Ape Punch vs Red Button
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ape Punch
Tap a button as quickly as possible to achieve the highest score before time expires. Compete globally to test your tapping speed and agility in this modern take on a classic button-mashing game.
- Fast-paced button mashing
- Modern interface
- Global score competition
- Test agility
- Time-based challenges
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Go APE with Ape Punch! The original fast paced button masher has returned with a fresh, clean, and modern interface. Your objective is to earn top score by going ape and tapping the button as fast as you can before the time runs out! Compete against the rest of the world and test your agility by hitting the button as fast as you can!
Red Button
This game challenges your willpower and reflexes by presenting a single red button with one rule: do not tap it. It's a deceptively simple test of self-control that has proven difficult for many.
- Addictive one-tap gameplay
- Global leaderboard
- Test focus and self-control
- Minimalist design
- Quick sessions
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Can you resist the temptation? The Red Button challenges you NOT to tap - but can you really hold back? THE ULTIMATE TEST OF WILLPOWER & REFLEXES Think you have self-control? Think again. This deceptively simple game will push your patience and reflexes to the absolute limit. One red button. One simple rule: Don't tap it. Sounds easy? Thousands have tried. Most have failed. FEATURES: • Addictive one-tap gameplay that hooks you instantly • Global leaderboard - compete with players worldwide • Test your focus, timing, and self-control • Minimalist design, maximum challenge • Quick sessions perfect for killing time WARNING: This game is harder than it looks. The red button is calling you. Can you resist? Download now and prove you have what it takes to master the impossible challenge!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Red Button at 4.5 against Ape Punch's 2.8. Red Button also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (88% vs 67%). Ape Punch's advantage is update cadence (every 8 months vs every 130 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Ape Punch sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Red Button sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Red Button holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Red Button has 76 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Ape Punch's written reviews are positive against 88% of Red Button's.
Ape Punch ships an update every 8 months, Red Button every 130 months. The most recent releases landed on September 12, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ape Punch | Red Button |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (9 ratings) | 4.5 (76 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 88.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 76 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 130 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Brandon Stecklein | VM Mobile Team |
Customer experience
Ape Punch
Red Button
In-app purchases
Ape Punch
- Advertising Removal$1.99
Red Button
- Remove Ads & Pop-ups$0.99
