Chili Mariachi vs EigenGauge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chili Mariachi
Embark on an action-packed adventure to recover stolen chili sauce. Navigate underwater worlds, battle enemies with fireballs, and upgrade your powers. Enjoy daily rewards and connect with other players.
- Underwater action gameplay
- Fireball combat
- Character upgrades
- Daily piñata rewards
- iMessage stickers
- Social challenges and chat
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It's time to run after some chili thieves! Chili Mariachi, the long awaited action game from Plug & Boom is now available! Spice up your iMessage conversations with unique stickers! Play fun challenges, share gifts and chat with your friends and other Chili Mariachi players! Sign up and play more with HeyPlay! Travel alongside El Gordo and Pequenito on a journey to retrieve all the chili sauce stolen from their village. Touch the screen to make El Gordo swim up and release to let him swim down. Hit the fire button to launch a fireball and shoot your enemies to oblivion! At each level you accomplish missions and collect coins to upgrade your chili powers and buy equipment. Get piñatas full of prizes every day! Avoid enemies attacks, shoot fireballs and face the most dangerous villains while traveling through exotic lands under the sea. All this and more in Chili Mariachi!
EigenGauge
Experience intense, retro-style racing across a star system with numerous locations. Master diverse abilities and choose from six unique vehicles. Compete in challenging races to unlock new content.
- Retro high-speed racing
- Star system exploration
- Unlockable abilities
- Six distinct vehicles
- Unlock new challenges
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Hectic and unforgiving. Explore a star system with dozens of locations. Unlock and master a variety of abilities. Choose from one of six vehicles. Compete in races to unlock new challenges.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chili Mariachi at 4.4 against EigenGauge's 3.8. Chili Mariachi also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 10.0). EigenGauge's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 7). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Chili Mariachi sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and EigenGauge sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Chili Mariachi holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Chili Mariachi's written reviews are positive against 55% of EigenGauge's.
Chili Mariachi ships an update weekly, EigenGauge every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chili Mariachi | EigenGauge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) — better | 3.8 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 55.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 32 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 10.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 224 MB | 975 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Plug & Boom | CHRIS HODGE |
Customer experience
Chili Mariachi
EigenGauge
In-app purchases
Chili Mariachi
- Piñata$0.99
- 5 Piñatas Package$1.99
- 15 Piñatas Package$5.99
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- 50 Piñatas Package$14.99
EigenGauge
- 200 Gems$0.99
- 500 Gems$1.99
- 900 Gems$2.99
