Comparison

Balloons vs SwipeVault

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

Head to head
About

Balloons

Features
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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.

About

SwipeVault

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Balloons3 screens
SwipeVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. SwipeVault sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Balloons asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard5 real differences ยท 1 level
Balloons versus SwipeVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBalloonsSwipeVault
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 daysEvery 3 days โ€” better
AdsYesNo โ€” better
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch โ€” better
Requires iOS17.0 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size7 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperANDREW YUFENG MADIGT CONSULTING BV

In-app purchases

None

Balloons

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SwipeVault

One-time1
  • SwipeVault Premium$8.99

Questions

Is Balloons free?
Balloons is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SwipeVault free?
SwipeVault is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Balloons or SwipeVault have ads?
Balloons shows ads; SwipeVault does not.
Which is updated more often, Balloons or SwipeVault?
Balloons ships an update every 6 days, and SwipeVault every 3 days. Most recently, Balloons was updated on October 15, 2026 and SwipeVault on October 24, 2026.

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