diff --git a/apps.json b/apps.json
index 38a3cee50..4682f2e81 100644
--- a/apps.json
+++ b/apps.json
@@ -1897,7 +1897,7 @@
   { "id": "life",
     "name": "Game of Life",
     "icon": "life.png",
-    "version":"0.02",
+    "version":"0.04",
     "description": "Conway's Game of Life - 16x16 board",
     "tags": "game",
     "allow_emulator":true,
diff --git a/apps/life/ChangeLog b/apps/life/ChangeLog
index b26468a22..ca105e8fa 100644
--- a/apps/life/ChangeLog
+++ b/apps/life/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 0.01: New App!
 0.02: Updated to be more responsive re suggestion by Gordon
+0.03: fix start & reset, chang eperiod to 65ms, remove timing info
+0.04: fix default parameter, replace timing
 
diff --git a/apps/life/life.js b/apps/life/life.js
index 4e71c3069..6ff8a40be 100644
--- a/apps/life/life.js
+++ b/apps/life/life.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ function flip() {
 var genA = new Uint8Array(324);
 var genB = new Uint8Array(324);
 var generation=0;
-var start=Date.now();
+var gentime=0;
 var currentY=1;
 
 function initDraw(gen){
@@ -29,17 +29,17 @@ function initDraw(gen){
 }
 
 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);
+  gentime = Math.floor(gentime);
+  g.drawString('Gen:'+generation+'  '+gentime+'ms  ',20,220,true);
+  gentime=0;
 }
 
 function next(){
     "ram";
+    var start = Date.now();
     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){
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ function next(){
         buf.fillRect(Xr,Yr, Xr+7,Yr+7);
         }
     }
+    gentime+=(Date.now()-start);
     if (y==16){
       flip();
       var tmp = genA; genA=genB; genB=tmp;
@@ -61,12 +62,6 @@ function next(){
     } else ++currentY;
 }
 
-function reset(){
-  g.setColor(1,1,1);
-  initDraw(genA);
-  currentY=1;
-  generation = 0;
-}
 
 var intervalRef = null;
 
@@ -74,20 +69,34 @@ function stopdraw() {
     if(intervalRef) {clearInterval(intervalRef);}
   }
   
-function startdraw() {
-    g.clear();
+function startdraw(init) {
+    if (init===undefined) init=false;
+    if(!init) g.clear();
     Bangle.drawWidgets();
     g.reset();
     g.setColor(1,1,1);
-    g.setFont("6x8",2);
+    g.setFont("6x8",1);
     g.setFontAlign(0,0,3);
-    g.drawString("Reset",230,200);
-    intervalRef = setInterval(next,60);
+    g.drawString("RESET",230,200);
+    g.drawString("LAUNCH",230,130);
+    g.drawString("CLOCK",230,60);
+    if(!init) intervalRef = setInterval(next,65);
   }
+
+function regen(){
+  stopdraw();
+  g.setColor(1,1,1);
+  initDraw(genA);
+  currentY=1;
+  generation = 0;
+  gentime=0;
+  intervalRef = setInterval(next,65);
+}
   
   function setButtons(){
+    setWatch(()=>{load();}, BTN1, {repeat:false,edge:"falling"});
     setWatch(Bangle.showLauncher, BTN2, {repeat:false,edge:"falling"});
-    setWatch(reset, BTN3, {repeat:true,edge:"rising"});
+    setWatch(regen, BTN3, {repeat:true,edge:"rising"});
   }
   
   var SCREENACCESS = {
@@ -115,7 +124,7 @@ function startdraw() {
   
   g.clear();
   Bangle.loadWidgets();
-  startdraw();
+  regen();
+  startdraw(true);
   setButtons();
-  reset();
   
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/life/life.min.js b/apps/life/life.min.js
index f8f3f3858..42a2e6515 100644
--- a/apps/life/life.min.js
+++ b/apps/life/life.min.js
@@ -1,5 +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();
+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,gentime=0,currentY=1;function initDraw(c){for(var a=1;17>a;++a)for(var h=1;17>h;++h){var d=.5>Math.random()?1:0;c[h+18*a]=d;if(1==d){d=10*(h-1);var f=10*(a-1);buf.fillRect(d,f,d+7,f+7)}}flip()}
+function howlong(){++generation;g.setFont("6x8",2);g.setFontAlign(-1,-1,0);gentime=Math.floor(gentime);g.drawString("Gen:"+generation+"  "+gentime+"ms  ",20,220,!0);gentime=0}
+function next(){"ram";for(var c=Date.now(),a=genA,h=genB,d=currentY,f=1;17>f;++f){var b=f+18*d,e=a[b-19]+a[b-18]+a[b-17]+a[b-1]+a[b+1]+a[b+17]+a[b+18]+a[b+19];e=1==a[b]&&2==e||3==e?1:0;h[b]=e;1==e&&(b=10*(f-1),e=10*(d-1),buf.fillRect(b,e,b+7,e+7))}gentime+=Date.now()-c;16==d?(flip(),c=genA,genA=genB,genB=c,howlong(),currentY=1):++currentY}var intervalRef=null;function stopdraw(){intervalRef&&clearInterval(intervalRef)}
+function startdraw(c){void 0===c&&(c=!1);c||g.clear();Bangle.drawWidgets();g.reset();g.setColor(1,1,1);g.setFont("6x8",1);g.setFontAlign(0,0,3);g.drawString("RESET",230,200);g.drawString("LAUNCH",230,130);g.drawString("CLOCK",230,60);c||(intervalRef=setInterval(next,65))}function regen(){stopdraw();g.setColor(1,1,1);initDraw(genA);currentY=1;gentime=generation=0;intervalRef=setInterval(next,65)}
+function setButtons(){setWatch(function(){load()},BTN1,{repeat:!1,edge:"falling"});setWatch(Bangle.showLauncher,BTN2,{repeat:!1,edge:"falling"});setWatch(regen,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(c){SCREENACCESS.withApp&&(c?startdraw():stopdraw())});g.clear();Bangle.loadWidgets();regen();startdraw(!0);setButtons();