Conway's Game of Life 3D vs Life II
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Life II
Explore John Horton Conway's Game of Life with customizable resolutions and speeds. Features a built-in editor with copy-paste functionality for running patterns from online libraries.
- Conway's Game of Life simulation
- Adjustable resolutions and speeds
- Built-in pattern editor
- Copy-paste pattern functionality
- Supports online pattern libraries
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John Horton Conway's Game of Life. Supports different resolutions and speeds, and has a built-in editor. The editor supports copy & paste, so you can run stock patterns from pattern libraries found on the Internet.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Life II at Free against Conway's Game of Life 3D's $2.99. Life II also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (67% vs 57%). Conway's Game of Life 3D's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Life II is free to download; Conway's Game of Life 3D costs $2.99 up front. Conway's Game of Life 3D sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Life II asks for nothing beyond the download.
Conway's Game of Life 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Conway's Game of Life 3D has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Conway's Game of Life 3D's written reviews are positive against 67% of Life II's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Conway's Game of Life 3D ships an update fortnightly, Life II every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Conway's Game of Life 3D | Life II |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 0 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Creetah Ltd. | Thomas Okken |
Customer experience
Conway's Game of Life 3D
Life II
In-app purchases
Conway's Game of Life 3D
- Support this app's development$0.99
Life II
No in-app purchases
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