Vault! vs Ava Airborne
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.
Ava Airborne
Experience a thrilling journey as you guide Ava through a hazardous skyline, defying gravity. Master the skies with various unique flying contraptions and collect trinkets to customize your character. Progress through fifteen pilot levels and discover flying companions.
- Endless flying gameplay
- Fifteen pilot progression levels
- Collectible trinkets and companions
- Unique flying contraptions
- Hazardous skyline navigation
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Ava believes she can fly. Immerse yourself in this thrilling journey across a beautiful yet hazardous skyline. Weave between giant bomb-balloons, dive into turbo-charged catapults, bounce off trampolines and launch up into the clouds. Just never touch the floor. Defy gravity. With style. Lovingly crafted by the multi-award winning British indie studio Laserdog, Ava Airborne lets you master the sky with anything you can find: cardboard wings, rocket-propelled boots, an old umbrella, or even a jet-fuelled trombone. ==================== TAKE TO THE SKIES: Glide Ava as far as you can without touching the floor - the further you fly, the bigger the reward! JOIN THE ELITE: Progress Ava through fifteen levels of pilot, from the beginner’s Leaf rank to the ultra-exclusive Ace class! BIRD BUDDIES: Get a little boost from Ava’s flying companions, from Steven the Seagull to Duckington McDuckFace! FALLING BEAUTY: Customise your very own Ava by collecting your very own trinkets, charms and companions! Follow Ava as she flies on Social: - https://www.facebook.com/AvaAirborne/ - https://www.instagram.com/avaairborne/ - https://www.snapchat.com/add/avaairborne © 2018 PlayStack LTD.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Vault! at 4.5 against Ava Airborne's 3.9. Vault! also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 49%). Ava Airborne's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 Ava Airborne sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Vault! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 255 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Vault!'s written reviews are positive against 49% of Ava Airborne's.
Vault! ships an update every 5 months, Ava Airborne every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vault! | Ava Airborne |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (77 ratings) — better | 3.9 (255 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 49.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 77 | 255 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 10 days — 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 | 151 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Playstack Ltd |
Customer experience
Vault!
Ava Airborne
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
Ava Airborne
From 255 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and art style
- 🎶 Relaxing and enjoyable background music
- 🕹️ Smooth and intuitive gameplay
- 💎 Unique and fun flying contraptions
- 🎁 Generous free content and no forced ads
Room to improve
- 🔁 Repetitive obstacles and hazards
- 🤯 Difficulty spike as progress is made
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases for new contraptions
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🕰️ Long wait times between runs
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
Ava Airborne
Reported bugs
3 issues- Contraption menu getting stuck or unresponsive
- Inconsistent candy/mileage tracking and rewards
- Crashes when attempting to watch rewarded videos
Requested features
4 requests- More varied environments and level designs
- Ability to permanently unlock contraptions
- Option to disable hazards for a relaxing mode
- Clearer explanations of contraption abilities
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
Ava Airborne
- Handful of Sweets$1.99
- Rocket Chair$1.99
- Sweet-O-Tron 9000$2.99
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- Sweet-O-Tron 9000$3.99
- Bag of Sweets$4.99
- Rupooza$4.99
- Jar of Sweets$9.99
- Bleep Bloop$9.99
- Shoebox of Sweets$19.99
- Barrel of Sweets$54.99
