Comparison

Type vs No More Buttons

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Type

Embark on a unique adventure through the history of fonts and characters. Play as two dots, navigating through different typographic eras and solving puzzles by riding popular fonts. Discover secrets and learn about type in a captivating visual and musical environment.

Highlights
  • Explore 10 worlds of typographic history
  • Solve riddles by riding popular fonts
  • Discover secrets of fonts and characters
  • Captivating musical and visual environment
  • Learn about typography through gameplay
Features
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- "An intricately-designed masterpiece that constantly throws fresh challenges and situations at you for the entire run of the game." - Touch Arcade - 4.5/5 - "You never realized fonts could be this exciting" - Kotaku - "The "Final FONTasy" of video games. [...] Type:Rider encourages players to learn about type by exploring a world of fonts." - FastCoDesign - "The unlikely appeal of Type:Rider, a platformer about fonts" - Kill Screen Immerse yourself in this fascinating and unique experience to uncover the history and secrets of Fonts & Characters ! Play as 2 dots and travel through the ages of typographic styles and techniques. From the rock paintings of prehistoric times to Pixel art of the 2000’s, solve all the riddles by riding the most popular fonts and characters (Garamond, Helvetica, Times New Roman, Pixel, Comic Sans...) in a very captivating musical and visual environment. Type:Rider is an adventure puzzle game produced by AGAT – EX NIHILO and ARTE that brings gaming experience to a whole new daring level. FEATURES •• 10 worlds echoing key periods of the typograhy’s history •• Breath-taking artworks and musical vibes •• Immersive and intriguing atmosphere •• Great historical archives and paintings -- If you encounter issues, please reboot your device. Then, reduce the resolution of the game in the parameters of Type:Rider and set the quality from « Fantastic » to « Good ». IMPORTANT NOTE: Type:Rider is compatible with iPad 2 and up, iPhone 4 and up and iPod touch 5th generation – THE GAME WILL NOT RUN ON EARLIER DEVICES

About

No More Buttons

A unique hand-drawn platformer where interactive buttons are part of the game's environment. Players can manipulate these buttons to navigate levels, offering a fresh take on touch-screen controls.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn art style
  • Interactive environmental buttons
  • Button manipulation mechanics
  • Touch-screen optimized controls
  • Unique platformer gameplay
Features
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No More Buttons is a hand-drawn platformer were the buttons are part of the environment. You can move them around, rotate and even stand on them. It's a game about buttons with a control scheme that perfectly utilises the touch screen.

Screenshots

Type4 screens
No More Buttons4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: No More Buttons at weekly against Type's every 2 months. No More Buttons also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.8) and review sentiment (78% vs 60%). Type's advantage is ratings volume (387 vs 6) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Type costs $2.99 and No More Buttons $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

No More Buttons holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Type has 387 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Type's written reviews are positive against 78% of No More Buttons's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Type ships an update every 2 months, No More Buttons weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Type versus No More Buttons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTypeNo More Buttons
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating3.8 (387 ratings)4.2 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.3% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings387 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size644 MB155 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperARTE France AppsTommy Soereide Kjaer

Customer experience

Type

All ratings387 ratings
Positive68.5%
Neutral7.0%
Negative24.5%
Written reviews317 reviews
Positive60.3%
Neutral8.2%
Negative31.5%

No More Buttons

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%

Bugs and requests

Type

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezes or crashes during tutorial
  • Inability to progress past certain levels
  • Compatibility issues with iPad Mini and older devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • Save/resume progress option
  • Difficulty settings or adjustments
  • Improved compatibility with newer devices

No More Buttons

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Type

No in-app purchases

None

No More Buttons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Type free?
Type costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is No More Buttons free?
No More Buttons costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Type or No More Buttons?
No More Buttons is rated higher. Type averages 3.8 out of 5 from 387 ratings, while No More Buttons averages 4.2 from 6 ratings.
Do Type or No More Buttons have ads?
Neither Type nor No More Buttons shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Type or No More Buttons?
Type ships an update every 2 months, and No More Buttons weekly. Most recently, Type was updated on November 1, 2026 and No More Buttons on October 24, 2026.

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