Vault! vs Birdy Trip
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.
Birdy Trip
Guide a flock of birds on a migratory journey to warmer lands. Collect new feathered friends along the way while avoiding dangers and completing missions. Enjoy a vibrant atmosphere and colorful graphics with simple one-touch controls.
- One-touch control
- Colorful graphics
- Collect over 50 birds
- Complete missions
- Avoid eagles
- Game Center Leaderboard
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You are not alone in the sky! It’s time to migrate to sunny lands. Grab your cute friends on the way and be careful, many dangers could smash you during your journey. Features: • One-Touch control • Enjoy an original atmosphere & colorful graphics • Discover & catch more than 50 birds • Complete dozens of missions • Beware of eagles! • Game Center Leaderboard • iMessage Stickers
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Birdy Trip at none against Vault!'s shown. Birdy Trip also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 71%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 5 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Vault! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Birdy Trip sells 20 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 4.5 for Birdy Trip. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 178 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Vault!'s written reviews are positive against 83% of Birdy Trip's.
Vault! ships an update every 5 months, Birdy Trip every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vault! | Birdy Trip |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (77 ratings) | 4.5 (178 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 | 178 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — 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 | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Bloop Games |
Customer experience
Vault!
Birdy Trip
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
Birdy Trip
From 178 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Cute and visually appealing graphics
- 🎮 Addictive and fun gameplay mechanics
- 🐦 Large variety of collectible characters
- 🎵 Pleasant music and sound effects
- 📱 Easy to pick up and play
Room to improve
- 🐛 Game crashes and data loss issues
- 📺 Inappropriate ads for young audience
- 🎯 Difficulty increases significantly after collecting many birds
- ⏱️ Slow worm drop mechanic when unlocking new birds
- 🎮 Limited long-term engagement after collecting all birds
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
Birdy Trip
Reported bugs
7 issues- Game crashes when downloading multiple Bloop games simultaneously
- Data loss and progress reset after unexpected crashes
- Ad not displaying when retrying to get new bird, causing loss of bird
- Old characters stealing worms from newly unlocked birds
- Pre-order download functionality not working
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- Game incompatibility with certain devices despite compatibility claims
- Stars disappearing unexpectedly during gameplay
Requested features
12 requests- More bird and character varieties (space-themed, flag-based, food-themed)
- Additional obstacles and enemies (dragons, hawks, bears, seagulls)
- Multiple worlds with different challenges and themes
- Glowing/shiny effects for special characters
- Custom bird creation feature
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- Progressive difficulty with new enemies at higher scores
- More diverse food and drink flying characters
- Dog breed variations
- Alien and themed character skins
- Batman-themed birds
- Pug bird character
- Turtle character
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
Birdy Trip
- Sofia$0.99
- Amber$0.99
- Sky$0.99
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- Fanny$0.99
- Icecream$1.99
- Chips$1.99
- Carrot$1.99
- Ham$1.99
- Burger$1.99
- Bacon$1.99
- Kitty$1.99
- Doggy$1.99
- Bunny$1.99
- Hamsty$1.99
- Cowy$1.99
- No Ads$1.99
- Pandy$1.99
- Gold Piggy$2.99
- Pirate Parrot$2.99
- Special Offer - Bundle$4.99
