Hold The Button vs Rush
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hold The Button
Test your patience, willpower, and stamina by holding down a button for as long as possible. Compete with friends and players globally in this reactivated classic game.
- Hold a button challenge
- Patience test
- Willpower assessment
- Stamina evaluation
- Global leaderboards
- Improved graphics and animations
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Hold The Button has captivated more than 250,000 players from around the world. After a while, we have reactivated it! You can play again the game that you have missed all this time. Do you think you are patient? Do you think you have willpower? Do you think you have stamina? Put it to the ultimate test with Hold The Button. Compare yourself and compete with your friends and gamers from around the world. More graphics! More animations! More fun!
Rush
Experience a thrilling endless roller coaster ride through the void. Tap to switch lanes, dodge obstacles, and reach incredible speeds. Complete challenges, collect items, and compete with players worldwide.
- Endless roller coaster ride
- Tap to switch lanes
- Dodge obstacles
- Complete 100 challenges
- Collect 50 spheres
- Unlock 25 roads
- Global high score comparison
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Are you ready for a thrilling ride? Rush through the void while dodging obstacles in this endless roller coaster ride. Think quick and tap to switch lanes in order to reach incredible speeds! ◉ Complete 100 challenges ◉ Rank up by gathering XP ◉ Collect 50 spheres (including 5 secrets) ◉ Receive daily rewards ◉ Unlock 25 roads ◉ Compare your high score with players worldwide Download now and experience Rush!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hold The Button at none against Rush's 2. Hold The Button also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). Rush's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 41%) and ratings volume (52K vs 29). On price and device support 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. Rush sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hold The Button asks for nothing beyond the download.
Rush holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rush has 52K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Hold The Button's written reviews are positive against 73% of Rush's.
Hold The Button ships an update every 3 months, Rush monthly. The most recent releases landed on July 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hold The Button | Rush |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (29 ratings) | 4.6 (52K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.3% of reviews | 72.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 52K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 230 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Alvaro Balbontin | Ketchapp |
Customer experience
Hold The Button
Rush
User reviews
Hold The Button
From 29 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⏱️ Simple concept - easy to understand gameplay
- 💰 Free to download
- 🏆 Competitive leaderboard system
- 📱 Good for killing time
- 😄 Humorous novelty appeal
Room to improve
- 📺 Intrusive fullscreen ads that interrupt gameplay
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 😴 Extremely boring and pointless gameplay
- ⏸️ Ads cause progress loss and game over
Rush
From 52K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
- 👍 Challenging but rewarding
- 💎 Cool sphere and road designs
- 🎨 Vibrant neon color scheme
Room to improve
- 🔍 Unclear collision detection
- 🔁 Repetitive obstacle patterns
- 🔋 Ads causing performance issues
- 🐛 Occasional game freezes
Bugs and requests
Hold The Button
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes after 10 minutes of use
- Crashes when timer hits certain intervals
- High scores not saving properly
- App fails to reopen after closing
- Profile creation stuck on 'sending to server'
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- High score list access causes crash to home screen
- Screen lock causes app to freeze
- Finger detection fails despite holding button
- Major lag and performance issues
- Assistive touch causes uncontrollable behavior
Requested features
7 requests- Remove or relocate ads from middle of screen
- Add missions or challenges during gameplay
- Implement lifelines feature
- Add chat/messaging with other players
- Reward system for top players
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- Better device compatibility updates
- Fix high score saving mechanism
Rush
Reported bugs
2 issues- Play button unresponsive after ads
- Rank rewards not unlocking properly
Requested features
4 requests- Adjustable speed settings
- Multiplayer/competitive modes
- More varied obstacle types
- Improved challenge system
In-app purchases
Hold The Button
No in-app purchases
Rush
- 10 Extra Lives$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
