Golly Reviews – Page 2
5/5 rating based on 17 reviews. Read all reviews for Golly for iPhone.
Golly is free iOS app published by Andrew Trevorrow
Best GOL (game of life)
Sford
To those of you NOT already familiar with Conway's Game of Life, this is not an actual game. It is a simulation of cellular automata. You'll want to do a bit of research before you'll want this app. I suggest running a glider with pencil and graph paper for a few generations, so that you really appreciate this app. :-) I downloaded a bunch of GOLs, and this is "the one". Infinite universe (no wrapping), amazing zoom/pan, amazing speed, amazing library of patterns, great user interface. I can't think of any improvements that don't involve telepathy.
Old program redone well
JKSellers
Golly has been around for a while and comes from a traditional programming tradition long before iPads, Windows 7, and the like. This is a good implementation for the iPad and has afforded me many hours of fun and learning about Conway's Game of Life. There are other cellular simulations, but Life is the real stuff.
Surpassed expectations
AshTheKantoMasterROBLOX
I love game of life, I'm hooked. But this DEFINITELY surpassed my expectations. I was happily surprised when I saw the save and load options, the preset patterns and a DOWNLOAD BUTTON! I think this is the best yet!
Amazing
Robochmp
I have Golly on my PC as well as on my IPad and I was surprised at how easy it was to use. It is amazing what you can create with this :) It doesnt work on IOS 10 though
Yes. Just yes.
D1DONLYDBEST
Ok, golly has always been my absolute favorite GOL simulator. It's so customizable and versatile, and now it's on mobile? Boy am I happy.
Best Cellular Automata Program
BlahQ1248111622
I've been using Golly on my desktop since 2008. It is, without competition, the best program for discovering and simulating 2D cellular automat. The intuitive yet powerful Rule Table format for defining rules, combined with scripting, make it excellent for finding interesting rules, and the Python scripting combined with Hashlife make discovering and engineering patterns easier than in any other program I have used.