# Game of Life Cellular Automata

> See your patterns come alive!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1026735601](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1026735601)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1026735601`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nathan Pool
- **Category:** Board
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (79 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-30
- **First published:** 2015-08-17
- **Size:** 961 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-04
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/game-of-life-cellular-automata/id1026735601)
- **Website:** [https://cocoanaut.net/life/privacy](https://cocoanaut.net/life/privacy)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://game-of-life-ios.herokuapp.com/](https://game-of-life-ios.herokuapp.com/)

## Description

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.

## Rankings

- #150,129 — Overall
- #93 — life

## Review summary

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).

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