Comparison

Look Again! Lite vs Buttons and Scissors

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

Head to head
About

Look Again! Lite

This fast-paced puzzle game challenges your brain to quickly recognize patterns and shapes. With increasing difficulty and randomly generated puzzles, it offers weeks of enjoyment and brain training. The retro art deco style and original soundtrack enhance the addictive gameplay.

Highlights
  • Pattern and shape recognition
  • Increasing difficulty
  • Randomly generated puzzles
  • Retro art deco style
  • Original soundtrack
  • Lite version with 11 levels
Features
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Try the free Lite version of Look Again!, ranked #1 iPhone Puzzle App, #2 iPhone Game App, #2 iPhone Top App! Featured on the front page of the App Store as a Staff Favorite, What's Hot, and New & Noteworthy! "If you’re into the “retro style art deco vibe” or really enjoy brain teasers, Look Again is for you. With Game Center integration full of achievements and leader boards it’s sure to keep anyone entertained." - AppAdvice "A fast-paced arcade game that will take a sharp mind to succeed in" - TouchArcade Challenge your brain to quickly recognize patterns and shapes in this fast paced, addictive puzzle game! Simple to pick up and play, this unique puzzler has plenty of variation and difficulty to provide weeks of enjoyment while training your brain. In each puzzle, you are presented with a pattern composed of overlapping shapes; your job is to identify the shapes before time runs out. Sounds easy? Think you've got it?….Look Again! Features: - Lite version contains 11 of the 270 levels included in the full version, each consisting of multiple puzzles -10 Shape Packs with over 30 shapes each -Randomly generated puzzles for infinite replayability -Full version includes Gamecenter integration with leaderboards and achievements (not available in the Lite version). -Increasing difficulty with shapes rotating, flipping or disappearing -Retro style art deco vibe -Driving original soundtrack designed to increase suspense

About

Buttons and Scissors

A logic puzzle game where players cut matching colored buttons arranged on a denim background. Strategically select groups of buttons in straight lines to clear the board and achieve high scores. It's a fun way to enhance logical thinking and brain training.

Highlights
  • Match and cut same-colored buttons
  • Select buttons in horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines
  • Clear all buttons to complete levels
  • Timed levels for high scores
  • Unlimited Undo feature
  • Multiple level sizes (5x5 to 7x7)
Features
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Cut off the sewing buttons in the logic game Buttons and Scissors! To cut off the buttons, select two or more buttons of the same color. You can select buttons only on the same horizontal, vertical or diagonal line. Cut off all the buttons from the scrap of denim to complete the level. Try to complete each level in the shortest time possible to get a better score. You cannot cut off a single button, so plan your strategy in advance! Buttons and Scissors is a fun way to improve your logical thinking and train your brain. Tutorial: When you begin playing the game for the first time, there will be a tutorial level. You will be presented with a scrap of denim and a number of different colored buttons. Each current move will be displayed as a white arrow. Touch the first button and move your finger to the last button of the same color you wish to select in that line, and then release your finger. All selected buttons will then be cut off with a scissors, if selected correctly. Main features: - Realistic sewing buttons and scissors - 5x5, 5x6, 6x6 and 7x7 levels - Unlimited Undo - iCloud support - Leaderboard - Solutions for levels IMPORTANT: No real buttons were cut off in the making of this game!

Screenshots

Look Again! Lite4 screens
Buttons and Scissors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Look Again! Lite at none against Buttons and Scissors's 5. Look Again! Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Buttons and Scissors's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 12 months vs every 71 months). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Buttons and Scissors sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Look Again! Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Buttons and Scissors holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buttons and Scissors has 1.8K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Look Again! Lite's written reviews are positive against 82% of Buttons and Scissors's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Look Again! Lite ships an update every 71 months, Buttons and Scissors every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Look Again! Lite versus Buttons and Scissors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLook Again! LiteButtons and Scissors
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (8 ratings)4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews81.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings81.8K — better
Update frequencyEvery 71 monthsEvery 12 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmappsoftKyWorks Software

Customer experience

Look Again! Lite

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Buttons and Scissors

All ratings1,703 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews305 reviews
Positive81.6%
Neutral7.2%
Negative11.1%

Bugs and requests

Look Again! Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Buttons and Scissors

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and resets progress
  • Levels not loading properly
  • Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Cloud sync for progress across devices
  • Customization options (e.g., themes, music)

In-app purchases

None

Look Again! Lite

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Buttons and Scissors

One-time5
  • Solutions for 3 levels$0.99
  • Remove Ads$0.99
  • Solutions for 10 levels$1.99
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  • 800 Extra Levels$1.99
  • SUPER PACK$2.99

Questions

Is Look Again! Lite free?
Look Again! Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Buttons and Scissors free?
Buttons and Scissors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Look Again! Lite or Buttons and Scissors?
Buttons and Scissors is rated higher. Look Again! Lite averages 4.1 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Buttons and Scissors averages 4.6 from 1.8K ratings.
Do Look Again! Lite or Buttons and Scissors have ads?
Buttons and Scissors shows ads; Look Again! Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Look Again! Lite or Buttons and Scissors?
Look Again! Lite ships an update every 71 months, and Buttons and Scissors every 12 months. Most recently, Look Again! Lite was updated on November 1, 2026 and Buttons and Scissors on November 1, 2026.

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