Golly vs RPG_Spinner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Golly
Explore Conway's Game of Life and various cellular automata with this open-source application. It supports diverse universe types, multiple algorithms, and a wide array of cellular automata rules. Users can import patterns, download from online archives, and utilize unlimited undo/redo functionality.
- Supports bounded and unbounded universes
- Multiple algorithms including hashlife
- Variety of cellular automata types included
- Reads multiple file formats (RLE, macrocell, etc.)
- Extracts patterns and rules from zip files
- Downloads patterns and rules from online archives
- Unlimited undo/redo
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Golly is an open source, cross-platform application for exploring Conway's Game of Life and many other types of cellular automata. Key features: Supports bounded and unbounded universes, with cells of up to 256 states. Supports multiple algorithms, including Bill Gosper's super fast hashlife algorithm. Many different types of CA are included: John von Neumann's 29-state CA, Wolfram's 1D rules, WireWorld, Generations, Langton's Loops, Larger than Life, etc. Reads RLE, macrocell, Life 1.05/1.06, dblife, and MCell files. Can extract patterns and rules from zip files. Can download patterns and rules from online archives. Includes a state-of-the-art pattern collection. Unlimited undo/redo. Extensive help, with an integrated Life Lexicon.
RPG_Spinner
Launch yourself upwards by choosing weapons and gear. Dodge enemies as you ascend to new heights in this action-packed game. Test your reflexes and aim for the highest score.
- Weapon and gear selection
- Tap-to-launch controls
- Enemy dodging mechanics
- Ascend to new heights
- High score chasing
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Choose your weapon and gear and then tap the screen to launch yourself upwards. Try to dodge enemies while reaching new heights!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: RPG_Spinner at 5.0 against Golly's 4.8. Golly's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
RPG_Spinner holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Golly has 47 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Golly's written reviews are positive against 100% of RPG_Spinner's.
| Parameter | Golly | RPG_Spinner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (47 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 96.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 47 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 32 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Andrew Trevorrow | Yihan Xiong |
Customer experience
Golly
RPG_Spinner
In-app purchases
Golly
No in-app purchases
RPG_Spinner
No in-app purchases
