Interstellar Guardian vs Alexus 2040
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Interstellar Guardian
Defend humanoids from alien invaders in this retro 80s-style arcade shooter. Experience fast-paced gameplay with classic mechanics, enhanced graphics, and engaging power-ups across hundreds of levels on three different planets.
- Fast-paced arcade action
- Retro 80s-style graphics
- Power-ups
- Casual and classic modes
- Hundreds of levels
- Three different planets
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Interstellar Guardian is a retro 80's-style arcade game inspired by Defender and Dropzone. Enhanced gameplay without messing around with the formula too much to retain that classic feel. Can you protect the humanoids from the invading alien hordes? Game Features: - Fast paced arcade action. - Awesome graphics and particle effects. - Retro music and sound effects. - Power-ups. - Casual and classic gameplay modes. - 3 different planets. - Hundreds of levels. ***** AppAdvice best games of the week 21/06/2019
Alexus 2040
Experience a classic space shooter with simple controls and auto-fire, focusing on reaction time and thrilling arcade action. Collect power-ups, unlock new ships, and battle challenging bosses. Customize your spacecraft with an easy-to-use pixel art tool.
- Classic space shooter gameplay
- Simple left-right controls with auto-fire
- Original power-ups
- Unlockable spaceships
- Boss battles
- Pixel art spaceship customization
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Alexus 2040 captures the essence of a classic space shooter, condensed into short sessions, and offers a highly challenging and thrilling arcade experience. - Simple left-right only controls, with auto-fire. Focus on reaction time and get in the flow! - Stack up original power-ups and enjoy your new sense of power... while it lasts! - Unlock spaceships with their exclusive power-ups! - Bosses, we all love them, don’t we? - Paint your own spaceships in seconds with this new super easy-to-use 'pixel art' tool! - Break the score by reaching the 'system limitations' of an arcade game from the early 80's.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Interstellar Guardian at 4.8 against Alexus 2040's 3.7. Interstellar Guardian also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Alexus 2040 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Interstellar Guardian asks for nothing beyond the download.
Interstellar Guardian holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Interstellar Guardian has 60 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Interstellar Guardian's written reviews are positive against 67% of Alexus 2040's.
Interstellar Guardian ships an update every 2 weeks, Alexus 2040 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Interstellar Guardian | Alexus 2040 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (60 ratings) — better | 3.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 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 | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Carl Moss | Romain Macre |
Customer experience
Interstellar Guardian
Alexus 2040
In-app purchases
Interstellar Guardian
No in-app purchases
Alexus 2040
- Buy 50 coins$1.49
- Buy 200 coins$1.99
- Premium$3.49
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- Buy 1000 coins$3.49
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