Cargo King vs Vault!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cargo King
Engage in a relaxing physics-based challenge where you stack cargo boxes to build the tallest, most elegant tower. Test your reflexes and precision with simple controls to achieve new heights and earn rewards.
- Realistic physics engine
- 3D environment
- One-touch tap-to-drop controls
- Colorful cartoonish graphics
- Soothing music and sound effects
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Cargo King is a relaxing physics-based balance game of quick decision and royal precision. Stack your cargo boxes as high as you can to build a splendidly balanced and elegant tower, worthy of its skillful master. Bring your reflexes to perfection, reach greater heights and get your well-earned rewards. FEATURES - realistic physics engine - 3D environment - simplistic one-touch tap-to-drop controls - colorful cartoonish graphics - soothing music and sound effects ○○○ More from Happymagenta: · Spyglass - outdoor GPS with augmented reality · Scany - WiFi scanner and network utility
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 rating: Vault! at 4.5 against Cargo King's 4.1. Vault! also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 60%) and ratings volume (77 vs 21). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Cargo King sells 6 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.
Vault! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 77 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Cargo King's written reviews are positive against 71% of Vault!'s.
Cargo King ships an update every 3 months, Vault! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cargo King | Vault! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (21 ratings) | 4.5 (77 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.2% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 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 | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Happymagenta UAB | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Cargo King
Vault!
User reviews
Cargo King
From 21 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 🎨 Cute and great graphics
- 🎶 Calming and homey music
- ⏱️ Good for passing time
- 🤩 Fun and entertaining
Room to improve
- 😠 Offensive ads
- 📉 Repetitive gameplay
- 🤷 Useless coins
- 🔇 Loud, unchangeable music
- 🚫 No settings menu
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
Cargo King
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes randomly
- Music not playing
- Power-ups cause failure
- Notification won't go away
- Game crashes instantly
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- Cannot open the game
- Non-stop crashing
- Game won't load
Requested features
35 requests- Make the cat climb boxes
- Add different levels with challenges
- Fix points for tower falling
- Add power-ups and additional game elements
- Make the cat do something like climb the boxes
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- Add special boxes
- Add a settings page to customize/turn off sound
- Add missions or obstacles
- Allow spending coins on characters/upgrades/customization
- Add challenges to earn coins/hearts
- Customize blocks or cargo
- Add power-ups like slow-mode or 2x coins
- Add power-up boxes (slow crane, rewind efficiency, stack 5)
- Add bigger trucks, power-ups, bigger boxes
- Add an apparent use for coins
- Add different themes or upgrades to the crane
- Add achievements, goals to earn rewards
- Make the crane more sturdy
- Upgrade boxes to be harder to break
- Add obstacles like flying birds
- Make crane lose grip with jerky movements
- Add challenges for more coins
- Add harder modes
- Add options to control sound and music
- Add upgrades for crane or different themes
- Add more ways to spend coins
- Add challenges, achievements, goals
- Add different crate skins or abilities
- Add hardcore mode with faster crates
- Add obstacles like flying birds
- Make crane lose grip with jerky movements
- Upgrade crane for sturdiness
- Upgrade boxes for durability
- Add different claw types
- Add different box types
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
Cargo King
- Small Pack Of Coins$0.99
- Remove all ads$0.99
- Medium Pack Of Coins$1.99
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- Big Pack Of Coins$3.99
- Large Pack Of Coins$5.99
- Huge Pack Of Coins$39.99
Vault!
- Buy Coins 1$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Buy Coins 2$2.99
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- Buy Coins 3$3.99
