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.
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.
- Pattern and shape recognition
- Increasing difficulty
- Randomly generated puzzles
- Retro art deco style
- Original soundtrack
- Lite version with 11 levels
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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
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.
- 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)
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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!
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Buttons and Scissors sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Look Again! Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
Look Again! Lite ships an update every 71 months, Buttons and Scissors every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Look Again! Lite | Buttons and Scissors |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (8 ratings) | 4.6 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 81.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 71 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smappsoft | KyWorks Software |
Customer experience
Look Again! Lite
Buttons and Scissors
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
Look Again! Lite
No in-app purchases
Buttons and Scissors
- 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
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