Cut the Buttons vs Vector
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cut the Buttons
This game challenges players to use virtual scissors to cut buttons off fabric, avoiding bolts and other obstacles. It offers unique gameplay and graphics, with modes for classic and arcade challenges. It's also recognized as a fine motor skills trainer.
- Unique gameplay concept
- Hundreds of levels
- Classic and Arcade modes
- Fine motor skills trainer
- Retina display support
- Left-handed mode
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– Over 8.000.000 downloads – TOP-1 in 48 countries – TOP-5 in 82 countries A snip here, a cut there: avoid the bolts and please beware! Now make a trim, its time to start, make sure to keep your scissors sharp! Hundreds of copies of Cut the Buttons have been downloaded for educational purposes, as the game has been acknowledged by specialists as a unique fine motor skills trainer for gamers of all ages. “Beautiful . . . the innovative gameplay of Cut the Buttons raises games for iOS to a completely new level.” – iphone4c.com, China “I dare to say that in App Store there wasn’t anything like this before.” – appgefahren.de, Germany “An exciting hit in the App Store that successfully uses the full potential of multi-touch screens. This application can be put together with such “titans of casual games” as Cut the Rope and Fruit Ninja.” – mobi.ru, Russia “Who said you can no longer make anything new? Surely it wasn’t the producer of the Cut the Buttons game.” – iphonesoft.fr, France - unique gameplay concept - unique graphics - unique sound effects - Retina display support HOW TO PLAY Pick up the scissors with two fingers. Be careful. Don’t cut yourself. Cut off the game launch button by moving the scissor blades just like you would with real scissors. If you happen to be a left-handed player, you can configure the direction of the scissors within the settings menu. The scissors are highly maneuverable. You can use them to control the direction at which the buttons fall after being cut. You can also move the cup with the hand that is not controlling the scissors. CLASSIC. The game lasts until you miss three scraps of material with buttons left on them. Upon catching 100 buttons in the cup, you can either receive additional points or recover a previously lost button. ARCADE. Cut off as many buttons as you can in the allotted time and do your best to drop them in the cup. ATTENTION! Don’t cut buttons held down by bolts. Only cut buttons tied down with thread. ATTENTION! Don’t press on the display. Your hand can become tired because of excessive pressure. The fingers have to slide on the display. TIPS & TRICKS * You can hit the buttons in the main menu with a finger. * Aim to cut off more than three buttons in a single cutting movement to maximize the amount of points you gain. * Reduce the quantity of hand movements. Try to cut more than one button in a single cutting movement. Enjoy! Cut, cut, cut.
Vector
Experience a retro space shooter with dazzling vector graphics and particle effects, reminiscent of unreleased 1980s arcade machines. Engage alien invaders with unique shield mechanics and collect power-ups in an asteroid bonus level.
- Advanced vector graphics and particle systems
- Retro arcade-style gameplay
- Alien shields requiring timed shots
- Asteroid bonus level with power-ups
- Analog synthesized sounds and retro soundtrack
- iCade compatibility
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Based on a mythical vector arcade machine of the late 1980s that was never released, Vector-Z is a space shooter with advanced vector graphics and particle systems designed to dazzle your senses… it's as if the 1980's arcades never went away and the games kept getting better. Vector-Z is a unique, retro-style arcade game with glowing multicolor vector-graphics, analog synthesized sounds, and a retro soundtrack with amazing spaced out tunes to zap extraterrestrial invaders to. Some of Vector-Z's aliens have shields you have to time your shots to break through. There’s also an asteroid bonus level where you can break up asteroids for points, and break up bigger asteroids for power-ups, including bonus shields, extra lives, score multiplier, and a faster fire rate. HINTS: • Vector-Z’s ship holds 2 missiles. One fires from each wing, so there’s a slight offset. There is also a brief reload time. • Aliens are worth more points when they are attacking you. Even more points when they are really close! • Go for the bonus points from accuracy: at 50% you get 100 pts per hit, 200 pts at 75%, 400 pts at 90%, and 800 bonus pts per hit with 100% accuracy! • Aim for the bigger asteroids to collect hexagonal power-ups Vector-Z is compatible with iCade, and requires iOS 7.1 or later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Cut the Buttons at Free against Vector's $0.99. Cut the Buttons also leads on review sentiment (66% vs 40%) and ratings volume (72 vs 10). Vector's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and rating (4.2 vs 4.0). On update cadence, ads 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
Cut the Buttons is free to download; Vector costs $0.99 up front. Cut the Buttons sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Vector asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vector holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cut the Buttons has 72 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Cut the Buttons's written reviews are positive against 40% of Vector's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Cut the Buttons ships an update every 3 months, Vector every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cut the Buttons | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (72 ratings) | 4.2 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.9% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 72 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Open Name LLC | Juggleware, LLC |
Customer experience
Cut the Buttons
Vector
Bugs and requests
Cut the Buttons
Reported bugs
3 issues- Scissors sometimes unresponsive or glitchy
- Difficulty accurately cutting buttons due to control issues
- Bucket/collection mechanic not functioning as expected
Requested features
4 requests- More game modes and challenges
- Ability to customize scissors/aesthetics
- Improved controls and responsiveness
- Option to play in portrait mode
Vector
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Cut the Buttons
- 20 Extra lives$0.99
- Golden theme$0.99
- Techno theme$0.99
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- Glass theme$0.99
- Retro theme & No ads$0.99
- Auto-cup$1.99
- Mega Pack$4.99
Vector
No in-app purchases
Questions
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