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
Mod	Value	No	No
	Transformation	No	No
Kinetic symmetry		No	No
Population	Minimum	Yes	Yes
	Maximum	Yes	Yes
	Average	Yes	Yes
	Sum over period	No	No
	Signature	No	No
Active cells	Rotor	Yes	Yes
	Stator	Yes	Yes
	Total	Yes	Yes
Volatility	Standard	Yes	Yes
	Strict	Yes	Yes
Heat	Minimum	Yes	No
	Maximum	Yes	No
	Average	Yes	No
	Sum over period	No	No
	Signature	No	No
Temperature	Active	Yes	No
	Rotor	Yes	No
Bounding box	XY	Yes	Yes
	Area	Yes	Yes
Supported by rules	Minimum (outer-totalistic)	Yes	No
	Maximum (outer-totalistic)	Yes	No
	Minimum (isotropic)	No	No
	Maximum (isotropic)	No	No
apgcode		No	No

Mapping

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