Comparison

My Buttons vs Status Bartender

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

Head to head
About

My Buttons

Create custom buttons for your home screen with unique icons and actions like making calls, sending texts, or opening apps. Store and share your button creations easily.

Highlights
  • Create custom buttons
  • Assign icons and actions
  • Offline icon creation
  • Edit actions without recreating
  • Store and manage button collections
  • Share buttons via email
  • Launch custom schemes/apps
Features
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“My Buttons” will let you create your own buttons with an icon for the home screen and an action to perform. The action can be to make a call or any of the other types listed below. There are other apps that do similar things but here are a some unique features only found in “My Buttons”: -Internet connection is only needed on the first launch of “My Buttons”. Nothing will be sent on the internet. All other icon creation apps send the icon-image to a server. -The action can be changed without recreating the icon. -You can have a collection of buttons stored in the app and create them on the home screen at any time. -You can share your buttons via email. Your friends can use them after installing “My Buttons”. -You can configure custom schemes that will let you launch other apps like skype for example. List of Action types: Call FaceTime Email Text message (sms) Show contact (you choose an action every time) Safari (open web page) YouTube (open a video) Copy to clipboard (any text that you can later paste) Custom

About

Status Bartender

Enhance your screenshots and screen recordings by replacing the default status bar with a custom, polished version. Choose from various styles, including classic times and full battery indicators, and remove distracting recording markers for a cleaner look.

Highlights
  • Remove default status bar
  • Replace with custom status bar
  • Classic time display (9:41)
  • Full battery indicator
  • Remove screen recording marker
  • Customizable status bar color
  • Customizable time display
Features
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Raise the bar on your screenshots and screen recordings with Status Bartender. Say goodbye to those pesky status bars ruining your perfect shots. Status Bartender swoops in like a superhero, removing the existing status bar and replacing it with a sleek, beautiful version that's sure to impress. We're talking the classic 9:41 time, a Wi-Fi signal stronger than your morning coffee, and a full battery – because who wants to see a low battery warning in their screenshots? And for all your screen recordings, Status Bartender goes above and beyond by getting rid of the distracting red 'screen recording' marker. You're in control with Status Bartender. Choose your status bar color – white, black, or even transparent if you're feeling mysterious. And if you want to mix things up, you can customize the displayed time too. Get ready to take your screenshots and screen recordings to the next level with Status Bartender.

Screenshots

My Buttons4 screens
Status Bartender4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Status Bartender at 100% against My Buttons's 30%. Status Bartender also leads on rating (3.0 vs 1.5) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 6 months). My Buttons's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price and ads 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. Status Bartender sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. My Buttons asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Status Bartender holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Buttons has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 30% of My Buttons's written reviews are positive against 100% of Status Bartender's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

My Buttons ships an update every 6 months, Status Bartender every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
My Buttons versus Status Bartender: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMy ButtonsStatus Bartender
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (6 ratings)3.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews29.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS6.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThrow LabRamik Sadana

Customer experience

My Buttons

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive29.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative70.3%

Status Bartender

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

My Buttons

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Status Bartender

One-time1
  • Unlimited Exports$1.99

Questions

Is My Buttons free?
My Buttons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Status Bartender free?
Status Bartender is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, My Buttons or Status Bartender?
Status Bartender is rated higher. My Buttons averages 1.5 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Status Bartender averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do My Buttons or Status Bartender have ads?
Neither My Buttons nor Status Bartender shows ads.
Which is updated more often, My Buttons or Status Bartender?
My Buttons ships an update every 6 months, and Status Bartender every 5 days. Most recently, My Buttons was updated on October 15, 2026 and Status Bartender on October 8, 2026.

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