Vault! vs Marginalia Hero
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.
Marginalia Hero
Embark on a unique medieval RPG adventure fighting creatures inspired by centuries-old art. Collect coins to upgrade weapons, shields, and companions. Experience challenging gameplay across 100 levels with a distinctive visual style and atmospheric music.
- Unique medieval art style graphics
- Challenging and addictive gameplay
- 100+ items for customization
- 100 levels with unique creatures
- Endless tournament mode
- One-finger controls
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Feel the real medieval weirdness! You are about to fight creatures and monsters, which were painted by real(!) medieval artists more than 5 centuries ago. Collect coins and upgrade your equipment! Lots of weapons, shields, charms and even companions! Key features: - unique looking graphics style - addictive and challenging gameplay - 100+ items for customization and upgrading - 100 levels with strange and weird creatures and monsters - endless tournament mode - one finger/tap/click controls - atmospheric music - heroic challenges and bossfight levels - 50 achievements for every taste - daily gifts and rewards
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Marginalia Hero at none against Vault!'s shown. Marginalia Hero also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 77). On price, rating, review sentiment 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 Marginalia Hero sells 12 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 Marginalia Hero. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Marginalia Hero has 1.8K 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 73% of Marginalia Hero's.
Vault! ships an update every 5 months, Marginalia Hero weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vault! | Marginalia Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (77 ratings) | 4.5 (1.8K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 72.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — 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 | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Crescent Moon Games LLC |
Customer experience
Vault!
Marginalia Hero
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
Marginalia Hero
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Charming art style
- 👍 Entertaining gameplay
- 👍 Unique medieval theme
- 👍 Addictive and fun
- 👍 Good progression system
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy features (coin generation, hidden targets)
- 🐛 Difficulty spikes and unbalanced challenges
- 🔋 Repetitive music and gameplay
- 🔋 Lack of content variety
- 🔋 Intrusive ads at times
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
Marginalia Hero
Reported bugs
4 issues- Coin generation issues
- Invisible target bugs
- Ads not working as expected
- Compatibility issues on newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- More character customization options
- Offline coin generation
- Difficulty balancing improvements
- Additional game modes or mechanics
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
Marginalia Hero
- Wanderer's bag$1.99
- No ads basic$1.99
- Gervase$1.99
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- Gurgustius$1.99
- Citizen's savings$4.99
- Richard$4.99
- Duff$4.99
- No ads full$6.99
- Rogier$6.99
- Royal supplies$8.99
- Alingot$8.99
- Ebraucus$8.99
