Vault! vs Jetpack Joyride Test Labs
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.
Jetpack Joyride Test Labs
Design your own endless running experience by mixing powerful gameplay modifiers. Test your skills with altered speeds, gravity, and unique obstacles in this sandbox version of a popular game. Help shape its future by playing in early access.
- Mix and match gameplay modifiers
- Customize speed and gravity
- Dodge reimagined obstacles
- Design your own experience
- Early access testing
- Ad-free and in-app purchase-free gameplay
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Available exclusively for Halfbrick+ members - Jetpack Joyride Test Labs is in Early Access! From the same crazy lab that invented a jetpack propelled by a machine gun! Use Turbocharged vehicles! Dodge Giant Missiles! Avoid Exploding coins and tokens! Fly through the Jetpack Joyride Universe and design your own experience by mixing and matching powerful gameplay modifiers. Whether you travel at super-speed, spawn exploding coins or turn the floor into a bouncing castle - you design the fun in this sandbox version of Jetpack Joyride! Join Barry and test your skills at varied speeds, altered gravity and cross the path of the many reimagined obstacles. Play it now to help shape the future of the game! KEY FEATURES: ● Fly through the lab in slow motion or warp speed ● Uninterrupted gameplay without ads or in-app purchases ● Dodge giant missiles that travel in pairs and ricochet off walls ● The floor is lava, don’t get burned! ● Navigate your lab as invisible Barry ● Protect yourself from hazards with a recharging shield ● Turn the whole lab into a bouncing castle! ● And many, many more mods to mix, match and test! WHAT'S HALFBRICK+ Halfbrick+ is a mobile games subscription service featuring: ● Exclusive access to the highest-rated games ● No ads or in app purchases ● Brought to you by the makers of Award-winning mobile games ● Regular updates and new games ● Curated by hand - for gamers by gamers! Kick off your Guest Access with 60 minutes of gameplay! If you like what you see, start your One Month free trial and play all our games without ads, in app purchases, and fully unlocked games! Your subscription will auto-renew after 30 days, or save money with an annual membership! If you have any questions, please contact our support team https://support.halfbrick.com ***************************************** Terms of Use: https://www.halfbrick.com/subscription-agreement Privacy Policy: https://www.halfbrick.com/halfbrick-plus-privacy-policy
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Verdict
Vault! and Jetpack Joyride Test Labs both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Jetpack Joyride Test Labs's written reviews are positive against 71% of Vault!'s. Vault!'s advantage is ratings volume (77 vs 23). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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 Jetpack Joyride Test Labs sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. 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 Jetpack Joyride Test Labs. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 23 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Vault!'s written reviews are positive against 86% of Jetpack Joyride Test Labs's.
Vault! ships an update every 5 months, Jetpack Joyride Test Labs every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vault! | Jetpack Joyride Test Labs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (77 ratings) — better | 4.4 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 23 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 121 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Halfbrick |
Customer experience
Vault!
Jetpack Joyride Test Labs
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
Jetpack Joyride Test Labs
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Jetpack Joyride Test Labs
- Halfbrick+6 Months trial$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+2 variants$2.991 Month
- Halfbrick+1 Month trial$2.991 Month
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- Halfbrick+3 variants$29.991 Year
- Halfbrick+1 Year trial$29.991 Year
- Halfbrick+$99.99
Questions
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