Red Herring vs The Impossible Red Button Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Red Herring
This word puzzle game challenges you to group words into categories while identifying misleading "Red Herring" words. Enjoy a fun, challenging, and easy-to-learn experience with no time limits and three difficulty levels suitable for all ages.
- Group words into categories
- Identify misleading "Red Herring" words
- No time limit
- Three difficulty levels
- Daily puzzle
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Red Herring is the word connections game. How to play: 1. Make the connections and group words into categories. 2. Look out for the Red Herrings, pesky words whose sole purpose is to mislead you. 3. Have fun making the connections! Red Herring is a FUN, CHALLENGING, and EASY TO LEARN word connections puzzle game. Each puzzle has only one correct solution and there's no time limit. Three difficulty levels make it suitable for the whole family. Don't say we didn't warn you if you can't stop playing. Give Red Herring a try today! From the creators of 7 Little Words and Moxie. ----- Red Herring contains 25 puzzles and a daily puzzle that you can play for free. Additional puzzles are available for purchase inside the app.
The Impossible Red Button Game
Experience a deceptively simple yet incredibly challenging game. Test your reflexes and patience as you attempt to conquer the impossible. It's a test of will and skill.
- Minimalist design
- Challenging gameplay
- Test of reflexes
- Simple controls
- High replayability
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The simplest and yet the most impossible game ever! Good luck!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Red Herring at 4.7 against The Impossible Red Button Game's 4.1. Red Herring also leads on ratings volume (48K vs 22) and review sentiment (76% vs 56%). The Impossible Red Button Game's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence 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. Red Herring sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. The Impossible Red Button Game asks for nothing beyond the download.
Red Herring holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Red Herring has 48K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Red Herring's written reviews are positive against 56% of The Impossible Red Button Game's.
Red Herring ships an update every 3 months, The Impossible Red Button Game every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Herring | The Impossible Red Button Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (48K ratings) — better | 4.1 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.8% of reviews — better | 55.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48K — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 6.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Blue Ox Family Games, Inc. | GammaLateral LLC |
Customer experience
Red Herring
The Impossible Red Button Game
Bugs and requests
Red Herring
Reported bugs
3 issues- Formatting issues after updates
- Inability to access previous daily puzzles
- Ads that cannot be dismissed
Requested features
5 requests- More free daily puzzles
- Less American-focused content
- Dark mode option
- Ability to replay past puzzles
- Hints system improvements
The Impossible Red Button Game
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Red Herring
- Curiosity - 50 Puzzles$1.99
- Brilliant! - 50 Puzzles$1.99
- Allegro - 50 Puzzles$1.99
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- Spelunking - 50 Puzzles$1.99
- Renaissance - 50 Puzzles$1.99
- IQ - 50 Puzzles$1.99
- Serendipity - 50 Puzzles$1.99
- Unlimited Hints$2.99
- Older Daily Puzzles 2014 Jul - Dec$3.99
- Quantum Leap - 175 Puzzles$4.99
The Impossible Red Button Game
No in-app purchases
Questions
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