Comparison

The Impossible Red Button Game vs Empty.

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

Head to head
About

The Impossible Red Button Game

Experience a deceptively simple yet incredibly challenging game. Test your reflexes and patience as you attempt to conquer the impossible. It's a test of will and skill.

Highlights
  • Minimalist design
  • Challenging gameplay
  • Test of reflexes
  • Simple controls
  • High replayability
Features
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The simplest and yet the most impossible game ever! Good luck!

About

Empty.

A relaxing puzzle game designed to help you unwind and appreciate simplicity. Rotate rooms to clear them using intuitive one-touch controls. Enjoy a peaceful experience with a beautiful soundtrack and over 25 handcrafted levels.

Highlights
  • Unique room rotation puzzles
  • One-touch controls
  • No ads or paid content
  • Accessible for all ages
  • 25+ handcrafted levels
  • Original soundtrack
Features
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A relaxing puzzle game to unwind with. Each level teaches you to value simplicity in life. ‣ Unique puzzle mechanics — clear the room by rotating it! ‣ One-touch controls — play with one hand! ‣ No ads. No paid content. Supported by donations. ‣ Accessible for players of all ages. ‣ 25+ beautiful hand-crafted levels. ‣ Original soundtrack - a full length album. Learn the timeless concept — that less is more — that will contribute to your wellbeing in addition to simply joyfully passing time.

Screenshots

The Impossible Red Button Game1 screens
Empty.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Empty. at 4.8 against The Impossible Red Button Game's 4.1. Empty. also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 56%) and ratings volume (2.6K vs 22). The Impossible Red Button Game's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Empty. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Empty. has 2.6K ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of The Impossible Red Button Game's written reviews are positive against 93% of Empty.'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Impossible Red Button Game ships an update every 4 months, Empty. monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Impossible Red Button Game versus Empty.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Impossible Red Button GameEmpty.
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (22 ratings)4.8 (2.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews93.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings222.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGammaLateral LLCMaksym Dzitsiuk

Customer experience

The Impossible Red Button Game

All ratings22 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative44.4%

Empty.

All ratings2,372 ratings
Positive95.3%
Neutral1.5%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews681 reviews
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.4%

Bugs and requests

The Impossible Red Button Game

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Empty.

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Certain objects not disappearing as expected
  • Glitches on specific levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content
  • Difficulty settings or options
  • Ability to save progress

In-app purchases

None

The Impossible Red Button Game

No in-app purchases

None

Empty.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Impossible Red Button Game free?
The Impossible Red Button Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Empty. free?
Empty. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Impossible Red Button Game or Empty.?
Empty. is rated higher. The Impossible Red Button Game averages 4.1 out of 5 from 22 ratings, while Empty. averages 4.8 from 2.6K ratings.
Do The Impossible Red Button Game or Empty. have ads?
Neither The Impossible Red Button Game nor Empty. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Impossible Red Button Game or Empty.?
The Impossible Red Button Game ships an update every 4 months, and Empty. monthly. Most recently, The Impossible Red Button Game was updated on November 6, 2026 and Empty. on November 6, 2026.

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