Comparison

Star vs Vault Pole Bar

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Star

A fast-paced, one-touch arcade game where players dodge alien tentacles while navigating through space. Test your reflexes in an endless challenge and climb the global leaderboards. Unlock new character skins as you play.

Highlights
  • One-touch controls
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Endless space challenge
  • Unlockable character skins
  • Global leaderboard
Features
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Blast through space. Dodge alien tentacles. Climb the global ranks. Star-Flip is a fast-paced, one-touch arcade game that’s easy to pick up — and tough to put down. Weave between stars, avoid deadly tentacles, and push your reflexes to the limit. One mistake ends it all. Simple one-tap controls Fast, high-intensity gameplay Endless space challenge Unlockable character skins Global leaderboard — see how you stack up Whether you’ve got 30 seconds or 30 minutes, Star-Flip makes every moment count. Download now and see how far you can fly.

About

Vault Pole Bar

Features
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Most arcade sports games fake the skill. Vault makes you time all three phases of a real pole vault — and the bar keeps rising until you miss. Every attempt is one skill loop, three taps: RUN-UP. Tap to start the sprint. A power meter sweeps up and down — lock it high, but not maxed. Too little and your plant is weak; a full overrun is a foul and a wasted attempt. PLANT. A marker sweeps across the planting box. Tap it inside the window for a clean plant that carries your speed into the pole. SWING & RELEASE. The pole bends. Watch the flex gauge and release at PEAK FLEX — the moment the bowed pole is about to fling you upward. Nail it and your speed becomes height. Clear the crossbar and it rises. Miss three times at one height and the run is over. Your delivered height is a pure function of run-up power, plant timing, release flex and your pole — no random luck, just how well you read the gauges. The whole vault is drawn side-on under stadium floodlights: the runway, the box, the bowing pole, the athlete arcing over, and the bar at its called height. Unlock stiffer poles as you clear higher bars: a higher ceiling, but a tighter release window. Chase your personal record and climb the pole rack. • A three-phase timing skill loop: run-up power, plant window, peak-flex release • A real clearance calculation — no RNG, pure skill • A rising crossbar and a three-miss run: push your personal best • Stiffer poles to unlock: higher ceilings for tighter timing • Side-on stadium art: runway, box, a flexing pole and the athlete over the bar • Fully offline, no account, nothing collected Sprint. Plant. Fly.

Screenshots

Star4 screens
Vault Pole Bar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Vault Pole Bar at none against Star's shown. Star's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Star versus Vault Pole Bar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStarVault Pole Bar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvan MiroshnychenkoJordan Wegner

In-app purchases

None

Star

No in-app purchases

None

Vault Pole Bar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Star free?
Star is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vault Pole Bar free?
Vault Pole Bar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Star or Vault Pole Bar have ads?
Star shows ads; Vault Pole Bar does not.

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