Comparison of oscillator analysis tools

This page compares tools used for analyzing still lifes, oscillators and spaceships alongside the information they output.

We assume that the input pattern runs in B3/S23.

Oscillators

Datum		Oscillizer	Oscillizer-Web	Nakano	LifeViewer	Catagolue
Period		≤1200	≤~1000	?	≤~4194303
Mod	Value	No	No	?	Yes
	Transformation	No	No	?	Yes
Kinetic symmetry		No	No	?	No
Population	Minimum	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
	Maximum	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
	Average	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
	Sum over period	No	No	?	No
	Signature	No	No	?	No
Active cells	Rotor	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
	Stator	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
	Total	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
Volatility	Normal	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
	Strict	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
Heat	Minimum	Yes	No	?	Yes
	Maximum	Yes	No	?	Yes
	Average	Yes	No	?	Yes
	Sum over period	No	No	?	No
	Signature	No	No	?	No
Temperature	Active	Yes	No	?	Yes
	Rotor	Yes	No	?	Yes
Bounding box	XY	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
	Area	Yes	Yes	?	Yes
Supported by rules	Minimum (outer-totalistic)	Yes	No	?	No
	Maximum (outer-totalistic)	Yes	No	?	No
	Minimum (isotropic)	No	No	?	No
	Maximum (isotropic)	No	No	?	No
apgcode		No	No	?	No

Mapping

Map type	Oscillizer	Oscillizer-Web	Nakano	LifeViewer	Catagolue
Period map	Yes	Yes	?	Yes	No
Frequency map	No	No	?	No	No
Signature map	No	No	?	No	No
Domain coloring	No	No	?	No	No