diff --git a/apps/life/ChangeLog b/apps/life/ChangeLog
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b26468a22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/life/ChangeLog
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+0.01: New App!
+0.02: Updated to be more responsive re suggestion by Gordon
+
diff --git a/apps/life/life-icon.js b/apps/life/life-icon.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8127abd79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/life/life-icon.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+require("heatshrink").decompress(atob("mEwwhC/AFkLC6+wC6u73YuVC7JIUCwIZBLywwTIwYwTC4QwUC4OwGCgXCCoQwRXwYwTO4wwQO4wwQO44wPO44wPO5G7olACY9EAAVLO44LCCosECwYXDGAm0BQIvFCwoABCwIcCCoQuHCwwXEAAguFBQgFBoEEC451GIwQVDAgIXBIhQwECoYEBYAS5NCogEBC6BGFVAQXPGAoXRGAoXSO6owGC6Z3VGAoXUd4gWRGAYXVIwQXUIwReSC7gWUgELFyoXBCyoA/ACwA=="))
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diff --git a/apps/life/life.js b/apps/life/life.js
index 1d401dfcc..4e71c3069 100644
--- a/apps/life/life.js
+++ b/apps/life/life.js
@@ -1 +1,121 @@
-//temporary
+Bangle.setLCDTimeout(30);
+
+var buf = Graphics.createArrayBuffer(160,160,1,{msb:true});
+
+function flip() {
+ g.setColor(1,1,1);
+ g.drawImage({width:160,height:160,bpp:1,buffer:buf.buffer},40,40);
+ buf.clear();
+}
+
+var genA = new Uint8Array(324);
+var genB = new Uint8Array(324);
+var generation=0;
+var start=Date.now();
+var currentY=1;
+
+function initDraw(gen){
+    for (let y = 1; y<17; ++y)
+    for (let x = 1; x<17; ++x) {
+        var r = Math.random()<0.5?1:0;
+        gen[x+y*18] = r;
+        if (r==1){
+            var Xr=10*(x-1);
+            var Yr=10*(y-1);
+            buf.fillRect(Xr,Yr, Xr+7,Yr+7);
+        } 
+    } 
+    flip();
+}
+
+function howlong(){
+  var now = Date.now();
+  const duration = Math.floor(now-start);
+  start=now;
+  ++generation;
+  g.setFont("6x8",2);
+  g.setFontAlign(-1,-1,0);
+  g.drawString('Gen:'+generation+'  '+duration+'ms  ',20,220,true);
+}
+
+function next(){
+    "ram";
+    var cur=genA, fut=genB, y=currentY;
+    var count=(p)=>{return cur[p-19]+cur[p-18]+cur[p-17]+cur[p-1]+cur[p+1]+cur[p+17]+cur[p+18]+cur[p+19];};
+    for (let x = 1; x<17; ++x){
+        var ind = x+y*18;
+        var nc = count(ind);
+        var r = (cur[ind]==1 && nc==2 || nc==3)?1:0;
+        fut[ind]=r;
+        if (r==1){
+        var Xr=10*(x-1);
+        var Yr=10*(y-1);
+        buf.fillRect(Xr,Yr, Xr+7,Yr+7);
+        }
+    }
+    if (y==16){
+      flip();
+      var tmp = genA; genA=genB; genB=tmp;
+      howlong();
+      currentY=1;
+    } else ++currentY;
+}
+
+function reset(){
+  g.setColor(1,1,1);
+  initDraw(genA);
+  currentY=1;
+  generation = 0;
+}
+
+var intervalRef = null;
+
+function stopdraw() {
+    if(intervalRef) {clearInterval(intervalRef);}
+  }
+  
+function startdraw() {
+    g.clear();
+    Bangle.drawWidgets();
+    g.reset();
+    g.setColor(1,1,1);
+    g.setFont("6x8",2);
+    g.setFontAlign(0,0,3);
+    g.drawString("Reset",230,200);
+    intervalRef = setInterval(next,60);
+  }
+  
+  function setButtons(){
+    setWatch(Bangle.showLauncher, BTN2, {repeat:false,edge:"falling"});
+    setWatch(reset, BTN3, {repeat:true,edge:"rising"});
+  }
+  
+  var SCREENACCESS = {
+        withApp:true,
+        request:function(){
+          this.withApp=false;
+          stopdraw();
+          clearWatch();
+        },
+        release:function(){
+          this.withApp=true;
+          startdraw(); 
+          setButtons();
+        }
+  }; 
+  
+  Bangle.on('lcdPower',function(on) {
+    if (!SCREENACCESS.withApp) return;
+    if (on) {
+      startdraw();
+    } else {
+      stopdraw();
+    }
+  });
+  
+  g.clear();
+  Bangle.loadWidgets();
+  startdraw();
+  setButtons();
+  reset();
+  
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diff --git a/apps/life/life.min.js b/apps/life/life.min.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f8f3f3858
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/life/life.min.js
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Bangle.setLCDTimeout(30);var buf=Graphics.createArrayBuffer(160,160,1,{msb:!0});function flip(){g.setColor(1,1,1);g.drawImage({width:160,height:160,bpp:1,buffer:buf.buffer},40,40);buf.clear()}var genA=new Uint8Array(324),genB=new Uint8Array(324),generation=0,start=Date.now(),currentY=1;function initDraw(a){for(var d=1;17>d;++d)for(var e=1;17>e;++e){var c=.5>Math.random()?1:0;a[e+18*d]=c;if(1==c){c=10*(e-1);var b=10*(d-1);buf.fillRect(c,b,c+7,b+7)}}flip()}
+function howlong(){var a=Date.now(),d=Math.floor(a-start);start=a;++generation;g.setFont("6x8",2);g.setFontAlign(-1,-1,0);g.drawString("Gen:"+generation+"  "+d+"ms  ",20,220,!0)}
+function next(){"ram";for(var a=genA,d=genB,e=currentY,c=1;17>c;++c){var b=c+18*e,f=a[b-19]+a[b-18]+a[b-17]+a[b-1]+a[b+1]+a[b+17]+a[b+18]+a[b+19];f=1==a[b]&&2==f||3==f?1:0;d[b]=f;1==f&&(b=10*(c-1),f=10*(e-1),buf.fillRect(b,f,b+7,f+7))}16==e?(flip(),a=genA,genA=genB,genB=a,howlong(),currentY=1):++currentY}function reset(){g.setColor(1,1,1);initDraw(genA);currentY=1;generation=0}var intervalRef=null;function stopdraw(){intervalRef&&clearInterval(intervalRef)}
+function startdraw(){g.clear();Bangle.drawWidgets();g.reset();g.setColor(1,1,1);g.setFont("6x8",2);g.setFontAlign(0,0,3);g.drawString("Reset",230,200);intervalRef=setInterval(next,60)}function setButtons(){setWatch(Bangle.showLauncher,BTN2,{repeat:!1,edge:"falling"});setWatch(reset,BTN3,{repeat:!0,edge:"rising"})}var SCREENACCESS={withApp:!0,request:function(){this.withApp=!1;stopdraw();clearWatch()},release:function(){this.withApp=!0;startdraw();setButtons()}};
+Bangle.on("lcdPower",function(a){SCREENACCESS.withApp&&(a?startdraw():stopdraw())});g.clear();Bangle.loadWidgets();startdraw();setButtons();reset();
diff --git a/apps/life/life.png b/apps/life/life.png
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index 000000000..a88157f5c
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