# Game of Life Conway — Conway's Cellular Automaton

> Conway's Cellular Automaton (iPhone/iPad app by Sylvain Lafrance.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/game-of-life-conway/id6758861400 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sylvain Lafrance](https://appshunter.io/developer/1197090441)
- Category: Education, Games, Simulation
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 5 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-02-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/game-of-life-conway/id6758861400/reviews.md

## What is Game of Life Conway?

Discover Conway's Game of Life, the classic cellular automaton where simple rules create surprising complexity.

Draw cells on the grid, press Play, and watch patterns evolve across generations. Track live cells, all-time maximum population, and experiment with different speeds and starting states.

Features:
• Interactive Game of Life grid
• Play, pause, step, randomize, and clear controls
• Live generation and cell counters
• Adjustable simulation speed
• Built-in guide and onboarding
• Video recording and sharing
• Premium pattern library with classic Life patterns
• Tap-to-place patterns with rotate and flip tools
• Custom cell colors
• Larger grid sizes up to 60 × 60

Premium is a one-time purchase that unlocks advanced customization, video recording, larger grids, and the full pattern library.

Whether you are learning cellular automata or experimenting with emergent behavior, Game of Life Conway gives you a clean, simple sandbox for exploring this timeless mathematical simulation.

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## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Game of Life - Unlock | $3.99 | one-time |
| Game of life donation | $4.99 | one-time |
| Game of life donation | $1.99 | one-time |
| Game of life donation | $0.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4 — 2026-08-24

Added a Premium pattern library with tap-to-place classic patterns, plus rotate and flip tools.

New patterns include Glider, Glider Gun, Pulsar, Beacon, Toad, Blinker, Block, Beehive, Loaf, Boat, Tub, Pentadecathlon, Diehard, Acorn, R-Pentomino, and LWSS.

### 1.3 — 2026-06-16

• Live Stats: see the current alive cell count and your all-time high right next to the Generation counter.

• Choose Your Grid: pick from 20×20 up to 60×60 in Settings and play at your preferred scale.

• Cleaner Videos: recorded videos are now watermark-free.

• Premium Unlock: a one-time, in-app purchase that unlocks custom cell colors, larger grids, and video recording — no subscriptions, ever.

• Thank You, Donors: if you've previously supported the app, Premium is unlocked for you automatically.

• Polished Paywall & Better Restore: a refreshed unlock screen and a more reliable "Restore Purchases" flow.

• Refreshed Onboarding & How-to-Play with everything that's new.

### 1.2 — 2026-05-05

WHAT'S NEW IN VERSION 1.2:
- Onboarding tutorial for new users
- Video recording: capture and share your simulations
- Cell color customization with 8 color options
- Settings screen with easy access to all options
- My Other Apps link
- Minor bug fixes and improvements

### 1.1.1 — 2026-04-23

Minor bug fixed

### 1.1 — 2026-04-15

Minor bug fixed

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All apps by Sylvain Lafrance: https://appshunter.io/developer/1197090441

## Related topics

[the game of life cellular](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/the-game-of-life-cellular) · [the game of life conways](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/the-game-of-life-conways) · [conway life](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/conway-life) · [game of life cellular automata](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/game-of-life-cellular-automata)

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