diff --git a/apps/life/life.js b/apps/life/life.js
index 4e71c3069..bef61883a 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 start=Date.now();
 var currentY=1;
 
 function initDraw(gen){
@@ -29,13 +29,14 @@ function initDraw(gen){
 }
 
 function howlong(){
-  var now = Date.now();
-  const duration = Math.floor(now-start);
-  start=now;
+ //  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);
+ // g.drawString('Gen:'+generation+'  '+duration+'ms  ',20,220,true);
+  g.drawString('Gen:'+generation+'   ',20,220,true);
 }
 
 function next(){
@@ -61,12 +62,6 @@ function next(){
     } else ++currentY;
 }
 
-function reset(){
-  g.setColor(1,1,1);
-  initDraw(genA);
-  currentY=1;
-  generation = 0;
-}
 
 var intervalRef = null;
 
@@ -74,18 +69,30 @@ function stopdraw() {
     if(intervalRef) {clearInterval(intervalRef);}
   }
   
-function startdraw() {
-    g.clear();
+function startdraw(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 reset(){
+  stopdraw();
+  g.setColor(1,1,1);
+  initDraw(genA);
+  currentY=1;
+  generation = 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"});
   }
@@ -115,7 +122,7 @@ function startdraw() {
   
   g.clear();
   Bangle.loadWidgets();
-  startdraw();
-  setButtons();
   reset();
+  startdraw(true);
+  setButtons();
   
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/apps/life/life.min.js b/apps/life/life.min.js
index f8f3f3858..8be64fd9b 100644
--- a/apps/life/life.min.js
+++ b/apps/life/life.min.js
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-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,currentY=1;function initDraw(a){for(var f=1;17>f;++f)for(var d=1;17>d;++d){var c=.5>Math.random()?1:0;a[d+18*f]=c;if(1==c){c=10*(d-1);var b=10*(f-1);buf.fillRect(c,b,c+7,b+7)}}flip()}
+function howlong(){++generation;g.setFont("6x8",2);g.setFontAlign(-1,-1,0);g.drawString("Gen:"+generation+"   ",20,220,!0)}function next(){"ram";for(var a=genA,f=genB,d=currentY,c=1;17>c;++c){var b=c+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;f[b]=e;1==e&&(b=10*(c-1),e=10*(d-1),buf.fillRect(b,e,b+7,e+7))}16==d?(flip(),a=genA,genA=genB,genB=a,howlong(),currentY=1):++currentY}var intervalRef=null;
+function stopdraw(){intervalRef&&clearInterval(intervalRef)}function startdraw(a){(a=void 0===a?!1:a)||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);a||(intervalRef=setInterval(next,65))}function reset(){stopdraw();g.setColor(1,1,1);initDraw(genA);currentY=1;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(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();reset();startdraw(!0);setButtons();