Automatons vs Flying Gaiden
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.
Flying Gaiden
Guide adorable characters on a whimsical adventure through the moonscape. Swipe to create clouds for them to traverse while avoiding enemies on the ground and in the sky.
- Swipe to create clouds
- Guide characters on an adventure
- Avoid ground and sky enemies
- Whimsical moon setting
- Simple controls
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Fly in the moon with Kitty and Piggy! Swipe your finger to create clouds—your little friends will run on them! Watch out for sneaky enemies lurking everywhere, on the ground and in the sky! Guide them on a whimsical adventure!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Flying Gaiden at 100% against Automatons's 50%. Automatons's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (3.3 vs 1.0). On ads, 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
Automatons is free to download; Flying Gaiden costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Automatons holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Automatons's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flying Gaiden's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Automatons | Flying Gaiden |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.3 (3 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 153 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CodeBurners | 由 李 |
Customer experience
Automatons
Flying Gaiden
In-app purchases
Automatons
No in-app purchases
Flying Gaiden
No in-app purchases
