Comparison

Vault! vs Snake Towers

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Intuitive single-touch pole vaulting
  • Physics-based arcade action
  • Unlockable unique characters
  • Game Center support for competition
  • Coin collection for upgrades
Features
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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.

About

Snake Towers

Embark on an endless adventure as a snake exploring towering structures. Collect gold to grow, find upgrades, and unlock unique skins. Navigate challenging puzzle and cursed rooms with dynamic obstacles.

Highlights
  • Endless tower exploration
  • Collect gold and upgrades
  • Unlock and mix snake skins
  • Solve puzzle rooms
  • Navigate cursed rooms
  • Easy to learn gameplay
Features
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Endless Snake with upgrades and different skins. On top of the tallest towers in the universe lives a Snake, endlessly exploring, looking for shiny objects and upgrades, in order to prolong his short existence. Slither from tower to tower looking for gold pieces that will make you grow. Collect upgrades to help you on your journey, solve puzzle rooms, find new Eggs with skins and a lot more. But beware of the cursed towers, they will challenge you with reversed controls or a shaking ground, just to name a few. Game features - Easy to learn - Explore endless towers and learn as you go - Unlock skins for your Snake, that you can mix together as you please - 200+ different rooms, such as: Puzzle rooms, upgrade rooms and cursed rooms! Thanks and much love from the guys at Set Snail.

Screenshots

Vault!4 screens
Snake Towers4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Snake Towers at fortnightly against Vault!'s every 5 months. Snake Towers also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 71%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Vault! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Snake Towers sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Snake Towers holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 181 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Vault!'s written reviews are positive against 91% of Snake Towers's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vault! ships an update every 5 months, Snake Towers fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vault! versus Snake Towers: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVault!Snake Towers
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (77 ratings)4.7 (181 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews91.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings77181 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB207 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNitromeSet Snail ApS

Customer experience

Vault!

All ratings77 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral7.8%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews245 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral6.5%
Negative22.0%

Snake Towers

All ratings181 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive91.5%
Neutral4.9%
Negative3.7%

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

Snake Towers

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Vault!

One-time4
  • Buy Coins 1$0.99
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Buy Coins 2$2.99
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  • Buy Coins 3$3.99
4 purchases

Snake Towers

One-time4
  • Small amount of Gems$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Medium amount of gems$3.99
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  • Large Amount of Gems$7.99

Questions

Is Vault! free?
Vault! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Snake Towers free?
Snake Towers is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vault! or Snake Towers?
Snake Towers is rated higher. Vault! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Snake Towers averages 4.7 from 181 ratings.
Do Vault! or Snake Towers have ads?
Both Vault! and Snake Towers show ads.
Which is updated more often, Vault! or Snake Towers?
Vault! ships an update every 5 months, and Snake Towers fortnightly. Most recently, Vault! was updated on October 13, 2026 and Snake Towers on October 15, 2026.

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