# Vivarium

> Education

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6760226672](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id6760226672)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id6760226672`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Hans Renz
- **Category:** Education
- **Version:** 0.3
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-17
- **First published:** 2026-03-17
- **Size:** 14 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-06
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vivarium/id6760226672)
- **Website:** [https://vivarium.no-logs.de/](https://vivarium.no-logs.de/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://vivarium.no-logs.de/privacy/index.html](https://vivarium.no-logs.de/privacy/index.html)

## Description

Vivarium transforms Conway's Game of Life into a living microscope slide.

Watch as cells evolve, merge, and form complex organisms — all rendered in real-time with AAA-quality graphics powered by Apple's Metal GPU framework.

STUNNING VISUALS
• Per-pixel metaball rendering creates smooth, organic shapes — no blocky grids
• 3D lighting with dual specular highlights and Fresnel rim effects
• Subsurface scattering simulates light passing through cell membranes
• Bloom, chromatic aberration, and film grain for an authentic microscope feel
• Six handcrafted visual themes: Vivarium, Deep Ocean, Ember, Aurora, Neon Pulse, Monochrome

INTERACTIVE SIMULATION
• Pinch to zoom into the cellular world
• Draw cells with your finger — smart draw/erase detects your intent
• Place classic patterns: Glider, Pulsar, Gosper Glider Gun, and more
• Adjustable simulation speed from 1 to 60 generations per second
• Four grid sizes from 64×64 to 512×512

CLASSIC PATTERNS INCLUDED
• Glider — the iconic traveler
• Lightweight Spaceship — fast-moving vessel
• Pulsar — mesmerizing period-3 oscillator
• Gosper Glider Gun — infinite glider factory
• R-Pentomino — chaos from five cells
• And more: Acorn, Diehard, Pentadecathlon

BUILT FOR APPLE
• Native Metal compute shaders for buttery-smooth 60fps
• Resolution-independent rendering — pixel-perfect on iPhone SE to iPad Pro
• Supports all orientations and screen sizes
• iOS 26 Liquid Glass interface design
• Zero data collection, zero ads, zero tracking

Vivarium is completely free. No in-app purchases, no subscriptions, no compromise.

## Rankings

- #2,000,883 — Overall

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