Ten Buttons vs Stymied
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ten Buttons
A charming puzzle game where players connect colorful buttons to fill the board and complete sewing-themed challenges. It offers unique gameplay mechanics, beautiful visuals, and engaging weekly tournaments.
- Unique puzzle rules
- Handcrafted button animations
- Captivating music
- Leaderboard without sign-up
- Weekly tournaments
- In-game scissors power-up
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Pop! A button has fallen out? Don't worry - you have Ten Buttons! Let the colorful threads fill the board with this cute little puzzler. Paint the canvas with the colorful buttons. Gather ten and repeat. Connect. See. Sew. GAME FEATURES: - Totally unique rules you have never seen before! - Tens of beautiful buttons with handcrafted animations - Captivating music, perfect for endless puzzle - Best players leaderboard - without any sign-up and logging in - Weekly tournaments: win the crown every week! - Scissors to the rescue :) Good luck and have fun.
Stymied
A challenging brain teaser puzzle game where players must strategically place block pieces to cover every grid space. Explore four distinct worlds and overcome 200 levels of increasing difficulty. Earn in-game currency through daily rewards and watching ads.
- 200 challenging levels
- Four blockified worlds
- 18 unique block pieces
- Drag and rotate block placement
- In-game currency for rewards
- Optional ad removal purchase
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STYMIED it’s the definitely difficult brain teaser puzzle game designed by Warwick Blent. This game is perfect for players who love to play challenging puzzle games. Test your intelligence to the limit by beating the 200th level. There are four beautiful blockified worlds including Forest, Desert, Cave, and Space. As well there up to 18 quirky block pieces joining you on a great puzzle-solving journey! To play the game drag, rotate all your block pieces into place. Cover every grid space to pass a level and collect a coveted flag. This sounds easy right... or will you be Stymied? This game contains 3rd Party Advertising which you can remove via an in-app purchase. The game implements ads in premium placements sympathetically. We do not overly spam ads or place ads to encourage accidental clicks. If you do experience issues with the appearance of ads please let us know. We want to give you a great game first and foremost! This game contains in-app purchases for virtual currency coin packs. No content in the game is blocked via in-app purchases. All game content including consumables and inventory (only excluding ads removal) can be earned in-game through participation in collecting daily rewards and watching ads for coins. We hope you enjoy Stymied if so please consider supporting us by reviewing this game and sharing it with others.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stymied at 5.0 against Ten Buttons's 4.0. Stymied also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Ten Buttons sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stymied sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Stymied holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Ten Buttons ships an update every 5 months, Stymied every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ten Buttons | Stymied |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 188 MB | 201 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kamil Kucma | warwick blent |
Customer experience
Ten Buttons
Stymied
In-app purchases
Ten Buttons
- Ten Buttons Premium$2.99
Stymied
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Special Bundle$1.99









