QR Life vs GoLlyGee
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
QR Life
Explore the fascinating world of cellular automata by scanning QR codes. Witness Conway's Game of Life unfold, simulating generations of digital life. The app also functions as a QR code scanner to reveal hidden messages.
- QR code to cellular life simulation
- Conway's Game of Life implementation
- Generation tracking
- Cycle detection
- QR code scanning functionality
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Finally, a use for QR codes! Scan a QR code and watch it explode into a simulation of cellular life, using the simple rules codified by British mathematician John Conway in 1970 known as Conway's Game of Life. See how many generations it will go before dying out or hitting a cycle! It can even be used as a QR code scanner! Find out what secret messages are buried in those crazy codes.
GoLlyGee
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A simple visualization of the classic Conway's Game of Life (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_Game_of_Life) for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: QR Life at Free against GoLlyGee's $0.99. QR Life also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.0). GoLlyGee's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 months). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
QR Life is free to download; GoLlyGee costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
QR Life ships an update every 4 months, GoLlyGee every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | QR Life | GoLlyGee |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bradley D. Greenlee | Brett Terpstra |
In-app purchases
QR Life
No in-app purchases
GoLlyGee
No in-app purchases
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