Comparison

World Button vs Garbage Collector

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

Head to head
About

World Button

Features
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Tap the button. Raise the world counter. World Button is a simple, addictive tapping game built around one giant button and one shared global counter. Every tap you make adds to a worldwide tally counted by players everywhere. Tap fast, climb milestones, unlock button skins, chase achievements, and watch the global number rise in real time. No complicated rules. No account. No sign-up. Just tap. WHAT YOU DO • Tap the button to increase the global counter • Add your taps to a shared worldwide total • Track your lifetime taps and live taps-per-second • Push for new personal records and global milestones UNLOCK 50+ BUTTON SKINS Collect button skins as you reach new milestones, including the Earth, the Moon, Pi, crowns, dragons, and more. CHASE ACHIEVEMENTS Complete 30 achievements across tap milestones, speed challenges, and world records. Think you can tap 50 times per second? We genuinely do not think it is possible. SPIN THE PRIZE WHEEL Spin for tap bonuses and exclusive wheel-only button skins. Some skins can only be unlocked from the prize wheel. SATISFYING TAP FEEL Every tap comes with clean click sounds and haptic feedback, making each press feel crisp and satisfying. World Button is free to play, easy to start, and weirdly hard to stop. Download now and add your taps to the world.

About

Garbage Collector

Features
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Garbage Collector is a simple idle clicker about turning one humble trash can into an unstoppable raccoon empire. Tap to collect raccoons, buy upgrades, unlock new sources of production, and watch your numbers climb. - Offline play - No account required - No ads

Screenshots

World Button4 screens
Garbage Collector3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: World Button at none against Garbage Collector's 1. Garbage Collector's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Garbage Collector sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. World Button asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
World Button versus Garbage Collector: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld ButtonGarbage Collector
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB166 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperCelestial Pug LLCPaul Frederic DUNCAN

In-app purchases

None

World Button

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Garbage Collector

One-time1
  • Garbage Collector Premium$9.99

Questions

Is World Button free?
World Button is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Garbage Collector free?
Garbage Collector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do World Button or Garbage Collector have ads?
World Button shows ads; Garbage Collector does not.
Which is updated more often, World Button or Garbage Collector?
World Button ships an update every 4 days, and Garbage Collector every 4 days. Most recently, World Button was updated on September 19, 2026 and Garbage Collector on August 5, 2026.

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