Comparison

Don't Push the Button4.5 vs Escape Game Magic Paint

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Don't Push the Button4.5

Embark on a story-driven room escape adventure with intuitive tap controls for searching and using items. This game offers a lower difficulty, allowing for quick clears and features an auto-save function. Enjoy a concise and engaging puzzle experience.

Highlights
  • Storyline-based gameplay
  • Lower difficulty
  • Quick clears
  • Auto-save function
  • Tap controls for search and item use
Features
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[How to play] -Tap:Search/Use item. Item -Tap:Select item. -2taps:Expand item. -3taps:Unselect item. Features -Game with a storyline. -Difficulty lower. -Clear in a short time. -Auto-save function. System Requirements -iOS 12.0 or later.

About

Escape Game Magic Paint

Solve puzzles and escape a black-and-white room where colors gradually appear as you progress. Investigate suspicious areas and use items to uncover clues and find your way out.

Highlights
  • Solve riddles to escape
  • Colors appear as you progress
  • Investigate suspicious areas
  • Use items to find clues
  • Hint system available
Features
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■Game Description You are trapped in a black-and-white room! Solve the riddles and try to escape from the room. As you solve the riddles, more colors will gradually appear in the room. You may find new clues by examining the room again. ■How to play Tap a suspicious place to investigate. Tap an item in the item column twice. Tap an item in the item column twice to enlarge it. You can also see a hint if you don't understand the puzzle. ■Music provided 効果音ラボ 様 https://soundeffect-lab.info

Screenshots

Don't Push the Button4.54 screens
Escape Game Magic Paint4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Don't Push the Button4.5 at every 4 months against Escape Game Magic Paint's every 43 months. Don't Push the Button4.5 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Escape Game Magic Paint's advantage is review sentiment (90% vs 66%) and ratings volume (78 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Don't Push the Button4.5 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Escape Game Magic Paint has 78 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Don't Push the Button4.5's written reviews are positive against 90% of Escape Game Magic Paint's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Don't Push the Button4.5 ships an update every 4 months, Escape Game Magic Paint every 43 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Don't Push the Button4.5 versus Escape Game Magic Paint: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDon't Push the Button4.5Escape Game Magic Paint
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.8 (78 ratings)
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews89.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings178 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 43 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB253 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYOUHEI SHINRAMitsuaki Itasaka

Customer experience

Don't Push the Button4.5

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews29 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral10.3%
Negative24.1%

Escape Game Magic Paint

All ratings78 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive89.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative8.6%

Bugs and requests

Don't Push the Button4.5

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Escape Game Magic Paint

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes at title screen on older iPhones
  • Hint videos not playing
  • Mismatched hints and puzzles
  • Game crashes after pressing start

Requested features

5 requests
  • Make mini-games skippable
  • Improve visibility of small game elements
  • Series continuation
  • Allow zooming on small elements
  • Fix hint video playback issues

In-app purchases

None

Don't Push the Button4.5

No in-app purchases

None

Escape Game Magic Paint

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Don't Push the Button4.5 free?
Don't Push the Button4.5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Escape Game Magic Paint free?
Escape Game Magic Paint is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Don't Push the Button4.5 or Escape Game Magic Paint?
Don't Push the Button4.5 is rated higher. Don't Push the Button4.5 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Escape Game Magic Paint averages 4.8 from 78 ratings.
Do Don't Push the Button4.5 or Escape Game Magic Paint have ads?
Both Don't Push the Button4.5 and Escape Game Magic Paint show ads.
Which is updated more often, Don't Push the Button4.5 or Escape Game Magic Paint?
Don't Push the Button4.5 ships an update every 4 months, and Escape Game Magic Paint every 43 months. Most recently, Don't Push the Button4.5 was updated on June 11, 2026 and Escape Game Magic Paint on September 25, 2026.

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