Comparison

Evolution vs Conway's Game of Life 3D

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Evolution

Design and build unique creatures using joints, bones, and muscles. Witness their learning and improvement through evolutionary algorithms and neural networks as they tackle tasks like running, jumping, and flying. Share your creations with friends.

Highlights
  • Creature design with joints, bones, muscles
  • Neural network learning
  • Evolutionary algorithm improvement
  • Tasks: running, jumping, climbing, flying
  • Share simulation saves and creature designs
  • View source code
Features
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Use joints, bones and muscles to build creatures that are only limited by your imagination. Watch how the combination of neural networks and an evolutionary algorithm can enable your creatures to learn and improve at their given tasks all on their own. The tasks include running, jumping, climbing and flying. Can you design the ultimate creature that is good at all of the tasks? The latest update allows you to easily share your simulation saves and creature designs with your friends. Note that this is more of a simulation than a game. There are no real objectives. But there is a lot to learn if you are interested in the basics of machine learning and neural networks. You can even look at the source code if you want. There is also a Mac & PC version available for download and a browser version for you to try out on the main project website (keiwando.com/evolution).

About

Conway's Game of Life 3D

Explore a 3D version of John Conway's Game of Life simulation. Customize rules, geometry, and visuals to discover emergent phenomena. Includes the classic 2D version and options to save and load configurations.

Highlights
  • 3D simulation space
  • Customizable rules for birth and survival
  • Save and load simulations
  • Visual simulation geometries
  • Display cell age by color
  • Step back to previous states
  • Choose UI colors and animations
Features
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Explore the third dimension of John Conway's Game of Life simulation! In this app, you have full control the 3D simulation space including it's rules, geometry and visual appearance. Find the emergent behavior from countless starting conditions and configurations. The classic Conway's Game of Life is also built into the app, and you can directly load it via Saves -> John Conway's Game of Life. Extending the simulation into 3D brings endless new possibilities for surprising and fun phenomena. Main features: - 3D simulation space for Game of Life - Set up your own rules for birth and survival - Save and load your simulations - Visual simulation geometries like galaxy & field - Display cell age by color - Step back and return to previous simulation states - Choose UI colors, cell visualizations and animations Have fun discovering! If you have any questions or feedback, you can contact me at: creetah.info@gmail.com.

Screenshots

Evolution4 screens
Conway's Game of Life 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Conway's Game of Life 3D at 5.0 against Evolution's 4.4. Evolution's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (551 vs 10). On update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Evolution costs $1.99 and Conway's Game of Life 3D $2.99 up front. Conway's Game of Life 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Evolution asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Conway's Game of Life 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Evolution has 551 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of Evolution's written reviews are positive against 63% of Conway's Game of Life 3D's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Evolution versus Conway's Game of Life 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEvolutionConway's Game of Life 3D
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.4 (551 ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews83.6% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings551 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB86 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKeiwan DonyagardCreetah Ltd.

Customer experience

Evolution

All ratings549 ratings
Positive85.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative9.8%
Written reviews195 reviews
Positive83.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative11.3%

Conway's Game of Life 3D

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%

Bugs and requests

Evolution

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Creatures re-appear after being deleted
  • Horizontal distance not recorded properly
  • Simulation screen turns white
  • Creatures get stuck in a looping state

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add swimming and flying modes
  • Ability to customize creature body parts
  • Option to speed up or pause evolution
  • Save and load creature designs
  • More task types (e.g. grabbing, throwing)
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  • Multiplayer or competition modes
  • Improved camera controls
  • Ability to create obstacles or terrain

Conway's Game of Life 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Evolution

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Conway's Game of Life 3D

One-time1
  • Support this app's development$0.99

Questions

Is Evolution free?
Evolution costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Conway's Game of Life 3D free?
Conway's Game of Life 3D costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Evolution or Conway's Game of Life 3D?
Conway's Game of Life 3D is rated higher. Evolution averages 4.4 out of 5 from 551 ratings, while Conway's Game of Life 3D averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Evolution or Conway's Game of Life 3D have ads?
Neither Evolution nor Conway's Game of Life 3D shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Evolution or Conway's Game of Life 3D?
Evolution ships an update every 2 months, and Conway's Game of Life 3D every 2 months. Most recently, Evolution was updated on November 11, 2026 and Conway's Game of Life 3D on November 6, 2026.

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