Ultraview UV Button vs UV Button 2 - Full Side-by-Side Comparison

The Neck - This Is the Big One

Original UV Button: Standard neck length. It works, but a lot of guys myself included felt like their draw length needed to be shortened a little to make it feel right. That's not ideal.

UV Button 2: About 20% shorter neck roughly a quarter inch and it makes a real difference at full draw. Everything just sits where it should. You're not reaching for it, not compensating. It's repeatable right out of the box.

Winner: UV Button 2 - and it's not close.

Set Screws - Locked In vs. Drifting

Original UV Button: No set screws. Your travel and force adjustments can slowly back out over time. You dial everything in, then a few weeks later something feels off and you're wondering why.

UV Button 2: Set screws on both adjustments. You dial it in, you lock it down, and it stays there. As a bow hunter, that matters a lot. The last thing you want is your release shifting on you when you're sitting in a tree stand at first light.

Winner: UV Button 2. The original's biggest weakness, fully fixed.

Material - Stainless vs. Brass

Original UV Button: Stainless steel. Solid, heavier feel.

UV Button 2: Brass. Slightly lighter than stainless - nothing dramatic, but you notice it in hand. Both versions still offer an aluminum option if you want to go even lighter.

Winner: Tie - comes down to personal preference. Brass and aluminum for the Button 2, stainless and aluminum for the original.

Finger Beds - Subtle but Real

Original UV Button: Smooth finger beds. Run it two, three, or four finger your call.

UV Button 2: Same configuration options, but the finger beds now have indentations built in little grooves that help your grip land in the same spot every time. In archery, repeatability is everything. If it helps you grip the release the same way every shot, that's worth something.

Winner: UV Button 2 - small upgrade, real benefit.

Profile - Original vs. Slimmed Down

Original UV Button: Slightly thicker profile. Still a great feel for a lot of shooters, and it shares the same profile as the UltraView hinge nice if you're transitioning between the two.

UV Button 2: A little slimmer overall. It sits cleaner in the hand. Some people online said it has sharp edges I don't see it. Everything's ground down smooth.

Winner: Slight edge to the UV Button 2. But if you like a fuller grip, the original might actually be your preference here.

Sizing - Same Sizes, New Names

Original UV Button: Medium and Large.

UV Button 2: Standard and XL. Virtually the same sizing they just renamed them. If you were a Medium, go Standard. If you were a Large, go XL. If you run a large or XL glove, go XL. Everyone else, Standard.

Winner: No difference - just a naming change.

Thumb Options

Original UV Button: Standard thumb barrel, adjustable to your liking.

UV Button 2: Keeps the thumb barrel, but also adds a new thumb pad option. It's a different feel I personally think I might like it better than the barrel, but I'm still playing with it. Nice to have the option either way.

Winner: UV Button 2 - more options is always good.

So Which One Should You Buy?

If you already own the original UV Button it's still a solid release. Don't feel like you have to upgrade. But if the neck length has been bugging you, or you've had adjustments drift on you, the Button 2 fixes both of those things.

If you're buying for the first time and choosing between the two get the Button 2. The set screws, the shorter neck, the updated finger beds, the thumb pad option it's just the more refined release. There's no reason to buy the original when this one exists. The UV Button 2 is a genuine upgrade. UltraView thought this one through, man.