Game of Life Cellular Automata

Name: Game of Life Cellular Automata
Rating: 4.4 (78 reviews)
Author: Nathan Pool

By: Nathan Pool App

See your patterns come alive!

Overview

Version:

4.0

Last updated: 2025-11-23

Features & Capabilities

A compact, high-performance implementation of Conway's Game of Life. Watch patterns come alive as cells live, die, and reproduce according to simple rules.

Controls include start/stop, step, speed, randomize, clear, and adjustable grid size. A lightweight UI designed for quick play and exploration.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Games Education Open Source Programming

By:

Nathan Pool

Rating:

4.40

(78)

Version:

4.0 Last updated: 2025-11-23

Version code:

880005474

Creation date:

2015-08-17

Compatible devices:

Size:

1.89MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-08-14

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 150,220 ▼ 23

Other rankings

#93 in life keyword 7 ▼ 8

For Developers

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Developed by:

Nathan Pool

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/game-of-life-cellular-automata/id1026735601

Website:

https://cocoanaut.net/life/privacy

User Reviews

Overall, users praise the app as a simple, faithful Game of Life simulator that’s easy to use, great for teaching and demonstrations, and free with no ads. However, repeated concerns center on missing features: an infinite or larger board; ability to save, reset, and undo patterns; improved drawing/editing tools; and UI issues like grid visibility and border clarity when zoomed. The core experience is solid; improvements are mainly about feature breadth and usability.

Pros

Simple, clean, faithful Game of Life simulator that's easy to use.
Excellent for demonstrations and teaching the concepts of Conway's Life.
Ad-free and free to use (no adware; straightforward).
Solid core functionality with a minimal, unobtrusive UI.

Cons

Board size is finite; users repeatedly want an infinite or much larger board.
Missing save/restore and reset/undo functionality; pattern saving and state restoration are not available.
Limited input controls and editing features (drag-to-draw, copy/paste, color by generation, rule options).
UI/grid issues when zooming out (grid can disappear; borders become unclear).

Recent reviews

Okay, so this app is actually pretty good with a handfull of basic structures for you to mess around with. However, the most important part of Conway’s Life is, in my opinion, the randomizer. It’s always fun to watch random patterns emerge and disappear. Also, sometimes, I see rule modifiers, so you can set birth and survival conditions to however many neighbors you want. Just a thought :)