Vault! vs Glitch Run
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.
Glitch Run
Navigate challenging obstacle courses by jumping, dashing, and hiding. Collect diamonds and unlock new characters across handcrafted stages and various game modes. Compete with others on leaderboards.
- Simple touch controls (Jump, Dash, Hide)
- Handcrafted stages
- Simplistic visuals with glitch effects
- Level and Arcade modes
- Unlockable Glitch characters
- Game Center leaderboards
- iCloud saving
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In Glitch Run you must find your way to pass the areas of obstacles and collect the diamonds on your way! FEATURES • JUMP - DASH - HIDE : Simple touch control mechanics! • Lots of handcrafted stages! • Beautiful simplistic visuals with glitch effects! • Level mode and two Arcade modes • Unlock new Glitch characters • Game Center leaderboards • iCloud saving support • Haptic feedback support Lots of different levels with moving platforms, spikes and various routes with puzzling elements will keep you busy on the level based game mode! Arcade modes gives you an extra challenge while competing against other players on the leaderboards!
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Verdict
Vault! and Glitch Run both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Vault!'s written reviews are positive against 25% of Glitch Run's. Glitch Run's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). 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 Glitch Run sells 3 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 4.4 for Glitch Run. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Glitch Run has 1.1K 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 25% of Glitch Run's.
Vault! ships an update every 5 months, Glitch Run fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vault! | Glitch Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (77 ratings) — better | 4.4 (1.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 25.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 77 | 1.1K — better |
| 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 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 143 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Oddrok Oy |
Customer experience
Vault!
Glitch Run
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
Glitch Run
From 1.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to control
- 👍 Fun to play
- 👍 Visually stunning
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitchy controls
- 🐛 Crashes frequently
- 🐛 Optimization issues
- 🔋 High battery consumption
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
Glitch Run
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch
- Incompatible with older devices
- Inconsistent behavior (jumping instead of dashing)
Requested features
3 requests- Add a story mode
- Introduce more character skins
- Improve level transitions (remove black screens)
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
Glitch Run
- No Ads + Doubler$0.29
- Diamonds Small$0.29
- Diamonds Large$0.39
