Comparison

4Kolors vs Conway's Cells

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

Head to head
About

4Kolors

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4Kolors - Puzzle Game is a simple and addictive sliding block puzzle game that’s entertaining for all ages! The goal is to connect the same color blocks together! The more blocks you clear, the more scores and levels you get! HOW TO PLAY • Slide to connect at least 4 blocks with the same color to get more scores • The black blocks cannot be moved

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Conway's Cells

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Discover the beauty of cellular automata with Conway's Cells, a polished and powerful implementation of Conway's Game of Life for iOS. WHAT IS THE GAME OF LIFE? Conway's Game of Life is a zero-player game where cells on a grid live, die, or multiply based on simple rules. Despite its simplicity, it produces astonishingly complex behavior — gliders that travel across the screen, oscillators that pulse rhythmically, and structures that generate infinite streams of spaceships. TAP, DRAW, AND EXPLORE • Tap individual cells to toggle them alive or dead • Use drawing tools (line, rectangle, circle) to sketch structures quickly • Stamp pre-built patterns onto the grid with a ghost preview before placement • Zoom in to see every cell, pan across large grids MANY CLASSIC PATTERNS Browse a curated library of famous Game of Life patterns: • Still Lifes: Block, Beehive, Loaf, Boat, Ship, Pond • Oscillators: Blinker, Toad, Pulsar, Pentadecathlon • Spaceships: Glider, LWSS, HWSS, Copperhead • Guns: Gosper Glider Gun, Simkin Glider Gun • Methuselahs: R-pentomino, Acorn, Diehard • Save your own creations to the pattern library 18 RULES Go beyond Conway's rules with HighLife, Seeds, Day & Night, Maze, Replicator and more. HighLife and Seeds are free; Pro unlocks the other 15, plus 22 patterns made for them. CUSTOMIZABLE THEMES Personalize with 11 visual themes — Classic, Blueprint, Matrix, Cyberpunk, Laser, Ocean, Forest, Sunset, Terminal, Pixel, Gameboy. Unlock additional themes with a one-time purchase. 3D VISUALIZATION See the Game of Life like never before. Switch to a 3D torus, cylinder, or sphere topology. Watch patterns wrap around edges in real time. FULL CONTROL • Adjustable simulation speed from 1 to 60 generations per second • Step through generations one at a time • Generation counter and population graph • Undo and redo support • Auto-save your session — pick up right where you left off Conway's Cells is free with optional in-app purchases to remove ads and unlock Pro features.

Screenshots

4Kolors2 screens
Conway's Cells4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 4Kolors at none against Conway's Cells's 3. 4Kolors also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price 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. Conway's Cells sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. 4Kolors asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

4Kolors ships an update every 3 days, Conway's Cells monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 2 level
4Kolors versus Conway's Cells: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter4KolorsConway's Cells
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLe Huu NghiaAndrey Tyurin

In-app purchases

None

4Kolors

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Conway's Cells

One-time3
  • Remove Ads$1.99
  • Pro Upgrade$3.99
  • Unlock Everything$7.99

Questions

Is 4Kolors free?
4Kolors is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Conway's Cells free?
Conway's Cells is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 4Kolors or Conway's Cells have ads?
Conway's Cells shows ads; 4Kolors does not.
Which is updated more often, 4Kolors or Conway's Cells?
4Kolors ships an update every 3 days, and Conway's Cells monthly. Most recently, 4Kolors was updated on October 14, 2026 and Conway's Cells on October 15, 2026.

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