Automatons vs Random Walk Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Automatons
Explore the fascinating world of two-dimensional cellular automatons, including Conway's Game of Life. Discover emergent patterns and symmetries by setting initial conditions or using preset configurations. This app offers a vast array of possibilities for both beginners and experts.
- Implementations of 2D cellular automatons
- Explore 262,144 possible automatons
- John Conway's Game of Life included
- Random initial conditions for pattern discovery
- Preset patterns with defined behaviors
- Insert custom patterns for evolution
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Automatons is an implementation of two-dimensional cellular automatons. Each cell has eight neighbors. Whether the cell lives, dies or is born in the next generation is determined by how many neighbors are currently alive. John Conway's Game of Life is just one example of the automatons you can create. In fact, there are 262,144 possible automatons to explore! Automatons is entertaining for novices and subject experts. Start with a random initial condition and see the patterns and symmetries that develop over time. We've included a number of preset patterns that have nice behaviors for certain conditions. For example, for Life (B3/S23) there is a preset of a glider gun and a lightweight spaceship. You can also insert a custom pattern to see how it evolves over time! Explore different initial conditions and and discover beautiful patterns and surprising results.
Random Walk Simulator
Simulate random walks in 1D or 2D space. Adjust step distance and directions to generate stochastic patterns. Save your generated images directly to your device's photo album.
- 1D and 2D random walk simulation
- Adjustable step distance
- Adjustable number of directions
- Stochastic pattern generation
- Save images to photo album
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Random Walk Simulator is a simple simulation tool of random walk in 1D / 2D space. Number of directions and maximum travel distance of each step can be changed. Different patterns will be drawn stochastically depending on these parameters. You can save resulting images to photo album.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Random Walk Simulator at 5.0 against Automatons's 3.3. Automatons's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Random Walk Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Automatons | Random Walk Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 103 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CodeBurners | Kentaro Wada |
Customer experience
Automatons
Random Walk Simulator
In-app purchases
Automatons
No in-app purchases
Random Walk Simulator
No in-app purchases
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