Away Message vs Vault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Away Message
Share your current activity or availability with friends through temporary digital notes. Add locations, photos, or music to your updates, which automatically disappear after a set time. Connect privately with a unique code to keep your circle informed.
- Expiring status updates (30 min - 24 hours)
- Customizable themes, fonts, and layouts
- Location, photo, and music sharing
- Private connections via shareable codes
- Scrapbook-style note design
- Emoji reactions on status cards
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Away Message is a status app that lets you tell friends where you are, what you’re doing, or when you’ll be back. It’s meant for quick, low-effort updates that keep people in the loop without turning into full conversations. If you’re stepping out for coffee, going out for the night, or focusing on work, you can post a short note so your friends have context. You can attach a location, a photo, or a song you’re listening to. There are no likes, comments, or feeds to manage. The point is simply to share what’s going on. Each status lasts from 30 minutes to 24 hours and then disappears. You can change the look of your updates with different fonts, colors, themes, and layouts. You can also add photos, drop a pin, or share music from Apple Music. Friends can drop an emoji on your status cards. People connect through simple 6-character codes. You approve who joins your circle and control who can see your updates. Features: • Statuses that expire after 30 minutes to 24 hours • Custom fonts, colors, themes, and layouts • Photos, locations, and Apple Music sharing • Scrapbook-style design for your notes • Private connections using shareable codes • No ads or algorithmic feeds Away Message is for friends, coworkers, and small groups who want to stay aware of each other’s day without constantly messaging. You leave a note, and people see it when they check. Sometimes a quick “brb” really is all that’s needed.
Vault
This app helps you track, discover, and trade small, handmade art prints collected from vending machines. Organize your collection, find new machines, and connect with other collectors to swap duplicates.
- Track print collection
- Log artist, location, date
- Find new print machines
- Map of machine locations
- Trade duplicate prints
- Connect with collectors
- Share and react to finds
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Drop four quarters. Push the slot. Out comes a tiny work of art and you have no idea which one you're going to get. Mini prints are small, handmade art prints sold from vending machines tucked into coffee shops, museums, bookstores, and bars. They're real art. Numbered, made by hand. They cost a dollar. And once you pull your first one, you're hooked. Vault is the app built for mini print collectors. TRACK YOUR COLLECTION Log every print you pull. Artist, location, date. Your whole collection in one place, beautifully organized. HUNT NEW PRINTS Find machines near you. See what's currently stocked. Plan your next run with the map and never miss a new release. TRADE YOUR DUPES Pulled the same print three times? Someone out there needs it. List your extras and trade with collectors in the community. CONNECT WITH COLLECTORS Share your pulls, react to finds, and follow the hunt in real time with people who get it. The prints are tiny. The collection gets big fast. Download Vault and start hunting.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Away Message at every 8 days against Vault's every 2 months. Vault's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Away Message against 5.0 for Vault. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Away Message ships an update every 8 days, Vault every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Away Message | Vault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 220 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Colin Weir | Vault: mini print |
Customer experience
Away Message
Vault
In-app purchases
Away Message
No in-app purchases
Vault
No in-app purchases









