Comparison

Vault! vs Road Warriors

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

Road Warriors

Engage in an intergalactic racing competition with no rules. Master one-touch controls for thrilling combat and compete daily to set records. Experience adrenaline-pumping action with gorgeous pixel art.

Highlights
  • Daily races
  • Bullet time combat
  • Compete with friends
  • Pixel art graphics
  • One-touch controls
Features
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Join the most dangerous racing competition in the whole universe called “Road Warriors”. The only rule is THERE-ARE-NO-RULES. Will you help Cluck become the best racer in the universe? Road Warriors is an action-packed intergalactic racing game with simple one-touch controls! Features: ● A new race every day ● Thrilling bullet time combat ● Set daily records and compete with friends ● Gorgeous pixel art ● Adrenaline pumping music by @pongball For best performance we recommend iPhone 5 or higher.

Screenshots

Vault!4 screens
Road Warriors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Vault! at 71% against Road Warriors's 47%. Road Warriors's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) 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 Road Warriors sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Road Warriors holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 127 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Vault!'s written reviews are positive against 47% of Road Warriors's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vault! ships an update every 5 months, Road Warriors every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vault! versus Road Warriors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVault!Road Warriors
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (77 ratings)4.7 (127 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better47.4% of reviews
Number of ratings77127 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — 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 MB166 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperNitromeTurtleBlaze

Customer experience

Vault!

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

Road Warriors

All ratings127 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral21.1%
Negative31.6%

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

Road Warriors

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
5 purchases

Road Warriors

One-time5
  • 2000 Coins$2.99
  • Free Checkpoints$3.99
  • 6000 Coins$6.99
Show 2 more
  • 10000 Coins$9.99
  • 20000 Coins$14.99

Questions

Is Vault! free?
Vault! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Road Warriors free?
Road Warriors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Vault! or Road Warriors?
Road Warriors is rated higher. Vault! averages 4.5 out of 5 from 77 ratings, while Road Warriors averages 4.7 from 127 ratings.
Do Vault! or Road Warriors have ads?
Both Vault! and Road Warriors show ads.
Which is updated more often, Vault! or Road Warriors?
Vault! ships an update every 5 months, and Road Warriors every 2 months. Most recently, Vault! was updated on October 13, 2026 and Road Warriors on October 16, 2026.

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