Comparison

Tiamat vs Turing Machine

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

Head to head
About

Tiamat

Explore a cellular automata simulator that allows you to create and customize complex patterns using simple rules. Discover mesmerizing worlds of order and chaos, experiment with transformations, and enjoy a therapeutic experience.

Highlights
  • Create and customize rulesets
  • Design and save intricate patterns
  • Transform existing patterns
  • Adjust simulation speed
  • Access a library of pre-built patterns
  • Choose from field presets
  • Supports BS, SB, and HROT rulestrings
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Tiamat turns cellular automata into a creative, relaxing sandbox for patterns, rules, colors, and discovery. Build living worlds from simple rules, then watch order, chaos, gliders, oscillators, and unexpected structures emerge. Start with familiar Game of Life-style behavior, import or export rulestrings, tune simulation speed, paint directly on the field, and save the fields, rules, gradients, and patterns you want to revisit. What you can do in Tiamat: - Explore Conway-like cellular automata with wrapped, borderless fields. - Create, edit, save, import, and share rules with BS, SB, and HROT rulestring support. - Paint cells by hand, place saved patterns, or generate random fields. - Customize gradients and fading to make simulations easier to read and more beautiful to watch. - Save favorite worlds, layers, rules, colors, and patterns for later experiments. - Learn cellular automata concepts with built-in help and changelog articles. Whether you are studying emergent systems, looking for generative art inspiration, or just want a calm mathematical sandbox, Tiamat gives you precise controls without getting in the way.

About

Turing Machine

This application allows users to write and execute algorithms on a Turing machine. It is designed to help engineering students in higher education practice and verify their work with algorithms.

Highlights
  • Write algorithms
  • Execute algorithms
  • Verify algorithm work
  • Turing machine simulation
  • Educational tool for engineering students
Features
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Write and execute algorithms on the Turing machine with this application. In higher education, engineering students often have to practice learning how a Turing machine works. This app will allow you to conveniently record and verify the work of algorithms.

Screenshots

Tiamat4 screens
Turing Machine3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Turing Machine at none against Tiamat's 6. Turing Machine also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.2 vs 26.0). Tiamat's advantage is ratings volume (107 vs 2). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Tiamat sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Turing Machine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Tiamat against 5.0 for Turing Machine. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiamat has 107 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiamat ships an update every 2 weeks, Turing Machine every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tiamat versus Turing Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiamatTuring Machine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (107 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings107 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGEORGY OSTROBRODRustam Khakhuk

Customer experience

Tiamat

All ratings99 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral7.7%
Negative0.0%

Turing Machine

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tiamat

One-time3
  • Developer tip2 variants$1.99
  • Developer tip2 variants$4.99
  • Developer tip2 variants$6.99
None

Turing Machine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tiamat free?
Tiamat is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Turing Machine free?
Turing Machine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tiamat or Turing Machine?
Turing Machine is rated higher. Tiamat averages 4.9 out of 5 from 107 ratings, while Turing Machine averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Tiamat or Turing Machine have ads?
Neither Tiamat nor Turing Machine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiamat or Turing Machine?
Tiamat ships an update every 2 weeks, and Turing Machine every 5 days. Most recently, Tiamat was updated on October 14, 2026 and Turing Machine on October 1, 2026.

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