Alexus 2040 vs Ascendling
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.
Ascendling
Ascend through an endless sky as a glowing creature, striking enemies and chaining combos to outclimb rising lava. Enjoy simple one-touch controls and atmospheric exploration across distinct regions.
- One-touch arcade gameplay
- Endless vertical ascent
- Dive attacks and combo streaks
- Collect gems for higher scores
- Explore three distinct sky regions
- Boss encounters
- Local high-score tracking
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ASCENDLING The lava never stops rising. Take flight as a glowing Ascendling and climb into an endless sky where every second matters. Strike enemies from above, chain together powerful combos, and race higher before the rising lava consumes everything below. Easy to learn with simple one-touch controls. Challenging enough to keep you chasing “just one more run.” Every climb is different. Every mistake matters. FEATURES • One-touch arcade gameplay that's simple, responsive, and addictive • Endless vertical ascent with no level cap • Dive onto enemies from above to defeat them and build score multipliers • Chain kills together to create massive combo streaks • Collect gems and push your score even higher • Explore three distinct regions of the sky: Ember Reach Storm Veil Aether Rise • Face risky Void Wyrm boss encounters at extreme altitudes • Atmospheric soundtrack with optional one-tap music control • Local high-score tracking so you can beat your personal best • No ads • No accounts • No internet connection required SURVIVAL IS SIMPLE Fly higher. Move faster. Don't let the lava catch you. How high can you climb?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ascendling at 5.0 against Alexus 2040's 3.7. Ascendling also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Alexus 2040's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). 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. Ascendling asks for nothing beyond the download.
Ascendling holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alexus 2040 has 12 ratings behind it against 1, 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 100% of Ascendling's.
| Parameter | Alexus 2040 | Ascendling |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (12 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Romain Macre | Ahmed Al-Makhzoumi |
Customer experience
Alexus 2040
Ascendling
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
Ascendling
No in-app purchases









