Hellrider vs Vault!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hellrider
Embark on an action-packed adventure as a fearless warrior battling escaping skeletons. Navigate treacherous traps, defeat formidable bosses, and challenge your friends in this one-touch arcade game.
- One-touch gameplay
- Battle escaping skeletons
- Avoid lethal traps
- Destroy agile bosses
- Compete with friends
- 5 incredible zones
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The skeletons decided that they can leave the underground world. But it won't happen! Brave and uncompromising Hellrider will teach the fugitives! Throw down the skeletons, avoid the lethal traps, destroy the agile bosses and compete with your friends! Features: - Simple and pleasant to play by one touch! - 5 incredible zones filled with dangerous traps! - Dizzying twists! Independent reviews: "When I grow up, I want to be brave as Hellrider!" (A child in a sandbox) "Oh my God, this is the best I've ever seen!" (Some random guy)
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 in-app purchases: Hellrider at none against Vault!'s 4. Hellrider also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 5 months). Vault!'s advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume and 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
Both are free to download. Vault! sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Hellrider asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vault! holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 77 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 83% of Hellrider'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.
Hellrider ships an update every 4 weeks, Vault! every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hellrider | Vault! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (38 ratings) | 4.5 (77 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.8% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38 | 77 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 95 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Andrey Chernyshov | Nitrome |
Customer experience
Hellrider
Vault!
User reviews
Hellrider
From 38 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Simple, intuitive one-tap controls
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and art style
- 😊 Highly addictive and engaging gameplay
- 💰 Free-to-play with no mandatory in-app purchases
- 🎵 Good music and sound effects
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unresponsive tap controls on some devices (iPad)
- 📱 Orientation changes frequently during gameplay
- 🎬 Intrusive video ads that interrupt gameplay
- 😤 Steep learning curve for beginners
- 🔄 Repetitive gameplay loop
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
Hellrider
Reported bugs
9 issues- Tap input not registering on iPad and some devices
- Black screen appearing after video ads
- Game crashes on 4th generation devices
- Significant lag on older hardware
- Orientation randomly changes between games
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- Spelling errors in game text (Direction misspelled as Derection)
- Ad pop-ups appearing mid-game causing unexpected deaths
- Unresponsive controls requiring excessive tapping
- Game veering off-screen without player input
Requested features
14 requests- Different bike types with varying speed and handling attributes
- Bike customization with stickers and designs
- Achievement/badge system
- Pause menu option
- Multiple boss types and patterns
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- Reward system for collected skeletons
- Character/rider customization options
- Different death animations (lava, explosions, etc.)
- Ability to pick up multiple hearts simultaneously
- Shop system with in-game currency
- Progression/leveling system
- Option to remove ads via paid IAP
- Ability to choose game orientation preference
- More diverse obstacles and environments
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
Hellrider
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
