Dragon Hills vs Vault!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dragon Hills
Embark on an action-packed adventure as a furious princess on a revenge mission, controlling a dangerous dragon. Slide, jump, and crash through the terrain, chasing knights and conquering castles. Upgrade weapons and power-ups for an epic, fast-paced gaming experience.
- Fast and furious gameplay
- Destructible terrain
- Epic boss battles
- Upgradeable weapons and power-ups
- One-touch controls
- Game Center achievements and leaderboards
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Are all Princesses really waiting for Princes to come and save them? Not this time! Take control of a very dangerous Dragon in this action-packed adventure and help the furious princess on her revenge mission. Slide down the hills jumping into and out of the ground, crashing and destroying everything on your way. Chase down the knights, conquer new castles and discover new lands! Awesome FEATURES: • Super fun, fast and furious gameplay • Fully destructible terrain • Epic boss battles • Upgradeable weapons, armor and explosive power-ups available for unlocking • Easy to learn, intuitive one-touch controls combined with innovative gameplay • Game Center achievements and leaderboards to compete with friends • iCloud Support Get ready for crazy adventures with this instantly playable and simple to control game!
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 price: Vault! at Free against Dragon Hills's $2.99. Vault! also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 29 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Dragon Hills's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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
Vault! is free to download; Dragon Hills costs $2.99 up front. Vault! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Dragon Hills asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dragon Hills holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dragon Hills has 1.5K ratings behind it against 77, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Dragon Hills's written reviews are positive against 71% of Vault!'s.
Dragon Hills ships an update every 29 months, Vault! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dragon Hills | Vault! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better | 4.5 (77 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.5% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 77 |
| Update frequency | Every 29 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #82 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 195 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Cezary Rajkowski | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Dragon Hills
Vault!
User reviews
Dragon Hills
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Addictive gameplay
- 🚀 Smooth controls
- 💎 Great graphics and audio
- 🎁 No ads or in-app purchases
- 🐲 Fun dragon theme
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔁 Repetitive levels and content
- 🔒 Limited customization options
- 📈 Difficulty plateaus too early
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
Dragon Hills
Reported bugs
3 issues- Camera issues during boss fights
- Unlock glitches with certain power-ups
- Slowdown when too many objects on screen
Requested features
4 requests- More dragons and power-ups
- Increased level variety and difficulty
- Ability to customize character and dragon
- Multiplayer or leaderboard functionality
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
Dragon Hills
No in-app purchases
Vault!
- Buy Coins 1$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Buy Coins 2$2.99
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- Buy Coins 3$3.99
