# Dot.Entity — Tap & watch Conway's Life

> Tap & watch Conway's Life (iPhone/iPad app by MASATOSHI FUJIMOTO.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dotentity/id6767867316 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [MASATOSHI FUJIMOTO](https://appshunter.io/developer/1889096887)
- Category: Games, Education, Casual, Simulation
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 43 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese
- Released: 2026-05-13
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dotentity/id6767867316/reviews.md

## What is Dot.Entity?

Dot.Entity

You tap. Cells are born. They spread, collide, change shape — the
way a short video captures mold growing or fruit decaying. That
kind of quiet time-lapse, in your palm.

Each cell becomes the seed of a structure no one can predict.
Watch it unfold.

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[ What you can do ]

・1-minute tutorial covers the four B3/S23 rules
・Tap the board to drop random presets (Glider, Blinker, Block...).
  First 10 taps follow a curated sequence so motion is immediate
・47-entry Lexicon (23 still lifes, 20 oscillators, 4 spaceships)
  auto-populates as you discover patterns. Each entry carries its
  discovery year, discoverer, historical significance, and trivia
・COMBO mechanic — the longer motion sustains, the higher the
  counter climbs across 9 distinct tiers (color / sound / haptic).
  At the top tier the HUD pulses in rainbow
・Dramatic sessions auto-save to REPLAYS (combo peak ≥ 300). 16x
  time-lapse playback, Shannon entropy graphs, and automatic key-
  moment markers let you analyze past evolutions
・PLAYGROUND for designing your own patterns (up to 50 saved).
  EDIT supports finger-drag continuous drawing, each cell ringing
  a pentatonic note. 5 practice challenges (Block, Glider,
  R-pentomino, Acorn, Diehard)
・"Today's Challenge" — daily 8x8 puzzle, clear within 5 moves.
  Optional hints. 7-day sparkline with streak counter
・Share moments as text or image. Photo-library permission is
  requested ONLY if you choose "Save Image" from the share sheet
・Glossary with 35 English terms — still life, oscillator, spaceship,
  methuselah, Glider Gun, Universal Constructor, Moore neighborhood,
  chirality, puffer, Turing completeness, and more. 14+ terms
  include live preview animations. Daily-rotating trivia card
・26 achievements (Discovery 6 / COMBO 8 / Daily 7 / Meta 5).
  Stats panel + "Coming up" progress panel. 3 "hint-free clear"
  achievements give the Daily Challenge a self-best axis
・Daily streak counter with personal-best record

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[ Made for ]

・People who enjoy fast-motion videos of natural processes
・Anyone curious about Conway's Game of Life or cellular automata
・Fans of digital fidgeting and tactile interfaces
・Commutes, waiting rooms, winding down before bed

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[ Design principles ]

Zero in-app purchases, ads, social features, or data collection.
Fully offline.

Sensory-friendly: haptic / audio / visual intensity each adjustable
per-axis (off / soft / medium / strong). Auto-detects iOS Reduce
Motion and Reduce Transparency. Full VoiceOver support.

Predictable, low-stress: all rules in the 1-minute tutorial, no
hidden mechanics, no failure states, no time limits. Daily
Challenge hints are opt-in.

Collection-first: 47-form Lexicon + 26 achievements make "collect
them all" the primary axis. Instant tap reward — haptic + visual +
audio fire together.

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[ About cellular automata ]

Conway's Game of Life, announced by mathematician John Conway in
1970, is the most beloved cellular automaton in the world. From
four simple neighbor-counting rules emerge spaceships, oscillators,
glider guns, even Turing-complete computation. For over 50 years
enthusiasts have discovered new patterns — Glider Gun (Gosper
1970), Pulsar (Conway 1971), Eater 1, Pentadecathlon, LWSS, MWSS,
HWSS — all included here with their historical context.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-05-14

No release notes.

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All apps by MASATOSHI FUJIMOTO: https://appshunter.io/developer/1889096887

## Related topics

[cellular-z](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/cellular-z)

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