Wasteful Button vs Cats are Liquid
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wasteful Button
This game challenges you to repeatedly press a button to see how far you can go. It's a simple yet engaging experience for those looking to break away from social media.
- Endless button pressing gameplay
- Distraction from social media
- Simple and engaging mechanics
- High score tracking
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Exhausted of being on Social Media all day and waste time somewhere else? Introducing the Useless Button! Press on the magical red button and see how far you can go by pressing the button.
Cats are Liquid
Embark on a 2D platforming adventure as a liquid cat and her friends. Explore 120 rooms, uncover unique abilities like sliding as ice or using a tail hookshot, and delve into the world's origins. Create your own levels with the included editor.
- Unique liquid cat abilities
- 120 explorable rooms
- Story-driven adventure
- Tail hookshot mechanic
- Included world editor
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Cats are Liquid - A Better Place is a 2D platformer about a liquid cat and her friends. - Slide across rooms as an ice block, float like a cloud, hookshot around with your tail, and utilize a bunch of other abilities! - Explore 120 different rooms. - Experience the story and find out how and why the world came to be. - Create your own rooms with the included editor! You play as the cat, in a place created just for you and your friends. You get to go on a nice adventure with them where nothing goes wrong and everything is perfect, as long as your friends stay there, right by your side. Over the course of the game, you get to explore 120 rooms and discover new abilities like the hookshot and light burst. A world editor is included.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Wasteful Button at none against Cats are Liquid's shown. Wasteful Button also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Cats are Liquid's advantage is ratings volume (786 vs 21). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Wasteful Button against 4.7 for Cats are Liquid. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cats are Liquid has 786 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Wasteful Button's written reviews are positive against 92% of Cats are Liquid's.
Wasteful Button ships an update every 3 weeks, Cats are Liquid monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wasteful Button | Cats are Liquid |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (21 ratings) — better | 4.7 (786 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 92.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 786 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 274 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Bryan Roa | Last Quarter Studios Oy |
Customer experience
Wasteful Button
Cats are Liquid
Bugs and requests
Wasteful Button
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Cats are Liquid
Reported bugs
3 issues- Disappearing abilities in certain levels
- Background glitches in some worlds
- Unresponsive controls in high-difficulty areas
Requested features
4 requests- Multiplayer mode
- More levels and worlds
- Ability to customize the cat
- Improved checkpoint system
In-app purchases
Wasteful Button
No in-app purchases
Cats are Liquid
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Wasteful Button free?
Is Cats are Liquid free?
Which has better reviews, Wasteful Button or Cats are Liquid?
Do Wasteful Button or Cats are Liquid have ads?
Which is updated more often, Wasteful Button or Cats are Liquid?
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