Buttons and Scissors vs Puralax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Buttons and Scissors
A logic puzzle game where players cut matching colored buttons arranged on a denim background. Strategically select groups of buttons in straight lines to clear the board and achieve high scores. It's a fun way to enhance logical thinking and brain training.
- Match and cut same-colored buttons
- Select buttons in horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines
- Clear all buttons to complete levels
- Timed levels for high scores
- Unlimited Undo feature
- Multiple level sizes (5x5 to 7x7)
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Cut off the sewing buttons in the logic game Buttons and Scissors! To cut off the buttons, select two or more buttons of the same color. You can select buttons only on the same horizontal, vertical or diagonal line. Cut off all the buttons from the scrap of denim to complete the level. Try to complete each level in the shortest time possible to get a better score. You cannot cut off a single button, so plan your strategy in advance! Buttons and Scissors is a fun way to improve your logical thinking and train your brain. Tutorial: When you begin playing the game for the first time, there will be a tutorial level. You will be presented with a scrap of denim and a number of different colored buttons. Each current move will be displayed as a white arrow. Touch the first button and move your finger to the last button of the same color you wish to select in that line, and then release your finger. All selected buttons will then be cut off with a scissors, if selected correctly. Main features: - Realistic sewing buttons and scissors - 5x5, 5x6, 6x6 and 7x7 levels - Unlimited Undo - iCloud support - Leaderboard - Solutions for levels IMPORTANT: No real buttons were cut off in the making of this game!
Puralax
This puzzle game challenges you to merge colored tiles into a single target color. Strategically move tiles into empty spaces or drag them to paint adjacent tiles of the same color. Master the limited moves per tile to create chain reactions and solve each unique level.
- Merge colored tiles
- Paint adjacent tiles
- Chain reactions
- Limited moves per tile
- Target color matching
- Tutorial levels
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Puralax is a simple puzzle game where you need to paint every colored tile into one single color to complete each level. Each level has a different target color, indicated by the color of the top bar on the screen. Rules are simple: You can move colored tiles between white empty cells in vertical or horizontal directions (one cell at a time), or you can paint a neighbor tile by dragging one tile into another. Each tile has a limited amount of moves, shown by little white dots inside it. When you paint one tile, you can generate a chain reaction that will begin to paint every attached tile from the same color. The first six levels comes with an assistant that remind you the rules and tells you which tiles move where. So, what are you waiting for? Start painting, and remember... colors are alive!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Puralax at none against Buttons and Scissors's 5. Puralax also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 12 months). Buttons and Scissors's advantage is ratings volume (1.7K vs 30) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating 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. Buttons and Scissors sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Puralax asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Buttons and Scissors against 4.5 for Puralax. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buttons and Scissors has 1.7K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Buttons and Scissors's written reviews are positive against 90% of Puralax's.
Buttons and Scissors ships an update every 12 months, Puralax every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Buttons and Scissors | Puralax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.7K ratings) — better | 4.5 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.6% of reviews | 90.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — 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 |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KyWorks Software | Luis Federico Bricker |
Customer experience
Buttons and Scissors
Puralax
Bugs and requests
Buttons and Scissors
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes and resets progress
- Levels not loading properly
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Progress tracking and statistics
- Cloud sync for progress across devices
- Customization options (e.g., themes, music)
Puralax
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Buttons and Scissors
- Solutions for 3 levels$0.99
- Remove Ads$0.99
- Solutions for 10 levels$1.99
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- 800 Extra Levels$1.99
- SUPER PACK$2.99
Puralax
No in-app purchases
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