Comparison

Colibricks vs Alexus 2040

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Colibricks

Experience a classic brick-breaking game with realistic ball physics and dynamic level designs. Destroy bricks by bouncing balls, utilizing power-ups, and navigating challenging rotated layouts. Enjoy 50 unique levels that test skill and strategy.

Highlights
  • Realistic ball physics
  • Rotated brick layouts
  • Power-ups and equipment
  • 50 unique levels
  • Touch or tilt controls
  • Smooth gameplay
Features
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iOS version of the popular Macintosh brick breaking game. Destroy the bricks by bouncing up one or more balls. Contrary to other similar games, these balls actually behave like real balls, bouncing off corners correctly and even colliding with each other. Colibricks also features rotated bricks, so instead of boring horizontal grids you'll get circles, spirals, and so on. Many kinds of special bricks will grow or shrink the paddle, give you extra lives, points or equipment like the magnet or laser, and even change the size of the balls so you'll sometimes end up with a screen full of balls of different sizes (and corresponding weights). Some bricks will actually try to shoot your paddle, so stay away from those arrows! Colibricks features 50 different levels, many of them requiring different strategies so that your score depends on skill and cleverness rather than luck. Gameplay is extremely smooth. The paddle can be controlled by touch or tilt.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Classic space shooter gameplay
  • Simple left-right controls with auto-fire
  • Original power-ups
  • Unlockable spaceships
  • Boss battles
  • Pixel art spaceship customization
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Colibricks1 screens
Alexus 20404 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Alexus 2040 at Free against Colibricks's $0.99. Alexus 2040 also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 9 months). Colibricks's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Alexus 2040 is free to download; Colibricks costs $0.99 up front. Alexus 2040 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Colibricks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Colibricks holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Colibricks's written reviews are positive against 67% of Alexus 2040's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colibricks ships an update every 9 months, Alexus 2040 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Colibricks versus Alexus 2040: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColibricksAlexus 2040
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (8 ratings) — better3.5 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings811 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB63 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMichel ColmanRomain Macre

Customer experience

Colibricks

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral10.5%
Negative15.8%

Alexus 2040

All ratings11 ratings
Positive45.5%
Neutral27.3%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.3%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

Colibricks

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Alexus 2040

One-time4
  • Buy 50 coins$1.49
  • Buy 200 coins$1.99
  • Premium$3.49
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  • Buy 1000 coins$3.49

Questions

Is Colibricks free?
Colibricks costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alexus 2040 free?
Alexus 2040 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Colibricks or Alexus 2040?
Colibricks is rated higher. Colibricks averages 4.8 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Alexus 2040 averages 3.5 from 11 ratings.
Do Colibricks or Alexus 2040 have ads?
Alexus 2040 shows ads; Colibricks does not.
Which is updated more often, Colibricks or Alexus 2040?
Colibricks ships an update every 9 months, and Alexus 2040 every 3 months. Most recently, Colibricks was updated on October 8, 2026 and Alexus 2040 on September 30, 2026.

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