Langton's Ant

Name: Langton's Ant
Rating: 4.05 (460 reviews)
Author: Simon Marquis

By: Simon Marquis

Explore the world of Ants !

Features & Capabilities

Langton's Ant is a captivating two-dimensional cellular automaton invented by Christopher Langton in 1986, showcasing emergent behavior through simple rules. Following just two basic instructions—turn right on black squares and left on white—the ant evolves to create intricate and repeating paths.

This Chrome extension allows you to dive deep into the world of Langton's Ant with features such as adjustable simulation speed, customizable world sizes, background colors, and the ability to modify rules with 35 predefined options or your own custom creations. You can also add multiple ants by simply interacting with the screen, enhancing the complexity and visual appeal of the automaton's behavior. Whether you're a science enthusiast, educator, or curious explorer, this tool offers both educational insights and interactive fun into cellular automata and emergent phenomena.

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2.9 Last updated: 2014-09-27

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2011-05-07

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an*****@simon-marquis.fr

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Google Play Store

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2026-06-11

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# 323,663 ▲ 2,212

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Developed by:

Simon Marquis

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=simon.jeu.FourmiDeLangton

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an*****@simon-marquis.fr

Website:

http://www.simon-marquis.fr/

User Reviews

Langton's Ant is praised for its advanced customization and solid simulation of emergent behaviors, standing out among similar apps. Users enjoy experimenting with it and appreciate clean visuals and features akin to cellular automata classics. However, common complaints focus on the expert mode crashing often and not functioning properly, lack of cell state editing features, and control sliders that are hard to adjust smoothly. Additionally, the app has not seen updates since 2014 and includes ads users find intrusive.

Pros

Highly advanced and customizable Langton's Ant implementation compared to others.
Enjoyable and interesting to experiment with mathematical concepts and emergent behavior.
Good quality visuals that avoid pixelation.
Users appreciate the app's similarity to other popular cellular automata apps like Game of Life.
App is one of few good emergent behavior/evolution simulation tools available.

Cons

Expert mode frequently crashes or doesn't work, especially when editing expert rules.
Lack of ability to change tile states around the ant or select cells for modification.
Speed control is either too fast or hard to control; users want more granular or logarithmic speed sliders.
App hasn't been updated in many years (since 2014), showing signs of neglect.
There are annoying ads, specifically notification tray ads for other apps, that detract from experience.

Recent reviews

Great app, but it hasn't been updated since 2014 and it crashes when trying to edit expert rules, and there is no way to change a tiles state around the ant :(

Ry*****, 2022-12-30

Expert mode doesn't work and sometimes it crashes, but other than that it's pretty much perfect. I've never seen a langtons ant program more advanced and customizable than this.