Comparison

Push The Button vs Don't Push the Button5

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

Don't Push the Button5

Embark on an engaging room escape adventure with a compelling storyline. This game offers a lower difficulty level and an auto-save function for a more accessible and convenient experience. Explore rooms, find items, and solve puzzles to progress.

Highlights
  • Storyline-driven gameplay
  • Lower difficulty setting
  • Auto-save function
  • Tap to search/use items
  • Item interaction (select, expand, unselect)
Features
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How to play -Tap:Search/Use item. Item -Tap:Select item. -2taps:Expand item. -3taps:Unselect item. Features -Game with a storyline. -Difficulty lower. -Auto-save function. System Requirements -iOS 12.0 or later.

Screenshots

Push The Button3 screens
Don't Push the Button53 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Don't Push the Button5 at 90% against Push The Button's 32%. Push The Button's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Push The Button holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 2 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of Push The Button's written reviews are positive against 90% of Don't Push the Button5's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Push The Button versus Don't Push the Button5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush The ButtonDon't Push the Button5
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (9 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews32.1% of reviews90.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeszek SzaryYOUHEI SHINRA

Customer experience

Push The Button

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

Don't Push the Button5

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative3.9%

In-app purchases

None

Push The Button

No in-app purchases

None

Don't Push the Button5

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Push The Button free?
Push The Button is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Don't Push the Button5 free?
Don't Push the Button5 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Push The Button or Don't Push the Button5?
Push The Button is rated higher. Push The Button averages 4.2 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Don't Push the Button5 averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Push The Button or Don't Push the Button5 have ads?
Don't Push the Button5 shows ads; Push The Button does not.
Which is updated more often, Push The Button or Don't Push the Button5?
Push The Button ships an update every 4 months, and Don't Push the Button5 every 4 months. Most recently, Push The Button was updated on September 26, 2026 and Don't Push the Button5 on June 11, 2026.

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