Comparison

Push The Button vs Dont Tap the Red Button

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

Head to head
About

Push The Button

This game creates a cognitive challenge by presenting colored buttons with conflicting word meanings. Test your brain's ability to process color recognition and word interpretation simultaneously. See if you can master the simple yet complex task of pressing the correct button.

Highlights
  • Color-word conflict game
  • Tests brain hemisphere processing
  • Cognitive challenge
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Simple button pressing
Features
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Did you know that one hemisphere of the brain is responsible for recognizing colors, while the other analyzes the meanings of words? This mind-blowing game uses that fact to create a conflict between the two hemispheres. Do you think pressing colored buttons is a trivial task? Download this game and see for yourself whether it’s really that simple!

About

Dont Tap the Red Button

A challenging game requiring immense patience to master. Test your reflexes and aim to become the top player. Remember to stay calm and avoid frustration.

Highlights
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Requires patience
  • Test reflexes
  • Become the best player
  • Open source code
Features
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This is a pretty hard game. Patience is all you need to succeed. Can you become the best player? Anyway, promise me don't smash anything. *This is app is open source, click the Developer Website link below to view the source code.

Screenshots

Push The Button3 screens
Dont Tap the Red Button2 screens

Verdict

The call

Push The Button and Dont Tap the Red Button both sit at 4.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Dont Tap the Red Button's written reviews are positive against 32% of Push The Button's. Dont Tap the Red Button also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. 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 — 4.2 for Push The Button against 4.1 for Dont Tap the Red Button. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 7 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 32% of Push The Button's written reviews are positive against 67% of Dont Tap the Red Button's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Push The Button ships an update every 4 months, Dont Tap the Red Button every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Push The Button versus Dont Tap the Red Button: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush The ButtonDont Tap the Red Button
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (9 ratings) — better4.1 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews32.1% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeszek SzaryChenglin Liu

Customer experience

Push The Button

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive32.1%
Neutral17.9%
Negative50.0%

Dont Tap the Red Button

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Push The Button

No in-app purchases

None

Dont Tap the Red Button

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Push The Button free?
Push The Button is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dont Tap the Red Button free?
Dont Tap the Red Button is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Push The Button or Dont Tap the Red Button?
Push The Button is rated higher. Push The Button averages 4.2 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Dont Tap the Red Button averages 4.1 from 7 ratings.
Do Push The Button or Dont Tap the Red Button have ads?
Neither Push The Button nor Dont Tap the Red Button shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Push The Button or Dont Tap the Red Button?
Push The Button ships an update every 4 months, and Dont Tap the Red Button every 8 days. Most recently, Push The Button was updated on October 31, 2026 and Dont Tap the Red Button on October 24, 2026.

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