Kiwanuka vs No More Buttons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kiwanuka
Guide tiny citizens through an enchanting action-puzzle game. Instruct them to build and topple towers, creating bridges to reach the exit. Success hinges on strategic thinking and precise timing.
- Unique touch-based game mechanics
- Guide and instruct tiny citizens
- Build and topple towers
- Use towers as bridges
- Reach the exit
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"Whimsical, magical, and enchanting" –– Touch Arcade, 5/5 Kiwanuka is an action-puzzle game with an entirely new game-mechanic designed uniquely for touch screen. Guide the tiny citizens, instruct them to build towers, knock the towers over to grab ledges, then use them as bridges to reach the exit. Success requires careful thought and perfect timing. - "A brilliant, beautiful, unique experience. Everything from the sounds, visuals, and just the vibe of the game all come together to create one of the most interesting little games I’ve played." - Touch Arcade, Game of the Week - "An elegantly smart game." - Cult of Mac - "A good surprise" -New York Times - "A truly special game" - Kotaku - "Amazing" - TUAW - "A hidden treasure." - SlashGear - "The game looks great." - Pocket Gamer -"In an increasingly-long line of delightful puzzle games on iOS, Kiwanuka is one of the best. It sees you guiding a colourful collection of characters to freedom using a glowing staff: like a neon-infused Lemmings built for touchscreens." - The Guardian
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.
- Hand-drawn art style
- Interactive environmental buttons
- Button manipulation mechanics
- Touch-screen optimized controls
- Unique platformer gameplay
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: No More Buttons at weekly against Kiwanuka's every 5 weeks. No More Buttons also leads on review sentiment (78% vs 68%). Kiwanuka's advantage is ratings volume (328 vs 6) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). 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
Kiwanuka costs $0.99 and No More Buttons $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kiwanuka holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kiwanuka has 328 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of Kiwanuka's written reviews are positive against 78% of No More Buttons's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Kiwanuka ships an update every 5 weeks, No More Buttons weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kiwanuka | No More Buttons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (328 ratings) — better | 4.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 328 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Marco Mazzoli | Tommy Soereide Kjaer |
Customer experience
Kiwanuka
No More Buttons
Bugs and requests
Kiwanuka
Reported bugs
3 issues- Progress reset issues
- Freezing and crashing
- Unresponsive controls
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Increased difficulty and challenge
- Improved controls and responsiveness
- Cloud save support
No More Buttons
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kiwanuka
No in-app purchases
No More Buttons
No in-app purchases
