Vault! vs Sky Chasers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vault!
Experience thrilling pole vaulting with intuitive tap-and-hold controls. Navigate challenging environments, collect coins to unlock characters, and compete for the highest score. Enjoy endless arcade fun with physics-based challenges.
- Intuitive single-touch pole vaulting
- Physics-based arcade action
- Unlockable unique characters
- Game Center support for competition
- Coin collection for upgrades
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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.
Sky Chasers
Embark on an epic adventure in a magical pixel art world. Explore unique levels, solve puzzles, and overcome challenges with intuitive controls. Unlock new ships and enjoy a retro-inspired soundtrack.
- Epic adventure with storyline
- Explore pixel art worlds
- Unique enemies, puzzles, and challenges
- Intuitive two-touch controls
- Unlock different ships
- Retro-inspired music
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Best Casual Game - Dutch Game Awards 2016 "Absolutely fantastic" - TouchArcade Experience your inner child as you start exploring a breathtaking magical world in a cardboard box, starring Max. Prove to your friends you are a true Sky Chaser. Features: • Go on an epic adventure with hours of gameplay and a storyline • Explore worlds designed in beautiful pixel art with unique enemies, puzzles and challenges • Intuitive easy-to-play two touch controls • Unlock different ships • Retro inspired music by Maxo Future updates will bring you more levels! For best performances we recommend iPhone5 or higher.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Sky Chasers at none against Vault!'s shown. Sky Chasers also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Vault! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Sky Chasers sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Sky Chasers holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 267 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Vault!'s written reviews are positive against 75% of Sky Chasers's.
Vault! ships an update every 5 months, Sky Chasers every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vault! | Sky Chasers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (77 ratings) | 4.8 (267 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 75.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 | 267 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Lucky Kat Studios |
Customer experience
Vault!
Sky Chasers
User reviews
Vault!
From 77 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Retro graphics and animations
- 💡 Innovative pole vaulting mechanic
- 🎉 Great time-waster game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
- 💰 Intrusive ads and in-app purchases
- 🔁 Lack of content variety after unlocking all characters
Sky Chasers
From 267 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Excellent pixel art and retro graphics
- 🎶 Charming chiptune soundtrack
- 🕹️ Smooth and responsive controls
- 👍 Addictive and challenging gameplay
- 💰 Free-to-play with optional ads/purchases
Room to improve
- 🔍 Frequent ads/video prompts to continue playing
- 💰 Checkpoint saves require coins or watching ads
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches reported
- 🔋 High battery consumption on some devices
Bugs and requests
Vault!
Reported bugs
3 issues- Pole glitching out after continuing from an ad
- Respawning in unwinnable positions after continuing
- Invisible walls causing unexpected deaths
Requested features
4 requests- More playable characters with unique abilities
- Different game modes (e.g., time trial, challenges)
- Varied environments and level designs
- Customization options for the vaulting pole
Sky Chasers
Reported bugs
2 issues- Keys disappearing or not respawning
- Controls inverting after hitting gas clouds
Requested features
3 requests- More level variety and world exploration
- Ability to purchase a one-time ad-free version
- Improved performance and optimization
In-app purchases
Vault!
- Buy Coins 1$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Buy Coins 2$2.99
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- Buy Coins 3$3.99
Sky Chasers
- Armada$0.99
- Blue Bolt$0.99
- Junkyard Chaser$0.99
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- Kingpin$0.99
- Yellow Flash$0.99
- Zephyr$0.99
- Cup O' Tea$0.99
- Skullton$0.99
- The Strawburry$0.99
- Free Checkpoints Forever$2.99
