Ski Jump 18 vs Vault!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ski Jump 18
Experience classic ski jumping with a retro aesthetic. Compete in various single-player modes or challenge others online across 55 diverse hills. Master precise controls for takeoff, flight, and landing to achieve the best scores.
- Retro graphics mode
- 55 ski jumping hills (K50-K250)
- Single-player modes (World Cup, 4 Jumps Tournament)
- Online multiplayer challenges
- Customizable jumper gear
- Adjustable control sensitivity
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Ski jump is a retro ski jumping game with 55 different ski jumping hills from K50 to K250. SKI JUMP offers single player mode (Single contest, World Cup, 4 Jumps Tournament and Flying Cup) and ONLINE MULTIPLAYER challenges! HOW TO PLAY: - tap once to start - double touch to jump - swipe up and down with one finger to control jumper and ski angle - while swiping tap with a second finger to land (or double touch) FEATURES: - Retro Mode with stylized graphics - Summer Mode - ski jumping hills from K50 to K250 - cross-platform multiplayer mode - online records - World Cup - Flying Cup - Team World Cup - 4 Jumps Tournament - customizable jumper suits, helmet and skis - adjustable controls sensitivity
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 iOS requirement: Vault! at 11.0 against Ski Jump 18's 15.0. 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. Ski Jump 18 sells 12 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Ski Jump 18 against 4.5 for Vault!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 63 and 77 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Ski Jump 18's written reviews are positive against 71% of Vault!'s.
Ski Jump 18 ships an update every 3 months, Vault! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ski Jump 18 | Vault! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (63 ratings) — better | 4.5 (77 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 73.1% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 63 | 77 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | 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 | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Pixel Perfect Dude S.A. | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Ski Jump 18
Vault!
Bugs and requests
Ski Jump 18
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
Ski Jump 18
- Superhero 2 Suit$0.99
- Skeleton Suit$0.99
- Pirate Suit$0.99
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- Gentleman Suit$0.99
- Poland Suit$2.99
- Norway Suit$2.99
- Canada Suit$2.99
- USA Suit$2.99
- Estonia Suit$2.99
- Big coins pack$2.99
- Germany Suit$2.99
- Remove ads$3.99
Vault!
- Buy Coins 1$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Buy Coins 2$2.99
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- Buy Coins 3$3.99
