Slender vs Wasteful Button
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slender
Experience a chilling survival horror game based on the Slender-Man urban legend. Navigate dark environments with only a flashlight and your wits to evade the terrifying entity. Collect hidden tapes to uncover the mystery before it's too late.
- Survival horror gameplay
- Slender-Man urban legend theme
- Flashlight navigation
- Collect hidden tapes
- Evade the Slender Man
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Slender-Man is the original survival horror game for mobile based upon the Slender-Man urban legend and "Der Großmann" myth. See how long you can survive before Slender Man gets you, with only your wits and a flashlight to aid you! Can you find all eight hidden tapes before Slenderman gets you?
Wasteful Button
This game challenges you to repeatedly press a button to see how far you can go. It's a simple yet engaging experience for those looking to break away from social media.
- Endless button pressing gameplay
- Distraction from social media
- Simple and engaging mechanics
- High score tracking
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Exhausted of being on Social Media all day and waste time somewhere else? Introducing the Useless Button! Press on the magical red button and see how far you can go by pressing the button.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wasteful Button at 100% against Slender's 33%. Wasteful Button also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Slender's advantage is ratings volume (316 vs 21). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Slender sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Wasteful Button asks for nothing beyond the download.
Wasteful Button holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slender has 316 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Slender's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wasteful Button's.
Slender ships an update monthly, Wasteful Button every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slender | Wasteful Button |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (316 ratings) | 4.8 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 316 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ammonite Design Studios Ltd | Bryan Roa |
Customer experience
Slender
Wasteful Button
In-app purchases
Slender
- Remove Ads$6.99
Wasteful Button
No in-app purchases
Questions
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