Golly Apk

Latest version 1.5

04 Feb 2025

Apk Infos

Version	1.5
Rating	4.8/5, based on 853 votes
Size‎	7 MB
Requires Android	Android 5.0+ (Lollipop)
Author's Notes	For exploring Conway's Game of Life and many other types of cellular automata.

About Golly APK

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Application description
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Description

Golly is an open source, cross-platform application for exploring Conway's Game of Life and many other types of cellular automata.

Key features:
Supports bounded and unbounded universes, with cells of up to 256 states.
Supports multiple algorithms, including Bill Gosper's super fast hashlife algorithm.
Many different types of CA are included: John von Neumann's 29-state CA, Wolfram's 1D rules, WireWorld, Generations, Langton's Loops, Paterson's Worms, etc.
Reads RLE, macrocell, Life 1.05/1.06, dblife, and MCell files.
Can extract patterns and rules from zip files.
Can download patterns and rules from online archives.
Includes a state-of-the-art pattern collection.
Unlimited undo/redo.
Extensive help, with an integrated Life Lexicon.

Latest updates

What's new in version 1.5

Added the Larger than Life algorithm.
Added support for non-totalistic rules.
Fixed various bugs.
See Help -> Changes for more details.

How to install Golly APK on Android phone or tablet?

Download Golly APK file from ApkClean, then follow these steps:

Update Phone Settings

Go to your phone Settings page
Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
Check the Unknown Sources box
Confirm with OK

Go to Downloads

Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
Tap the APK file you downloaded (net.sf.golly-v1.5-ApkClean.apk)
Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.

Older Versions

1.5 (6)	7 MB
1.4 (5)	7 MB

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User's Reivew

1 ★confusing, buttons every where. UI was written in 1990!

3 ★Lots of 2D CA, but where is the supposed 1D support. I can't find the elementary CA Wolfram rules.

5 ★It's an excellent port.

5 ★Brilliant, best game of life simulator hands down

5 ★SO FREAKING AWSOME

5 ★Loved it

5 ★Love it

5 ★After having played around with the app some more, I retract my previous statement. The ui for loading things is a bit fiddly and had me looking at the rest of the app in a bad light. This is a fantastic app and I really ought to be less grumpy.

3 ★The only major gripe is the pattern selection menu. The nested list just doesn't work well on touch, no matter how careful I am I always seem to tap above or below the item I intended. Making the text bigger might fix that.

5 ★I love this app both in Android and Windows implementations. It is very flexible, allows to modify rules and patterns as much as I want and more (I am still learning about different varieties of the game). The only thing missing (in all such programs) is an ability to add rules about random generation of live dots (with certain probability, within dense areas, etc.). This is to my opinion extremely important because if played long enough, the approach could result in appearance of a perfect replicator.

5 ★It's a joy to paint a swirl of cells on the board with one's finger and watch as they evolve. I would like to see an "Automatic Fit" feature, equivalent to pressing the Fit button at each generation.

5 ★Simple intuitive interface. As amazingly fast as the desktop version. Nice work Andrew!

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