Vault! vs Combo Critters
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.
Combo Critters
Combine creatures to evolve them and conquer the universe. Explore planets, battle quirky inhabitants, and collect over 100 unique critters. Engage in a casual RPG battle system and test your strength against friends.
- Combine critters to evolve
- Explore 9 planets
- Collect over 100 critters
- Casual-RPG battle system
- Battle friends' profiles
- Pixel art graphics
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Combine to evolve your critters and get ready to conquer the universe! Explore planets to discover quirky inhabitants, and courageously go into battle against them. Collect these cute critters and get stronger by mashing them up in the combine-machine. Features: • Explore 9 planets to collect more than 100 critters • Casual-RPG battle system • Battle against your friends’ social media profiles • Gorgeous colorful pixel art • Groovy tunes by Maxo For best performances we recommend iPhone 5 or higher.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Combo Critters at 4.8 against Vault!'s 4.5. Combo Critters also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 77) and review sentiment (87% vs 71%). 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
Both are free to download. Vault! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Combo Critters sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Combo Critters holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Combo Critters has 1.5K ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Vault!'s written reviews are positive against 87% of Combo Critters's.
Vault! ships an update every 5 months, Combo Critters every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vault! | Combo Critters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (77 ratings) | 4.8 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 86.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 153 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Lucky Kat Studios |
Customer experience
Vault!
Combo Critters
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
Combo Critters
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
- 👍 Unique critter fusion system
- 🎨 Charming pixel art style
- 🎶 Great soundtrack
Room to improve
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 💰 Grindy progression, need to watch ads for coins
- 🔍 Difficulty finding final boss in each world
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
Combo Critters
Reported bugs
3 issues- Audio cuts out sometimes
- In-app purchases not working properly
- Freezing during special attacks
Requested features
4 requests- More worlds and critters to collect
- Ability to trade or sell critters
- Online multiplayer battles
- Critter stats and evolution history tracking
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
Combo Critters
- Coin Pack 1$0.99
- Coin Pack 2$1.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
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- Coin Pack 3$2.99
- Coin Pack 4$3.99
- Coin Pack 5$5.99
- Coin Pack 6$9.99
