Ninja Hero Cats vs Vault!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ninja Hero Cats
Become a feline warrior, wielding samurai swords and hurling absurd objects at monstrous sea creatures. Explore procedurally generated worlds, collect treasures, and unleash powerful upgrades to become a whirlwind of destruction. Enjoy fast-paced action and infinite fun with this unique runner game.
- Samurai sword combat
- Hilarious projectile weapons
- Upgrade abilities
- Procedurally generated levels
- Collect hidden treasures
- Fortune cookie rewards
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Forget Kung Fu or Karate if you can swing samurai swords or hurl bombs, fridges, pizzas and pianos at all sorts of weird fish monsters! Loot precious goldfish and use them to buy incredible upgrades that can turn you into a whirlwind of destruction or even unleash the mighty CATZILLA! Use your parkour skills to dash over floating islands and collapsing bridges while slicing evil jellyfish and sharks with your sharp blade! With free exploration, fast paced action and infinite fun, Ninja Hero Cats is much more than your usual runner game! And it has fortune cookies! Everyone loves cookies! Features: - FREE TO PLAY - Various enemies from a twisted dimension! - Intense skill based group combat action! - Hilarious weapons from heavy fridges to flying pizzas! - Powerful upgrades to all abilities! - Hidden treasures of pearls and goldfish! - Procedurally generated world for endless level fun! - Solve exciting challenges! - Fortune cookies with surprising rewards! - Controls via virtual analog stick or simple drag and swipe! - Game Controller support! You can play Ninja Hero Cats entirely for FREE, though various items are available via in-app purchase. If you don’t want to use in-app purchases, please deactivate them in your device settings Thank you for playing ‘Ninja Hero Cats’! Check news and give feedback on: http://www.facebook.com/handygames http://www.handy-games.com
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Ninja Hero Cats at none against Vault!'s shown. Ninja Hero Cats also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Ninja Hero Cats sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Vault! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Ninja Hero Cats holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 77 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Ninja Hero Cats's written reviews are positive against 71% of Vault!'s.
Ninja Hero Cats ships an update every 2 months, Vault! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ninja Hero Cats | Vault! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (52 ratings) — better | 4.5 (77 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.7% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 52 | 77 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | THQ Nordic Mobile GmbH | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Ninja Hero Cats
Vault!
User reviews
Ninja Hero Cats
From 52 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤩 Fun and enjoyable gameplay
- 😻 Cute and adorable cats
- 🎶 Great music and sound effects
- 🎨 Amazing art and graphics
- 🎮 Good controls and mechanics
Room to improve
- 😠 Annoying and intrusive ads
- 📉 Grinding can be tedious
- 🔄 Restarting the whole game after losing
- ⚠️ Ads take up significant screen space
- 💸 Microtransactions and pearls needed
Vault!
From 77 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Retro graphics and animations
- 💡 Innovative pole vaulting mechanic
- 🎉 Great time-waster game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional glitches and bugs
- 💰 Intrusive ads and in-app purchases
- 🔁 Lack of content variety after unlocking all characters
Bugs and requests
Ninja Hero Cats
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game crashes on startup
- Game freezes on certain levels
- Progress is erased
- Game crashes after update
- Game won't load on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- More attacks and abilities
- Shop for better weapons
- More game modes
- Targeting system for attacks
- More levels to play
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
In-app purchases
Ninja Hero Cats
- 10 Pearls$0.99
- 5000 Goldfish$0.99
- HEAVY PROJECTILES$0.99
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- THROWING DISCS$0.99
- FRUIT PROJECTILES$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
- 50 Pearls$3.99
- 25000 Goldfish$7.99
- 200 Pearls$15.99
- 170000 Goldfish$49.99
Vault!
- Buy Coins 1$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Buy Coins 2$2.99
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- Buy Coins 3$3.99
