Vault! vs Breakout Ninja
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.
Breakout Ninja
Engage in fast-paced action as a stealthy ninja, breaking out to destroy buildings and defeat enemies. Compete with friends in this stylish, one-button game.
- One-button gameplay
- Destroy buildings
- Beat bad guys
- Compete with friends
- Ninja theme
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A Ninja cannot be seen. If you see it, it's not a Ninja. Break out in Breakout Ninja and be the number one out-breaking Ninja! Compete against friends, destroy buildings and beat the bad guys! REVIEWS "Be water, my friend." -Bruce Lee "Download it if you're looking for another super solid one-button action game." -Touch Arcade "A one-touch runner with a style of its own." -Pocket Gamer Before downloading, please be aware that this game is super awesome and you'll really like it. Follow on https://www.facebook.com/parttimemonkey https://twitter.com/terikoinen
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Breakout Ninja at none against Vault!'s shown. Breakout Ninja also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 77). On price, rating, 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 Breakout Ninja sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Vault! against 4.6 for Breakout Ninja. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Breakout Ninja has 1.3K ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Vault!'s written reviews are positive against 83% of Breakout Ninja's.
Vault! ships an update every 5 months, Breakout Ninja every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 20, 2026.
| Parameter | Vault! | Breakout Ninja |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (77 ratings) | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 83.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Part Time Monkey Oy |
Customer experience
Vault!
Breakout Ninja
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
Breakout Ninja
From 1.3K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- 🕹️ Simple and addictive gameplay
- 🎵 Great soundtrack
- 👍 Challenging yet fun
Room to improve
- 🐛 Mute function doesn't work properly
- 💢 Excessive ads interrupting gameplay
- 🔇 No option to disable sound
- 🤖 Laggy performance 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
Breakout Ninja
Reported bugs
3 issues- Mute function not working
- Ads reappearing after completing levels
- Progress loss after updates
Requested features
4 requests- Pause button
- Customization options for the ninja
- Progression system with unlockables
- Multiplayer mode
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
Breakout Ninja
- Go Premium$1.99
- Shuriken!$1.99
