Comparison

Big Button Box Animals vs Bugs and Buttons

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

Head to head
About

Big Button Box Animals

Explore a collection of animal sound buttons with interactive features. Customize button display, pitch, and order for engaging sound play. Record and share your animal sound creations.

Highlights
  • Animal sound buttons
  • Show/hide animal names
  • Pitch shifting
  • Multiple button modes
  • Customizable button order
  • Record and share sounds
Features
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Big Button Box™ Animals give you an amazing collection of animal sound buttons to play with! Big Button Box:Animals uses the same proven interface as the other Big Button Box apps. Features: - Show or hide the names of the animals - Pitch Shift - shift the pitch of the animals! - Three buttons modes: Play the sound from full screen big buttons or choose to play them from the menu in two different ways - Change the order of the buttons - Randomize the order of the buttons - Record and share your performances

About

Bugs and Buttons

Engage young children with a collection of 18 creative learning games designed for ages 3-5. Activities focus on developing essential skills like counting, critical thinking, and memory through interactive play with colorful graphics and sounds.

Highlights
  • 18 learning games and activities
  • Develops counting, critical thinking, sorting, patterns, memory, and motor skills
  • Designed for ages 3-5
  • Visual instructions and self-leveling activities
  • Over 40 achievements
  • Original graphics and engaging music
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CREATIVE LEARNING Play tic-tac-toe with a dragon fly. Carefully avoid bees while picking apples. Complete colorful patterns of buttons and beautiful yarn. Even sort bugs from Uncle Bob's button factory conveyer belt (better be fast). Did we mention 18 games and activities? INCLUDES: Counting, Critical Thinking, Sorting, Patterns, Memory, Hand-Eye Coordination, and more FEATURES: • Designed for ages (3-5), playable by everyone! • Motor Skills: tap, pinch, drag, and tilt • Visual instructions for each activity • Most activities are self leveling. • Over 40 achievements • Original, detailed, and visually intriguing graphics • Each of the 18 activities has its own beautiful, and engaging music. • Humorous interactions and sound effects. • NO In-Apps / NO third party advertising • Parental Gate Thank you for supporting an independent software studio! We want and appreciate your feedback! Email: support@littlebitstudio.com Instagram: @littlebitstudio Facebook: @littlebitstudio Twitter: @lilbitstudio

Screenshots

Big Button Box Animals4 screens
Bugs and Buttons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bugs and Buttons at every 6 months against Big Button Box Animals's every 78 months. Big Button Box Animals's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

Big Button Box Animals costs $0.99 and Bugs and Buttons $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Big Button Box Animals against 4.5 for Bugs and Buttons. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 56 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 68% of Big Button Box Animals's written reviews are positive against 71% of Bugs and Buttons's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Big Button Box Animals ships an update every 78 months, Bugs and Buttons every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Big Button Box Animals versus Bugs and Buttons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBig Button Box AnimalsBugs and Buttons
Price$0.99$0.99
Rating4.6 (35 ratings) — better4.5 (56 ratings)
Positive reviews68.4% of reviews71.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3556 — better
Update frequencyEvery 78 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB156 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperShaved Labs LtdLittle Bit Studio, LLC

Customer experience

Big Button Box Animals

All ratings33 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive68.4%
Neutral10.5%
Negative21.1%

Bugs and Buttons

All ratings56 ratings
Positive83.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative8.9%
Written reviews293 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral5.8%
Negative23.2%

Bugs and requests

Big Button Box Animals

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bugs and Buttons

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App not working on iOS 11 and later
  • Games freezing or not loading properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • User profiles to track individual progress
  • Ability to select/disable certain games
  • More frequent updates to maintain compatibility

In-app purchases

None

Big Button Box Animals

No in-app purchases

None

Bugs and Buttons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Big Button Box Animals free?
Big Button Box Animals costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bugs and Buttons free?
Bugs and Buttons costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Big Button Box Animals or Bugs and Buttons?
Big Button Box Animals is rated higher. Big Button Box Animals averages 4.6 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Bugs and Buttons averages 4.5 from 56 ratings.
Do Big Button Box Animals or Bugs and Buttons have ads?
Neither Big Button Box Animals nor Bugs and Buttons shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Big Button Box Animals or Bugs and Buttons?
Big Button Box Animals ships an update every 78 months, and Bugs and Buttons every 6 months. Most recently, Big Button Box Animals was updated on November 6, 2026 and Bugs and Buttons on November 10, 2026.

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