Comparison

World Button vs Idle Rain

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

Idle Rain

Experience a calming Zen Garden with satisfying ASMR fluid physics. Guide cascading drops through intricate obstacles to generate resources and unlock new biomes. Optimize your growth with upgrades and prestige systems for infinite progression.

Highlights
  • Satisfying ASMR fluid physics
  • Idle resource generation (Dew)
  • Unlockable biomes and obstacles
  • Upgrade and prestige systems
  • Collectible companions
  • Mastery Overdrive system
Features
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Welcome to Idle Rain, the most satisfying Zen Garden experience on mobile. Leave the stress behind and discover a sanctuary designed purely for relaxation. Cultivate the perfect soothing ASMR atmosphere while watching dynamic fluid physics unfold. Unlike complex simulation games, Idle Rain is an intuitive idle game focusing on gratification and growth. Harness the raw power of gravity and relax as infinite cascading drops flow through intricate, hand-crafted obstacles, generating precious Dew. Your simple task is to guide the flow and watch your progress accumulate, even when you're away! Explore and unlock unique biomes, transitioning from the gentle humidity of the Morning Meadow to the intense pressure of the Volcanic Caldera. Optimize your operation by upgrading your core systems, drop rates and value, and prestige with permanent upgrades. Meet adorable companions—like the cheerful Lava Sprite and the playful Bumblebee— who provide you with valuable resources. For those seeking deeper strategy, Idle Rain features the ultimate Mastery Overdrive system. When you are ready to expand, travel to the bottom of each world and execute a massive Prestige reset. Resetting your progress unlocks ancient, permanent scaling multipliers (like x100,000 Drop value) and exclusive Collectibles, providing you with global bonuses across all worlds. Whether you have five minutes or five hours, Idle Rain offers pure gratification. It is designed as a background companion, perfect for winding down. Listen to the unique acoustic tones as drops bounce off unique physics-based obstacles, or focus on the deep, low-frequency hum of thick magma merging lazily in the Volcanic Caldera. It is your ASMR flow, your time, and your infinite growth. Join the flow and start forging your sanctuary today!

Screenshots

World Button4 screens
Idle Rain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: World Button at none against Idle Rain's 5. On price, update cadence, ads 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. Idle Rain sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. World Button asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

World Button ships an update every 4 days, Idle Rain every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
World Button versus Idle Rain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWorld ButtonIdle Rain
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—8 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size220 MB130 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCelestial Pug LLCBrandon Anderson

In-app purchases

None

World Button

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Idle Rain

One-time5
  • Bundle of 100 Essence$0.99
  • Bundle of 500 Essence$4.99
  • Remove Ads + Essence Bundle$4.99
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  • Essence 1000$8.99
  • Bundle of 5000 Essence$39.99

Questions

Is World Button free?
World Button is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Idle Rain free?
Idle Rain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do World Button or Idle Rain have ads?
Both World Button and Idle Rain show ads.
Which is updated more often, World Button or Idle Rain?
World Button ships an update every 4 days, and Idle Rain every 6 days. Most recently, World Button was updated on October 30, 2026 and Idle Rain on October 31, 2026.

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