Comparison

Push The Button vs Hot 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

Hot Button

Challenge friends to a fast-paced reaction game with multiple modes. Improve your reflexes in training or compete in party settings. Winners can be rewarded and losers can face fun consequences.

Highlights
  • Multiplayer reaction testing
  • 4 different game modes
  • Training mode for skill improvement
  • Party game functionality
  • Winner rewards and loser punishments
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Test your reaction with up to 4 persons in 4 different game modes. Reward the winner or/and punish the looser with a tough job. Give free rein to fantasy! Improve your reaction skills in the training mode and compete with your friends at the next party! Note: Please don't misuse this game as a drinking game!

Screenshots

Push The Button3 screens
Hot Button4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hot Button at Free against Push The Button's $1.99. Hot Button also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 32%). Push The Button's advantage is rating (4.2 vs 2.5) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Hot Button is free to download; Push The Button costs $1.99 up front. 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 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 32% of Push The Button's written reviews are positive against 75% of Hot Button's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Push The Button ships an update every 4 months, Hot Button every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Push The Button versus Hot Button: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPush The ButtonHot Button
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (9 ratings) — better2.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews32.1% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB109 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLeszek SzaryPeter Weiss

Customer experience

Push The Button

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

Hot Button

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Push The Button

No in-app purchases

None

Hot Button

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Push The Button free?
Push The Button costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hot Button free?
Hot Button is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Push The Button or Hot Button?
Push The Button is rated higher. Push The Button averages 4.2 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Hot Button averages 2.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Push The Button or Hot Button have ads?
Hot Button shows ads; Push The Button does not.
Which is updated more often, Push The Button or Hot Button?
Push The Button ships an update every 4 months, and Hot Button every 9 months. Most recently, Push The Button was updated on September 25, 2026 and Hot Button on September 5, 2026.

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