Vault! vs Dodge Blast
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.
Dodge Blast
Engage in classic arcade space shooter action with simple two-button controls. Blast alien creatures, collect upgrades, and battle intergalactic bosses to achieve high scores and unlock new ships in an endless galaxy.
- Classic arcade space shooter
- Two-button gameplay
- Weapon upgrades
- Unlockable ships
- Intergalactic boss battles
- Leaderboards and achievements
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Blast your way through clusters of weird alien creatures, collect weapon upgrades and face intergalactic bosses! Dodge Blast is a classic arcade space shooter with two button controls. Build up your high score with combos and by blasting enemy formations. Pick up space coins to unlock new ships and fight your way through this strange and endless galaxy. - Arcade action - Unique two button gameplay - Weapon upgrades pew pew - Unlockable ships for different play styles - Boss battles! - Leaderboards & Achievements - Chiptune-ish soundtrack - In-app purchase to remove those pesky ads Recommended devices: iPhone 5, iPad 2 or any newer iPhone or iPad with iOS 8 or higher.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dodge Blast at none against Vault!'s shown. Dodge Blast also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (89% vs 71%). On price, ratings volume, 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 Dodge Blast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dodge Blast holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 52 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Vault!'s written reviews are positive against 89% of Dodge Blast's.
Vault! ships an update every 5 months, Dodge Blast fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vault! | Dodge Blast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (77 ratings) | 4.7 (52 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 89.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 52 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — 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 | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | BUN GUN AB |
Customer experience
Vault!
Dodge Blast
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
Dodge Blast
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Dodge Blast
- Remove ads$1.99
