Alexus 2040 vs Pitfall 2600
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Pitfall 2600
Navigate a jungle world across 256 interconnected screens to collect 32 treasures within a time limit. This classic-style adventure challenges players to master the environment and find all the hidden items.
- Collect 32 jungle treasures
- Explore 256 interconnected screens
- Time-based challenges
- Flip-screen gameplay
- Classic adventure style
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Pitfall Larry is found in the jungle collecting all the 32 treasures within a certain amount of time. The jungle world consists of 256 screens which are horizontally connected in a flip screen manner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Alexus 2040 at 67% against Pitfall 2600's 17%. Alexus 2040 also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (3.5 vs 2.0). Pitfall 2600's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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
Alexus 2040 is free to download; Pitfall 2600 costs $0.99 up front. Alexus 2040 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Pitfall 2600 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Alexus 2040 holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Alexus 2040's written reviews are positive against 17% of Pitfall 2600's.
Alexus 2040 ships an update every 3 months, Pitfall 2600 every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alexus 2040 | Pitfall 2600 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (11 ratings) — better | 2.0 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 16.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #148 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Romain Macre | Lazaros Dinakis |
Customer experience
Alexus 2040
Pitfall 2600
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
Pitfall 2600
No in-app purchases
