EigenGauge vs Alexus 2040
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EigenGauge
Experience intense, retro-style racing across a star system with numerous locations. Master diverse abilities and choose from six unique vehicles. Compete in challenging races to unlock new content.
- Retro high-speed racing
- Star system exploration
- Unlockable abilities
- Six distinct vehicles
- Unlock new challenges
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Hectic and unforgiving. Explore a star system with dozens of locations. Unlock and master a variety of abilities. Choose from one of six vehicles. Compete in races to unlock new challenges.
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 ads: EigenGauge at none against Alexus 2040's shown. EigenGauge also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Alexus 2040's advantage is review sentiment (67% vs 55%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. EigenGauge sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Alexus 2040 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for EigenGauge against 3.7 for Alexus 2040. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 12 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of EigenGauge's written reviews are positive against 67% of Alexus 2040's.
EigenGauge ships an update every 6 weeks, Alexus 2040 every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | EigenGauge | Alexus 2040 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (32 ratings) — better | 3.7 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 975 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | CHRIS HODGE | Romain Macre |
Customer experience
EigenGauge
Alexus 2040
In-app purchases
EigenGauge
- 200 Gems$0.99
- 500 Gems$1.99
- 900 Gems$2.99
Alexus 2040
- Buy 50 coins$1.49
- Buy 200 coins$1.99
- Premium$3.49
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- Buy 1000 coins$3.49
