Comparison

Pixel Algo 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

Pixel Algo

Features
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Pixel Algo brings Conway's Game of Life to your fingertips as a beautiful, interactive cellular automaton sandbox. Watch cells evolve, collide, and create emergent patterns — or take control and shape the grid yourself. FEATURES • Draw and erase cells with your finger • Place classic patterns: Glider, Pulsar, Gosper Gun, and more • Glass block and iridescent visual effects • Colony colors to track cell lineages • Cycle through color palettes automatically • Save and load grid snapshots • Adjustable simulation speed • Wrap-around or bounded edges • Auto-reset when the grid stagnates • Shake to clear the grid CONTROLS • 2-finger tap to pause/resume • Draw on the grid to create cells (when paused) • Double-tap to clear or randomize • Vertical drag to adjust speed • 3-finger tap to open the menu Pixel Algo is free with minimal, non-intrusive ads. Purchase Remove Ads once to enjoy an ad-free experience forever.

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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

Pixel Algo4 screens
Conway's Cells4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Conway's Cells at monthly against Pixel Algo's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Both are free to download. Pixel Algo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Conway's Cells sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Algo ships an update every 2 months, Conway's Cells monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 5 level
Pixel Algo versus Conway's Cells: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel AlgoConway's Cells
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShin Labs LLCAndrey Tyurin

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pixel Algo

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
3 purchases

Conway's Cells

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

Questions

Is Pixel Algo free?
Pixel Algo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Conway's Cells free?
Conway's Cells is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pixel Algo or Conway's Cells have ads?
Both Pixel Algo and Conway's Cells show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Algo or Conway's Cells?
Pixel Algo ships an update every 2 months, and Conway's Cells monthly. Most recently, Pixel Algo was updated on October 7, 2026 and Conway's Cells on October 15, 2026.

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