Last updated on November 26th, 2025 at 02:55 pm
Vault! – Casual Game Review
Vault! is a Casual/Action game from Nitrome, first launched in 22nd July 2015.
It’s rated 9+ and currently has 76+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Vault! Stand Out
Pole vaulting has never been so fun!
Cascading cliffs, huge bouncy springs and those infuriating red balls! How far can you go? How long will you last? Can you get the highest score? Classic intuitive physics arcade action with easy to use, hard to master tap and hold controls, mean that things aren't as simple as they seem.
Features:
- Intuitive single touch pole vaulting gameplay.
- Simple concept that anyone can grasp!
- Collect coins to unlock unique characters
- Full game centre support to compete with friends and foes
Important information
This game contains third party advertising which can be removed via a one time IAP. This game contains coins which can be collected within the game for free, bought with real money or via earned via promotions. This game contains cross promotion for other Nitrome games and this is not removed with the IAP for removal of ads.
This Casual game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Vault! is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 27th March 2024
Recent improvements include:
Vault has been updated to support modern iPhones in fullscreen.
- Wider title screen.
- UI fixes for iPhone screen ratio.
Download & Availability
Vault! is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
Plz nitrome bring back nitrome touchy.
Im surprised nobodys putting Family Guy clips over this.
This game has become our favorite game, the game is complete, but it is missing online.
We love the way this game is made. Mr. Fish is THE BEST!!! You should definitely get this game, if only so you can witness the miracle known as MR. FISH!!! According to these reviews, certain people have a problem with a fishs ability to hold a pole. Others believe that it Doesnt look like real pole vaulting. Well, in MY opinion, none of that matters. Download the game so that you can get Mr. Fish!!! MR. FISH FOR LIFE.
So fun for some reason. Perfect game to play when needing to focus slightly on something else as well.
Love the game, but please optimize for iPhone X.
So we have played this game when we were about 8 and this game brings memories back but the thing is that there are 0 new characters over the years. We had thought there was at least 2 new characters but 0 have been added. We are pretty disappointed in how this game has no new characters but gameplay is fun. Please, if the creators are reading this, add new characters.
This game is freaking great! Love the innovative controls, retro graphics, and cool landscape. Id love if you added more maps! And we guess more characters. Also, would be great to have challenges and quests that keep you coming back. The game as it is is fantastic, keep up the great work.
This is a really fun game, addictive at first, and slowly gets boring until its just one of those apps, sitting on your phone screen doing nothing. To make it more addictive, you can do the following: A. Add daily challenges like collect 35 coins or get to 350 feet. B. Play against other people and see how far you can get compared to the others. C. Add more characters to the game. Besides, once you collect all the characters theres not much to do. But, MY number one rule: NEVER force players to buy things. Just recently, we wrote a very angry review to Yousician for forcing people to pay for premium. Anywho, our point is keep doing what youre doing. Not forcing people to buy things. YOUR DOING GREAT!!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
We mean, come on… Lets be reasonable. This is a fun-ish game. But after a while it gets really boring. We think the creator should update it or something. Like maybe they could make some new maps and characters! But what would be really cool is if they made different vault sticks. Any way, if you are looking for a fun game that never gets boring… We would look for a different game.
This is a fun game but the controls are pretty weird.
Good physics. Gave us syphilis. Love it, would play again.
We see all this negative feedback for the ads , the solution is put your device on airplane mode TA DA there gone …. Now there is one thing that bugging us it's all easy but some parts are incredibly hard , we hope that in later updates they will even out the difficulty, but for now we definitely suggest buying the app.
Would be five stars if ads wouldn't just pop up in the middle of the game.
His is a good and addicting game but it was glitchy we would freeze but over all a great game.
We lik harambe almost but da adds doe fam.
The game itself is very fun and repeatable, the skill element makes it a challenge. However, as mentioned the ads interrupt gameplay which is a glaring flaw, especially when they interrupt a run. Also there are a lot of glitches or frustrating interactions with the engine that cause the player to feel cheated when they lose, rather than beaten. This game needs fixes if it's going to be a fun and not frustrating experience.
Lame. There's just nothing more to it… Just lame.
This has potential, but too many ads.
Adds pop up in the middle of the games and kill you instantly, making this game un enjoyable.
We only played once then deleted the app. NOT worth the download too much adds DONT DOWNLOAD!! Total waste of time.
Every two rounds there is an ad. We get that's hot games are paid for when free but come on. DELETE.
Make us watch loud annoying ads…we delete your app after five minutes.
The game itself is awesome! However, the ads pop up during gameplay making this game horrible. If they just fixed the ads this game would be addicting and awesome.
In the few minutes that we played this fun, well-designed infinite runner, we 'accidentally' clicked on four different ads that took us out of the app and had to click out of at least 50 different videos and banner ads with tiny Xs. We'd love to continue playing and see if this game is going to be worth whatever they charge for it (not listed), but there are too many ads.
The game itself is fun and potentially addicting. The simplicity puts in company of the viral Flappy Bird. Every time you fall and lose you're prompted to either watch an ad or pay for another turn with 50 coins. No surprise, you must purchase coins. A total cash grab. And once you watch the ad, it's not available as an option the next time. Two free plays and then you have to buy coins. We deleted the app. Great potential if creators weren't hard up for money.
We love the game sooooooooo much we would of gave it all the stars but your at 167 two more till a new record but then a stupid ad comes and you die and we're not paying 5 stupid dollars to remove ads so you deserve 1 star.
We enjoy this game very much and have had it for over a year but it needs more characters/ obstacles to make it more interesting we love everything about the game but more is better.
We're an app developer, and this app is one of the most solid we've seen. Thanks Nitrome.
This game is realy nice and simple and addictive,and we cant w8 for the game to get new update.
Never looked forward to losing this much :D.
We believe that Vault is an extremely addictive and fun game, but it could have a few upgrades such as power ups, new characters, shop items (pole upgrades, etc), and different maps. Other than that, we would highly recommend this game as it is a must-have for your iOS device.
It a very good game for childrens.
Short version: Fun little game that will take a while to 100% play/unlock. Ads don't get in the way and IAPs aren't necessary (and we're usually a sucker for them). Perfect waiting room game. Long version: First off this game is really addictive. You think you'll play a run or two and you end up doing ten times that. The premise is simple: tap at the right time. The game itself is solid but what impressed us most was the freemium side of it. We haven't bought anything in this game. We haven't even removed the ads and it's still a great time. Ads only run after every few runs and they're either 5-10 second videos or sometimes just pictures! This is awesome and it doesn't disturb us while playing the game. The other IAPs are just coins. You collect coins on runs and use them to unlock characters or continue runs. If you die (miss a jump) it's 50 coins to continue. The only reason we can see continuing is if you're trying for a high score. We haven't continued once and it hasn't bothered us at all. As for unlocking characters that takes time. The first unlock is 50 coins. That doesn't seem like much but we usually collect 15-20 coins per run. The final unlock is 1000 coins (we think) so it's going to be a while until we can unlock that much less all the ones preceding it. Usually we're a sucker for IAPs but this game is so enjoyable that it doesn't really bother us. So far the only difference between characters is cosmetic and hey for a game that's easy to pick up and play while you wait for something it's refreshing to see some longevity.
It's really great game and we enjoy it , but needs more characters and or at least one girly character. ;).
We instantly became enthralled with the retro graphics, and the gameplay itself makes you keep playing for yet another high score! Vault is the kind of game that you simply will not get tired of! For future updates we would suggest adding more playable characters or adding costumes to the original character. Also adding seasonal map changes would be fun as well as customizable poles.
We are so addicted to this game! It's great. PLEAE MAKE MKTE CHARACTERS.
One of the best bro. So addicted. Im hoping for new characters. Well done nitrome.
We love this games! But the only problem is that the purple guy is named King Edward!? He looks nothing like a king.
So fun!!!! We can't stop playing. Very addictive.
This game is great for passing time, and its not boring! We hope that in the future you will be able to have different places to vault, and maybe some different vault poles! That would be awesome. As a fairly new game we will give this 5 stars because we love the art, concept and overall gameplay.
We love this game!! The only problem is that it is so rage inducing.
We have all the charectors. It's SUPER easy to get coins so it's easy to get them all. The game is super fun there r lots of glitches but they just make the game better.
Awesome game and the arcade style to it everything about it we love. But please, add more characters. It would be more fun that way.here are some ideas. Gorilla Panda with bamboo stick Knight Bird.
When we try to jump in the middle of a vault our character gives up -_-.
But when we were playing as mr fish our vault went completely cucoo. Other than that,.
This is literally the best game ever. Please please please please please make new characters, that is the only thing you could do to make this game so much better. We already unlocked all the others. We're waiting for the day, patiently. Yours truly, Vault Fan.
There is nothing wrong with this game. It's playable, looks great, challenging, fun, and free. Thanks for making this :-).
We love this gameeee so muchhh!!! But please nitromee, createe mutinyy for app store! Pleaseeeee.
The platforms start to break down as you advance further into the game and the green hula hoops give you more points for every time you pass through them which makes this game even more fun than that stick ninja game we had.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.2.0
- Size: 120.52 MB
- iOS: 11.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence
- Developer: Nitrome
Last updated: 27th March 2024 | Genre: Casual, Action | Developer: Nitrome