# Tiamat - Cellular Automata

> Cellular automata sandbox

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1580189385](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1580189385)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1580189385`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** GEORGY OSTROBROD
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 4.90 / 5 (113 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.4.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-25
- **First published:** 2021-09-01
- **Size:** 34 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-05
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tiamat-cellular-automata/id1580189385)
- **Website:** [https://latooksoftware.com/tiamat.html](https://latooksoftware.com/tiamat.html)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://latookgames.com/privacy.html](https://latookgames.com/privacy.html)

## Description

Tiamat is the ultimate cellular automata playground for exploration, creation, and relaxation. It now supports importing rulestrings in BS, SB, and HROT notations, letting you try any rule from other tools and watch it come to life. Tiamat turns simple rules into mesmerizing worlds where order and chaos evolve on your screen.

Features that invite creativity and focus: color your cells and their transitions; create, edit, or select rulesets; craft, save, and revisit patterns; transform patterns with simple operations; and dial in evolution speed. Browse a Pattern Bank, use Field Presets, and enjoy therapeutic, mindfulness-friendly simulations as you navigate your pocket universe.

## Rankings

- #126,571 — Overall

## Review summary

Users praise Tiamat for an ad-free, accessible experience and a user-friendly, customizable UI. They value easy rule creation and color customization. The main improvement points involve expanding rule formats (birth/survival and multicolor/Generations) and adding speed controls or turbo mode to speed up pattern playback. Overall, the app is powerful and accessible, with room to grow in advanced rule syntax and runtime speed.

### Pros

- Ad-free experience with no ads or in-app purchases blocking features.
- Very user-friendly UI with intuitive controls and rich customization (zoom, drawing, color palettes, fade speeds).
- Strong support for customizing rulesets and visuals (easy to create and tweak custom rules).

### Cons

- Desire for more rule formats and multicolor/Generations support (birth/survival formats and multicolor rules).
- Requests for speed control or turbo mode to run patterns faster.

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