Balloons vs SwipeVault
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Balloons
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This is a mobile game - Play starts the game, balloons float up which players pop by tapping on them before the time runs out or before the balloons reach the bottom of the screen. Each round completed adds more time and more balloons than the previous round. Upload Balloon Image allows the player to decorate the balloons with an image from their camera roll. Players can turn on or off the popping sound of balloons being popped.
SwipeVault
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Swipe. Solve. Repeat. Can you crack them all? SwipeVault is a sleek puzzle game where you play as a bandit breaking into vaults. Swipe to slide across the grid, collect every key, dodge deadly hazards and reach the exit in as few swipes as you can. FEATURES - 1250 levels across 25 themed packs, from gentle warm-ups to expert vaults - Special tiles that change how you move: stop pads, arrows, teleporters, coloured doors and one-way gates - Daily Vault: a fresh puzzle every day with streak tracking - Endless Mode: infinite procedurally generated levels - Time Attack: solve as many levels as you can in 3 minutes - Perfect Run: clear a whole pack without a single mistake, within par - 3-star rating system: can you perfect every level? - Not a fan of the bandit, vault, keys or hazards? Customize them all with emojis - 6 stunning colour themes with a Liquid Glass design - Hints and undo for when you're stuck - Play on iPhone and iPad, with iCloud sync and a Home Screen widget - Haptic feedback, smooth animations and VoiceOver support - Available in English, Dutch, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese - No ads. Just puzzles. Easy to learn, tough to master. Perfect for a quick brain workout or a deep puzzle session.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Balloons at none against SwipeVault's 1. Balloons also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). SwipeVault's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 days). On price there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Both are free to download. SwipeVault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Balloons asks for nothing beyond the download.
Balloons ships an update every 6 days, SwipeVault every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Balloons | SwipeVault |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 3 days โ better |
| Ads | Yes | No โ better |
| In-app purchases | No โ better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch โ better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 โ better | 26.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ANDREW YUFENG MA | DIGT CONSULTING BV |
In-app purchases
Balloons
No in-app purchases
SwipeVault
- SwipeVault Premium$8.99
Questions
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