Expansion Beyond vs Zerion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Expansion Beyond
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Year 2185: Spacecraft Noah-1 stars a long journey towards Alpha Centauri, carrying the first humans ever to travel beyond the Solar System. Its destination: Proxima b, a rocky planet tidally locked to the dwarf star Proxima Centauri. A world of extremes, where one side bathes in perpetual daylight while the other hides in eternal darkness. Incompatible with Earth life, its atmosphere is toxic and its oceans flow with sulfuric acid. As you step out of your landing pod, you realize that you are not alone. Proxima b is teeming with life โ alien, primitive and aggressive. Your mission: survive Proxima bโs unforgiving environment and predators, while harvesting resources that will help humanity accelerate its expansion to Alpha Centauri. Features: * Reap the rewards of being one of the first humans to pioneer life beyond our solar system. * Extract natural resources (metals, polymers, and osmium) to build your headquarters and devices that will help you survive. * Unlock the mysteries of Proxima b as you explore its alien landscapes and fend off aggressive life forms. * Build a Cloning Bay to bring you back to life after you die. Which will happen, often. * Adapt and evolve by unlocking an arsenal of advanced weapons, powerful mods, and cutting-edge cybernetic implants. * Learn about Proxima bโs unusual biology and evolution. * Build a Particle Accelerator, produce Antimatter, and power a teleportation gate between Alpha Centauri and the Solar System. Expansion Beyond demands strategic thinking, careful planning, and fast reflexes. It contains scenes of mild violence, making it unsuitable for children.
Zerion
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ZERION: INFINITE SPACE Pilot your starship across an infinite, procedurally generated galaxy. Explore 4,096-unit sectors on an endless grid, trade with neutral merchants, raid hostile fleets, and stake permanent claims on the sectors you can defend. Free to play, with no pay-to-win combat upgrades. WHAT YOU CAN DO โข Explore the infinite grid โ every sector is generated on demand from a seed: planets, asteroid belts, comets, warp gates, and ruin sites, all procedural and all persistent. โข Pick a civilization โ 15 playable races, each with its own hull silhouette, lore, and faction palette, from the disciplined Terran Commonwealth to the silicate Tharix Cabal to the time-weaving Chronos Seers. โข Build a fleet โ 7 pilotable ship classes from light Scouts to capital Motherships. Mix and match 54+ weapons, 37+ shields, and 23+ engines to suit your playstyle. โข Hold ground โ claim a sector, garrison NPC defenders, and run the shop economy at a discount. Rival pilots can siege your station; survive the siege window and the sector stays yours. โข Trade and craft โ 22 resource tiers feed a player-driven marketplace and a crafting tree of weapons, shields, drives, and consumables. โข Real-time fleet PvP โ coordinate with friends, run garrison ops, and siege rival claims on the open server. Combat is twitch-based and server-authoritative. FREE, FAIR, AND YOURS Zerion is free to play, with no pay-to-win combat upgrades. Premium accelerates progression โ 1.5x XP, unlimited direct warp jumps, exclusive deep-ring worlds, and extra civilizations โ but PvP stays parity-balanced: at equal level, every duel is decided in-sector, not at the store. Play on iPhone and iPad, or in any browser, with cross-progression that keeps your pilot identical across your devices. The galaxy is open. Stake your claim. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Zerion at none against Expansion Beyond's 10. Zerion also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, ads and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Expansion Beyond sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Zerion asks for nothing beyond the download.
Expansion Beyond ships an update fortnightly, Zerion weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Expansion Beyond | Zerion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly โ better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 532 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Expansion Games LLC | Gilberto Avalos |
In-app purchases
Expansion Beyond
- 80 Neutron Cells$0.99
- Mini Polymers Bundle$2.99
- Small Polymers Bundle$4.99
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- Small Polymers Bundle$5.99
- Medium Polymers Bundle$9.99
- Medium Metals Bundle$14.99
- Medium Polymers Bundle$14.99
- Large Metals Bundle$19.99
- Huge Metals Bundle$29.99
- Huge Polymers Bundle$29.99
Zerion
No in-app purchases
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