Comparison

The Bear vs Do Not Press 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

The Bear

Embark on a friendship adventure with a bear and a little one across a magical universe. This interactive bedtime experience features hand-drawn animations and original music, offering a calming story about togetherness and belonging.

Highlights
  • Interactive bedtime experience
  • Friendship-forming adventure
  • Hand-drawn animations
  • Specially composed music
  • Touching story
  • Calming experience
Features
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The Bear is an interactive bedtime experience for everyone. The game is free-to-try with no ads. You can play the first chapter for free and unlock the remaining 4 chapters with a single in-app purchase. Lead the bear and the little one through a friendship-forming adventure as they travel across the atmospheric universe of the World of Gra. Relax and stargaze with these weird little characters, as they tell you stories of togetherness, of letting go and of the longing to find a place you belong. The Bear has been lovingly crafted with hundreds of hand drawn animations, specially composed music and a touching story to create a uniquely calming experience, that feels like a bedtime story, read to you by a loved one.

About

Do Not Press The Red Button!

Test your willpower in this addictive game of temptation. A mischievous button challenges your patience with clever tricks. Can you resist pressing it, or will you be captivated by its allure?

Highlights
  • Test willpower
  • Battle of wits
  • Patience challenge
  • Clever tricks
  • Addictive gameplay
Features
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Get ready for an irresistibly addicting game of wit and willpower with "Do Not Press the Big Red Button!"  This mischievous little button has a knack for getting under your skin, but can you resist the temptation to press it again and again?  It's a battle of wits and patience, as the button taunts and challenges you in increasingly clever ways.  Will you discover its secret, or will you be forever captivated by its tricks? Are you up for the challenge?

Screenshots

The Bear4 screens
Do Not Press The Red Button!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Bear at 4.6 against Do Not Press The Red Button!'s 3.3. The Bear also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 40%) and ads (none vs shown). Do Not Press The Red Button!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price 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. The Bear sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Do Not Press The Red Button! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Bear holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Bear has 1.1K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of The Bear's written reviews are positive against 40% of Do Not Press The Red Button!'s.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
The Bear versus Do Not Press The Red Button!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe BearDo Not Press The Red Button!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better3.3 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews78.1% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.1K — better29
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB48 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMucks GamesIvan Gluvacevic

Customer experience

The Bear

All ratings1,136 ratings
Positive89.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive78.1%
Neutral8.0%
Negative13.9%

Do Not Press The Red Button!

All ratings29 ratings
Positive55.2%
Neutral10.3%
Negative34.5%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative46.7%

Bugs and requests

The Bear

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game resets when leaving the screen
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Make the full game free
  • Add a demo or trial version

Do Not Press The Red Button!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

The Bear

One-time4
  • Buy us a cookie!$0.99
  • Unlock all chapters$1.49
  • Buy us a coffee!$2.99
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  • Buy us lunch!$3.99
None

Do Not Press The Red Button!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Bear free?
The Bear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Do Not Press The Red Button! free?
Do Not Press The Red Button! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Bear or Do Not Press The Red Button!?
The Bear is rated higher. The Bear averages 4.6 out of 5 from 1.1K ratings, while Do Not Press The Red Button! averages 3.3 from 29 ratings.
Do The Bear or Do Not Press The Red Button! have ads?
Do Not Press The Red Button! shows ads; The Bear does not.

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