# The General — user reviews > 124 indexed App Store user reviews of The General by Sean O'Connor, rated 4.50/5 from 8 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-general/id310914488/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-general/id310914488.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 0 ## Newest reviews (14 of 124) ### 3/5 — Schöne Grafik, unlogische Züge des Gegners *2023-12-16* Das Spiel ist schön gestaltet. Aber leider ist der Algorithmus so programmiert, dass der Computergegner unlogische Züge macht und dabei seine wertvollsten Figuren verliert. Dadurch ist die sehr leicht, den Gegner zu besiegen. ### 3/5 — Great game But extremely slow!!! *2018-04-20, version 2.0.4* I love this game but at times it is extremely slow. It takes computer 4-5 seconds to move. In a game that takes possibly hundreds of moves it's hard to concentrate when it moves slow and choppy. I finally figured out that the game is slow before the next iOS update. Once the phone is updated the game works perfectly for a few weeks then it starts to slow down and eventually you can’t play it and have to wait for the next iOS update. But otherwise an awesome game! ### 4/5 — Great game *2017-05-08, version 2.0.4* It is a blast to play. Love it. But, Sometimes it slows down impossibly slow. Win loss total would be great. ### 4/5 — Darkhorse *2017-03-09, version 2.0.4* Great game needs to have a win and lost total added and maybe little more animation ### 4/5 — Good strategy Game *2015-10-10, version 2.0.2* A very good game. I used to play this board game when i was in my teens :) when i found it on iphone, i immediately downloaded. I must say that developer of this game must add some more AI, i can defeat easily now and add online play option :) ### 3/5 — Bad update, good game *2015-06-16, version 2.0.1* Regarding most-recent update: why is the game so slow now? The new animations are not an improvement. Everything worked much more smoothly in the prior versions. Regarding the game generally, here is my initial review: I had this game on my old Windows Mobile phone years ago and loved it -- by far the game I played the most on that phone. I was hoping someone would port a Stratego clone to the iPhone (and now the iPad) and, sure enough, here it is. Woo-hoo!!! This game is perfect for people who love strategy turn-based war games. It can be played in about 5 minutes, which is ideal for a phone game. The goal is to capture the enemy's flag before it captures yours. The trick is that you can't see what any of the enemy's pieces are: the piece you're about to engage could be the general (#1) or a lowly scout (#9). Lower numbers defeat higher numbers, so surprise is a key element in the game. The AI here is pretty good: challenging, but not enough to frustrate you to the point where you don't want to play anymore. It's fun to come up with different placement strategies (the game comes with about 20-30 different pre-set placements to choose from, but it's more fun to devise them on your own). Thanks for a great game and keep up the good work! ### 1/5 — No longer playable with 2.0 *2015-06-01, version 2.0* I've had this app for a long time, but an upgrade caused too many bugs that it is no longer playable! Game starts with the AI only having the general... Surrender a few times and they get a full board, which is just a mirrored image of your own pieces. How much fun is this? ### 1/5 — What the??? *2015-05-31, version 2.0* App upgrade destroyed the game! No longer works on iOS. Please fix! ### 1/5 — Back To The Drawing Board *2015-05-30, version 2.0* Unfortunately, this upgraded version has many bugs that need to be fixed. Crashes on the first few moves. I've had this app for a long time and this is the first to go completely backwards. Disappointed.... Please upgrade your upgrade. ### 1/5 — What were you thinking? *2015-05-29, version 2.0* A great game completely ruined by the upgrade. Opponent's pieces don't show up and then it crashes on move 3. Uninstalled ### 1/5 — Messed Up *2015-05-29, version 2.0* This used to be great. Now it's slow even when the opponent actually has pieces deployed, which is not often. I am amazed that this is so bad now. ### 1/5 — Bugs since update *2015-05-28, version 2.0* All of a sudden the game is very slow. .very slow. .also there are time when you hit start and no opponent shows up. As for higher AI i have not seen an improvement same tricks that worked in the olde version still fool the game. ### 2/5 — Update a step backward *2015-05-28, version 2.0* The latest update makes gameplay slower and less enjoyable. I liked to play quick games before but the movement of game pieces takes away from that. Not my go to game anymore...... ### 3/5 — Aggiornatelo per piacere *2014-06-27, version 1.60* Il gioco è davvero bello, ma si è costretti a giocare con lo schermo ridotto su iPhone 5!! Perché non lo aggiornate in modo che funzioni anche su iPhone5?? ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — What the heck happened? *2015-11-21, version 2.0.3* The new version is horrible. Very laggy and slow, takes forever to play a game. CPU moves are choppy and slow. Such disappointment. I played the old version thousands of times, but now I'm considering deleting the game. ### 1/5 — Incredibly Slow *2015-08-10, version 2.0.2* As other reviews mention, latest updates made gameplay incredibly slow. Game is basically unplayable now. Fix, or I will delete. ### 1/5 — Bad update *2015-07-11, version 2.0.2* After update it is starting up correctly but is very very slow. On a iPad 2. Please roll it back to the reversion. The last update ruined my favorite game. Please roll it back. It is way to slow now and it's smaller graphics. Update July 11 still to slow to play. Just put the old version back ### 1/5 — Needs a fix, quick! *2015-07-04, version 2.0.1* Played the gave every day, until the 2.0 upgrade!😩 First time playing after the 2.0, the game would not start correctly, both on the iPad and iPhone. Had to delete and re-install. Then quickly discovered that the game pieces move Extremely S L O W! In addition, the opponent makes moves that are not too smart such as chasing the #1 piece with the Spy and allowing the #1 to take out the Spy. Or striking a game piece that has not been identified yet with their #3'and landing on a bomb! Thought that ap upgrades were to make it better, not worse! The game needs a fix right away! ### 1/5 — Do not buy! Until they fix the Bad update to a good game. *2015-06-24, version 2.0.1* The game was great. I played it every day for 2 years. Now with the latest update, the game is horrible. Slow and buggy and no longer fun to play. I quit, until it is fixed. ### 1/5 — Too Slow *2015-06-12, version 2.0.1* Sean, Please just revert to version 1.6. The AI is not much tougher. We don't care about making the AI smarter if it means slowing the game down. Vote YES if you agree. ### 1/5 — Bug *2015-06-10* IA spy always win, wathever is my piece... ### 1/5 — Update ruins the game *2015-06-09, version 2.0.1* What happened? This update is horrible. Game pieces move so slowly now, and the screen size is too small now. It used to be so snappy. Now it's like playing in molasses. I used to play this game all the time until this update. ### 1/5 — Upgrade has slowed game down horribly *2015-06-07, version 2.0* Game used to be really fast but since upgrading it has made the game incredibly slow. Won't play again until it gets fixed. Such a shame. ### 1/5 — Sean come back to us *2015-06-01, version 2.0* I too used this app for many years and have been a fan so Sean since early 2000 when Slay came out. This version needs to be rolled back ASAP. Opponent pieces don't appear except for the 1. Also went to the forums and they appear dead no updates on there either since several years ago. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Fantastic game *2023-08-17, version 2.1.1* It is just like the classic board game. Challenging AI, customizable settings, and low price. I have sunk a lot of hours into this gem of an app. 5/5 ### 5/5 — Takes me back to my childhood! *2020-08-22, version 2.1.0* Just like my favorite childhood (and young-adult) board game! ### 5/5 — Excellent AI *2017-01-24, version 2.0.4* Great game with sophisticated AI. If you like Stratego and don't need multiplayer functionality, you'll love this. Don't believe the haters. ### 5/5 — Excellent Strategy Game *2015-11-17, version 2.0.3* You are probably looking at this app because you want a game of strategy similar to Stratego. There exist dozens of variations of the same concept all over the world and over the Internet. The General by Sean O'Connor is one of the best I've ever encountered in the form of a computer game. I've noticed it is very polished and works without slowdown or glitches. This app has so many useful options that contribute to enjoyable play. You get 6 different AI engines from what it seems. Maybe it's just one engine but has 6 difficulties. You get a number of themes for the pieces. You also get a very good selection of predetermined arrangements to play as. You can also horizontally reverse each. Overall I've found no issues with this app whatsoever. It should provide lots of enjoyment to any fan of turn based strategy games and board games. ### 5/5 — Love this! Best Stratego app! *2015-06-07, version 2.0.1* I have been a huge fan and supporter of "The General" for years! Love it! ### 5/5 — Not working right *2015-06-04, version 2.0* Intermittently does not give you an opponent. - I removed the game and reinstalled. Seems to work again. ### 5/5 — Крутяк. Cool *2013-04-14* Люблю такие пошаговые ### 5/5 — Heißt nicht so - ist aber die beste Umsetzung von Stratego *2011-12-30* Hier stimmt absolut die Umsetzung grafisch, als auch von der Bedienung her. Da kommen Erinnerungen an die analoge Brettspielzeit auf ;-). Fehlt noch die Mehrspielermöglichkeit, oder? ### 5/5 — excellent *2011-08-18, version 1.50* please change the icon to a game piece; the current one is cheesy. make the gameboard a larger proportion of the screen. thank you. ### 5/5 — Great App, but . . . *2011-04-22, version 1.50* I love the game and play it all the time. I love how the app is like the real game, and not a stupid spinoff version. However, it could be made even better if you added a multiplayer mode. Great game, though. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*