Push The Button vs Ape Punch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Push The Button
Test your reflexes and speed in this addictive game. Compete against yourself and players worldwide to see how many times you can tap a button within a time limit. Also features a stamina-based challenge.
- Timed button pushing challenge
- Global player competition
- Stamina-based button holding mode
- High score tracking
- Engaging graphics and animations
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Push The Button (PTB) and Hold The Button (HTB) have captivated over 250,000 players from around the world! Discover why thousands of players are downloading this addicting game every day. If you think you’re fast, try your speed with Push The Button! See how many times you can push the button in 30 seconds!!! Compete against yourself and with players from around the world. Once you think you’ve mastered Push The Button (PTB) try your stamina with Hold The Button (HTB). More graphics! More animations! More fun!
Ape Punch
Tap a button as quickly as possible to achieve the highest score before time expires. Compete globally to test your tapping speed and agility in this modern take on a classic button-mashing game.
- Fast-paced button mashing
- Modern interface
- Global score competition
- Test agility
- Time-based challenges
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Go APE with Ape Punch! The original fast paced button masher has returned with a fresh, clean, and modern interface. Your objective is to earn top score by going ape and tapping the button as fast as you can before the time runs out! Compete against the rest of the world and test your agility by hitting the button as fast as you can!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Push The Button at none against Ape Punch's 1. Push The Button also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). Ape Punch's advantage is rating (2.8 vs 2.4) and review sentiment (67% vs 48%). On price, ratings volume 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. Ape Punch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Push The Button asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ape Punch holds the better App Store score, 2.8 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Push The Button's written reviews are positive against 67% of Ape Punch's.
Push The Button ships an update every 3 months, Ape Punch every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Push The Button | Ape Punch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (10 ratings) | 2.8 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 47.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alvaro Balbontin | Brandon Stecklein |
Customer experience
Push The Button
Ape Punch
In-app purchases
Push The Button
No in-app purchases
Ape Punch
- Advertising Removal$1.99
