Hue Ball vs Vault!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hue Ball
A relaxing yet challenging arcade game that combines pinball, shuffleboard, and bubble shooter mechanics. Aim to score points and earn extra lives on a dynamic, ever-changing playing field. Compete with friends on the Game Center Leaderboard.
- Tap-to-shoot gameplay
- Dynamic, evolving playing field
- Skill-based scoring and extra lives
- Game Center Leaderboard integration
- Ad removal in-app purchase
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Hue Ball is a chill-yet-challenging tap-to-shoot game with a unique mix of pinball, shuffle board, and bubble shooters. - The playing field grows and changes organically as you play - Use skill to earn extra points and extra lives - Game Center Leaderboard - iAP to remove ads
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 update cadence: Vault! at every 5 months against Hue Ball's every 87 months. Vault! also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3). Hue Ball's advantage is ratings volume (310 vs 77) and iOS requirement (9.1 vs 11.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Hue Ball sells 1 one-off in-app purchase 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 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 310 and 77 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Hue Ball's written reviews are positive against 71% of Vault!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Hue Ball ships an update every 87 months, Vault! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hue Ball | Vault! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (310 ratings) | 4.5 (77 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.7% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 310 — better | 77 |
| Update frequency | Every 87 months | Every 5 months — better |
| 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 | 9.1 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Unept | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Hue Ball
Vault!
User reviews
Hue Ball
From 310 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Simple yet complex
- 👍 Enjoyable and fun
- 👍 Great music and sound
- 👍 Visually appealing design
Room to improve
- 🐛 Ads after paying for no ads
- 🐛 Lack of control over aim
- 🐛 Game can be cheap/unfair
- 🐛 Gets boring quickly
- 🐛 Lack of content/variety
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
Hue Ball
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads displayed despite purchase
- Lack of aim control
- Balls hitting barrier unfairly
Requested features
4 requests- Add instruction page
- Add more game modes
- Ability to play external music
- Add upgrades or cosmetic changes
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
Hue Ball
- Remove Ads$1.99
Vault!
- Buy Coins 1$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Buy Coins 2$2.99
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- Buy Coins 3$3.99
