# Hold The Button vs Draw.AI

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hold The Button at none against Draw.AI's 2. Hold The Button also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (41% vs 13%). Draw.AI's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (692 vs 29). On price, rating and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Draw.AI sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Hold The Button asks for nothing beyond the download.

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Hold The Button against 4.2 for Draw.AI. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Draw.AI has 692 ratings behind it against 29, 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 13% of Draw.AI's.

Hold The Button ships an update every 3 months, Draw.AI weekly. The most recent releases landed on July 2, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Hold The Button | Draw.AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.3 (29 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/hold-the-button/id294785375/reviews)** | [4.2 (692 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drawai/id6447986229/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 29 | **692** |
| Positive reviews | **41.3% of reviews** | 12.5% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | **Weekly** |
| Monetization | **Free** | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 22 MB | 238 MB |
| Requires iOS | **8.0** | 11.0 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [Alvaro Balbontin](https://appshunter.io/developer/832336958) | [SayGames LTD](https://appshunter.io/developer/1551847165) |

## 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


### Draw.AI

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drawai/id6447986229)

Transform your sketches into stunning digital art using advanced AI technology. Explore handcrafted ideas to unleash your inner artist and create unique masterpieces from your drawings.

**Highlights:** AI art transformation, Handcrafted ideas, Drawing to masterpiece, Digital art creation

**Features:** macOS Compatibility

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 50 tokens | $0.99 | one-time |
| 100 tokens | $1.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 🎨 Brings out creative side
- 💡 Interesting AI-powered drawing

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔌 Bad connection issues
- ⏱️ Slow loading and processing times
- 💰 Wastes user tokens

**Reported bugs**

- Crashes during tutorial
- Doesn't load or get past tutorial
- Draws unrelated images
- Tokens used even when app doesn't work

**Requested features**

- Update to fix bugs and connection issues
- Smoother brush movement
- More reliable AI drawing generation


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Hold The Button free?

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

### Is Draw.AI free?

Draw.AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Hold The Button or Draw.AI?

Hold The Button is rated higher. Hold The Button averages 4.3 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Draw.AI averages 4.2 from 692 ratings.

### Do Hold The Button or Draw.AI have ads?

Draw.AI shows ads; Hold The Button does not.

### Which is updated more often, Hold The Button or Draw.AI?

Hold The Button ships an update every 3 months, and Draw.AI weekly. Most recently, Hold The Button was updated on July 2, 2026 and Draw.AI on September 19, 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.*