# Conway's Game of Life

> Cellular automaton devised by the British mathematician J. H. Conway in 1970.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.softartdev.conwaysgameoflife](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.softartdev.conwaysgameoflife)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.softartdev.conwaysgameoflife`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** SoftArtDev
- **Category:** GAME\_SIMULATION
- **Downloads:** 5,402
- **Version:** 2.1.4
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-12
- **First published:** 2016-09-09
- **Publisher country:** GE
- **Size:** 3.75 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-08
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.softartdev.conwaysgameoflife)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://github.com/softartdev/ConwaysGameOfLife/blob/master/misc/privacy\_policy.md](https://github.com/softartdev/ConwaysGameOfLife/blob/master/misc/privacy_policy.md)

## Description

"Conway's Game of Life" is an Android app that allows users to experiment with a cellular automaton devised by mathematician John Horton Conway in 1970. This zero-player game evolves based on the initial patterns created by the user, offering an engaging way to observe complex behaviors and properties of living organisms in a grid format. With its simple rules, players can create and witness fascinating outcomes as they manipulate initial configurations.

## Rankings

- #695,057 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.softartdev.conwaysgameoflife.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

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