Alexus 2040 vs Taco
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.
Taco
Embark on an epic journey with a brave hamster warrior to defend its home from a horde of creatures. Engage in intense battles, explore endless skill combinations, and customize your hero to overcome over 100 enemies simultaneously. Restore peace through strategic combat and skillful survival.
- Battle 100+ enemies simultaneously
- Easy one-hand controls
- Unique roguelike gameplay
- Endless skill combinations
- Collectible costumes with unique abilities
- Intense, challenging stages
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Taco the Hamster's once peaceful home is under attack! Creatures threaten every corner! Drawn by destiny and the whispers of the wind, Taco the Hamster rises as the beacon of hope! As a brave warrior and survivor with immense courage, join Taco on an epic journey to defeat the menacing foes and restore peace! The adversaries are cunning and vast in number - one false move and it might be Taco's last stand! But, against all odds and with the will to survive, Taco's determination and your skills will pave the path to victory! Features: - Engage in fierce battles against 100+ enemies simultaneously and conquer them with Taco's might and ingenuity! - Navigate the world with easy one-hand controls and guide Taco to glory! - Dive into the unique roguelike gameplay and explore endless skill combinations to tailor Taco's strengths! - Adorn Taco with various costumes, each offering unique abilities and styles, enhancing the gameplay experience! - Challenge yourself in intense stages each with its own flavor of danger and reward!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Taco at 4.8 against Alexus 2040's 3.7. Taco also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (93% vs 67%). Alexus 2040's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 and Taco sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Taco holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Taco has 299 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Alexus 2040's written reviews are positive against 93% of Taco's.
Alexus 2040 ships an update every 3 months, Taco every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Alexus 2040 | Taco |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (12 ratings) | 4.8 (299 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 93.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 | 299 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 503 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Romain Macre | Global Outlier |
Customer experience
Alexus 2040
Taco
Bugs and requests
Alexus 2040
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Taco
Reported bugs
2 issues- 🐛 Game not launching
- 🐛 Title screen issue
Requested features
5 requests- More upgrades
- Survival mode
- More skills
- Pets
- Fix power reset issue
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
Taco
- Ad Ticket Bag$0.99
- Taco Piggy Bank$0.99
- Chapter Pack 1$1.99
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- Chapter Pack 2$1.99
- Stack of Cash$4.99
- Chapter Pack 3$4.99
- Starterpack Bundle$4.99
- Daily Doubler$4.99
- Ad Ticket Subscription$9.99
- Bonus Bundle$9.99









