using the Magnus Carlsen 1 app that is very similar to this one but this app provides better games for learning the patterns and it’s just a cleaner app. I still appreciate the other app too so please don’t shut down both apps. I need one of them for at least another year if I’m to get good!

### 5/5 — Thanks!

*2024-11-20*

This app isn’t bad, but I loved Play Magnus and Magnus Chess Trainer.   What I particularly like about this app though is the Tactics Frenzy.  Thanks! I will play all three!

### 5/5 — I like this app

*2024-09-04*

I didn’t use the old version, so maybe I’m missing something, but this app is very accessible and easy to use.

### 5/5 — Incredible chess trainer for the value!

*2024-06-20*

Feels like magnus actually wrote the lessons himself which im sure he did. Happy customer here!

### 5/5 — Better than the previous version?

*2023-11-30*

Please explain how this app is better than the previous version.

### 5/5 — A great concept with a good team working on it at present

*2023-03-29, version 1.1.10*

Edit: turned two star review due to bug into five stars due to the support team working on the bug and compensating me enough stars for the inconvenience. As I said great concept and a good team still working behing it.(previous review:Been using the app for about a week, very enjoyable, but now all the lessons I have bought (whilst logged in) with tokens have been erased, along with over 10 tokens. So, completely broken and impossible to progress, and potentially scam. Shame as great concept. Have emailed them but no reply yet.)

### 5/5 — That’s really good !

*2022-11-30, version 1.1.4*

Cute animation with great puzzles to make you think.

### 5/5 — Excellent

*2022-07-25, version 1.0.4*

Good Luck with the new app, Magnus. We wish you great success with it. It’s a fantastic app.

### 5/5 — Best Chess App

*2022-07-11, version 1.0.2*

Thank you Magnus Carlsen

### 5/5 — A great way to learn chess

*2022-03-09, version 1.0*

The game has both puzzles, lessons and chess games against Magnus. It’s a great way to learn chess for beginners and for more advanced players. Highly recommended!!

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