# Hold The Button vs A Button Game

The clearest difference is update cadence: A Button Game at every 6 days against Hold The Button's every 3 months. Hold The Button's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 5) and review sentiment (41% vs 33%). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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 — 4.3 for Hold The Button against 4.2 for A Button Game. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hold The Button has 29 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of Hold The Button's written reviews are positive against 33% of A Button Game's.

Hold The Button ships an update every 3 months, A Button Game every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Hold The Button | A Button Game |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.3 (29 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hold-the-button/id294785375/reviews)** | [4.2 (5 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/a-button-game/id1581722686/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **29** | 5 |
| Positive reviews | **41.3% of reviews** | 33.3% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Every 6 days** |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 22 MB | 1 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 16.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Alvaro Balbontin](https://appshunter.io/developer/832336958) | [Luke Drushell](https://appshunter.io/developer/1565902401) |

## What reviewers say

### Hold The Button

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hold-the-button/id294785375)

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.

**Highlights:** Hold a button challenge, Patience test, Willpower assessment, Stamina evaluation, Global leaderboards, Improved graphics and animations

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- ⏱️ Simple concept - easy to understand gameplay
- 💰 Free to download
- 🏆 Competitive leaderboard system
- 📱 Good for killing time
- 😄 Humorous novelty appeal

**What reviewers complain about**

- 📺 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

**Reported bugs**

- 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'

**Requested features**

- 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


### A Button Game

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/a-button-game/id1581722686)

Test your timing and precision in this simple game of holding a button for a specific duration. Compete with friends to see who has the best timing. It's a straightforward challenge of skill and accuracy.

**Highlights:** Button holding gameplay, Timing precision challenge, Competitive play with friends, Simple and intuitive controls, Accuracy testing

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Hold The Button free?

Hold The Button is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is A Button Game free?

A Button Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, Hold The Button or A Button Game?

Hold The Button is rated higher. Hold The Button averages 4.3 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while A Button Game averages 4.2 from 5 ratings.

### Do Hold The Button or A Button Game have ads?

Neither Hold The Button nor A Button Game shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, Hold The Button or A Button Game?

Hold The Button ships an update every 3 months, and A Button Game every 6 days. Most recently, Hold The Button was updated on October 17, 2026 and A Button Game on October 3, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*