Ready Set Now! vs Hot Button
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ready Set Now!
Test your reflexes in this fast-paced multiplayer game. Players race to hit their button, with the last one to react eliminated each round. Compete with friends on a single device for the ultimate reaction time challenge.
- Reaction time testing
- Multiplayer competition
- Single device play
- Precision down to milliseconds
- Up to 10 players
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Are you faster than your friends? "Ready Set Now!" will push your reaction time to the limit! Each player gets their own button, and whoever pushes their button last each round gets eliminated! Compete with up to 10 players on a single iPad for the title of Reaction Time Champion! "Ready Set Now!" has a precision down to milliseconds. 2-10 players on iPad 2-4 players on iPhone
Hot Button
Challenge friends to a fast-paced reaction game with multiple modes. Improve your reflexes in training or compete in party settings. Winners can be rewarded and losers can face fun consequences.
- Multiplayer reaction testing
- 4 different game modes
- Training mode for skill improvement
- Party game functionality
- Winner rewards and loser punishments
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Test your reaction with up to 4 persons in 4 different game modes. Reward the winner or/and punish the looser with a tough job. Give free rein to fantasy! Improve your reaction skills in the training mode and compete with your friends at the next party! Note: Please don't misuse this game as a drinking game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ready Set Now! at 5.0 against Hot Button's 2.5. Ready Set Now! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Hot Button's advantage is update cadence (every 9 months vs every 29 months) and ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ready Set Now! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Ready Set Now! ships an update every 29 months, Hot Button every 9 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Ready Set Now! | Hot Button |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 2.5 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 9 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rosendahl Software AB | Peter Weiss |
Customer experience
Ready Set Now!
Hot Button
In-app purchases
Ready Set Now!
No in-app purchases
Hot Button
No in-app purchases
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