# LowRes NX Coder — user reviews > 89 indexed App Store user reviews of LowRes NX Coder by Timo Kloss, rated 4.80/5 from 349 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lowres-nx-coder/id1318884577/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lowres-nx-coder/id1318884577.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 307 · 4★ 28 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 10 ## What do users think of LowRes NX Coder? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Free and accessible for all users - 🎮 Great retro game development experience - 📚 Comprehensive documentation and manual - 🎨 Built-in sprite, background, and graphics editors - 💻 Easy-to-learn BASIC programming language - 🌐 Active and friendly community - 🎵 Sound and music design tools included - ⚡ Smooth 60 FPS performance - 📱 Works on multiple devices and platforms - 🎯 Excellent for beginners learning to code - 🔧 Powerful tools for experienced programmers - 💾 Cross-platform compatibility (iOS, Mac, Desktop) **Cons** - 🐛 No sound on some devices (iPhone X reported) - 📖 Steep learning curve for absolute beginners - 🎮 Limited screen resolution options - ⌨️ Mobile keyboard limitations (missing escape key) - 🖼️ Graphics display issues in some cases - 📝 Text games can appear cramped - 🔙 No undo/redo functionality - ❌ Unclear documentation for some features - 🎮 Difficult for non-coders to understand - 📊 Limited customization options **Commonly reported bugs** - No sound output on certain devices - Background/graphics not displaying correctly in GFX designer - Mobile escape key not accessible for edit menu - Account login issues - App crashes and glitches - Game files deleted when removed from Files app - Code accidentally erased without recovery option - Conditional statements requiring unnecessary loops - Pixel display issues in graphics designer **Most requested features** - Undo and redo buttons for code editing - More comprehensive beginner tutorials - 3D graphics support and 3D mode option - Text-to-speech voice synthesis feature - AI-assisted coding helper - Additional gamepad buttons support - Customizable key bindings - Higher screen resolution options (512x478 mentioned) - Follow system on LowRes NX website - In-app update notification system - Progressive tutorial series for game development - Downloadable offline documentation - Python language support - Networking and multiplayer support - Leaderboard functionality - More color palettes - Sound effect import capability - 8x8 pixel graphics support - Interactive tutorials instead of manual reading - YouTube video guides ## Newest reviews (17 of 89) ### 5/5 — Top *2024-12-14, version 1.13* Que de souvenirs ! Merci 🙏🏻 à toutes l’équipe ! ### 5/5 — Glad this is still around *2024-12-12* Couldn’t find it in the AppStore for a bit, and was distraught. This is a top tier app! ### 5/5 — 5 star app *2024-06-25, version 1.13* Oonly ### 5/5 — I’m on phone where’s escape key *2024-05-24, version 1.13* I don’t know if it’s just me but I don’t think it’s possible that I can enter the edit menu like it says in the tutorial as I can’t use the escape key on my phone so I can’t make tiles for my game. Would be 5 stars if you could fix the issue or tell me how to do it on my phone (there's a fix round it if you look hard enough sorry) ### 5/5 — Better *2024-04-27, version 1.13* This is one of the only game that allows coding this good beside Rec Room that’s on iOS. ### 5/5 — Love it *2024-02-11, version 1.13* Really like this app but am a noob. I’m a pixel artist trying to learn programming and need more tutorials to build up to making a basic game. Would be great to have like a progressive set of tutorials to say reach the point of being able to make a simple shooter. Just need some more direction great fun app though! ### 5/5 — Lo Res *2023-12-14* I haven’t had a real chance to get into really get into the program yet , but it appears to be an awesome app! Also the author is quick torepond to questions. Great app so far. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Excellent! *2023-11-26* When away from the computer and PICO-8, this is a great alternative. ### 5/5 — A Brilliant Self-Education Studio for BASIC. *2023-11-12, version 1.13* I am so grateful LowRes NX is back! This is the best ever gift since I am wanting to learn to code BASIC while having a fun interface to emulate the classic hardware from the beginnings of the PC Revolution. To start my coding this way has me so excited I can barely hold my glee. Did I mention the built in help (?) section remains in place while switching between instructions and coding screen. It would be nice to have a downloadable version of this guide for side-by-side use on iPad thus reducing the tiresome back and forth of the learning process. All in all, my current progress has been fluid and without any glitches or crashes of LowRes NX while using it or running programs within the built-in hardware emulator shell. All in all mine is a feeling of gratitude. Perfect timing. I needed exactly this and here it is. Thank you, dear Developer friend; THANK YOU!!! ### 5/5 — Game *2023-10-16, version 1.13* It's an absolutely great app to make a cool retro game. ### 5/5 — I lOVE THIS!!!!! *2023-08-24, version 1.13* I love this so much you should download this I love the creators so much for making this ### 5/5 — Hey Timo, this is Richii *2023-08-21, version 1.13* I’m reviewing concerning the lack of personal control customization. it isn’t a huge thing, but i just think that along with the keywords added, maybe include a key binds feature in the settings.General mobile and general computer. That’s all i have to say ### 5/5 — Thank you, Timo! *2023-07-15* This is the best app for retro game development you can get on your phone. I picked it up and learned BASIC from scratch in my free time with no previous coding language experience! ### 5/5 — Can you give us a tutorial on how to code *2023-03-14, version 1.13* It is way to hard to make a game ### 5/5 — Great introduction *2023-02-09, version 1.13* Thanks so much Timo for highlighting the fun of programming 😁 ### 5/5 — Really fun *2022-12-16* The games and the community are awesome. I go on and work on my project anytime i have free time. i have it on all of my devices. ### 5/5 — Best coder ever *2022-12-12, version 1.13* Ngbhvfvgvfvgvgyfcc ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Good it’s back *2025-06-13, version 1.13* Good the app is back but not for beginners to coding like me ### 1/5 — Only for pros it’s bad bad bad bad I hate it *2019-08-31, version 1.7.1* I have watched afew coding vids in this style and this seemed like the game I was looking for and it said this was easy to pick up yet this game is not at all understandable and there is no clear instructions bad bad bad ### 1/5 — Bad *2019-04-03, version 1.6* Badbadbad ### 1/5 — Beginners don’t bother! *2019-01-26, version 1.4* Says in the description you will quickly learn how to make simple text based games. There are NO simple instructions. You are supposed to know everything already. The help needs to be completely rewritten as it is not at all helpful for beginners unlike the basic code section in the old Low Res Coder and the code from that doesn’t work in this despite still being the basic language. I hope no one else wastes days of their time on this like me. ### 2/5 — No sound *2024-12-14, version 1.13* No sound ### 2/5 — Bad *2022-06-25, version 1.13* When i tried to make a background it didnt work so i checked gfx designer and when i checked the background it shows little pixels ### 3/5 — Very Good *2019-11-29, version 1.9* Can you make the output a little bigger? ### 4/5 — Great coder *2025-01-14, version 1.13* I have had this coder for a year or two now and it has brought me from not knowing anything about coding to making full on games but there could be things added, and I want to offer some ideas. Gamekeypad Gamekeypad is a gamepad and keyboard you can do Gamekeypad 2 And what it does is adds to gamepads and just one keyboard. More buttons Many people would be very satisfied if you added at least two more buttons for a gamepad but you have to add it on Example: If tap button (0,3) If tap button (0,4) If tap button (1,3) If tap button (1,4) 3D 3D is awesome and I have found ways to make games 3D before, but it has been very hard and it would be better if you could choose between 2D and 3D when creating a new program and all it would do is have a 3D designer that when you show main bg it shows up 3D. This would be very useful for creating first person games or VR experiences. A voice To have a voice in this coder would be different than other coding apps and make it stand out because you add something like a voice and then do print and whatever you want and it would read it for you. AI assistance Just like what it sounds like an AI assistant that you tell it, what the code or helps you code by filling in gaps or doing sections for you. These are some of the ideas that I’ve had. I hope you take it into account some of them but overall a great coding app and I use it almost all the time with over 200 programs thank you for this app. ### 4/5 — Good but can you please add a redo and undo button *2022-05-14, version 1.13* This app is great I use it all the time to make my own games when I’m bored of the other games on the App Store but sometimes when I am “ fixing” Games by rewriting code I accidentally erased code that was important and now I can’t get it back ### 4/5 — Great app to learn coding *2022-04-28, version 1.13* It will be best if it have more tutorials ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Super Awesome *2025-11-27* The only program for iOS I could find that is free and supports BASIC. Love the color palette and gfx/sfx designers as well! ### 5/5 — Fabulous *2025-10-12, version 1.13* I love it I have always wanted to try this and it is my thing I never get angry it’s just amazing 🤩 you need to get it and you don’t need to pay for it!😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃😃 ### 5/5 — Great beginner game engine *2025-08-12, version 1.13* It’s very easy to make games with LowRes no coder, it’s kinda like python and lua but mixed in to a pico 8 like engine for free. Best retro game engine on the App Store!!! ### 5/5 — The best app for making retro games *2025-08-08, version 1.13* DONT DOWNLOAD ANYTHING ELSE WITHOUT LOOKING THIS IS REALLY GOOD AND SIMPLE AND NO PAYMENTS YOU ONLY NEED A FEW COMMANDS TO MAKE A GOOD GAME IN THE CONSOLE ### 5/5 — Nice but needs some features *2025-07-02* So I really love this app and I really like uploading my programs to the website. One feature is adding a Open Website for latest update (if there is a latest update available) with 2 buttons skip or update. Another feature is just and Open Website. Last feature I would like you guys to add is a Follow system on the lowres nx website. Well that all 👋 ### 5/5 — Great Fantasy Console *2025-01-25, version 1.13* Super convenient for iPhone. Has full docs and examples. Everything you need to spend your time during long trips. If you want to play a game - write the game first. My childhood zx spectrum vibes XD ### 5/5 — Simple and easy *2025-01-20, version 1.13* One word: Awesome ### 5/5 — Very good app *2025-01-13, version 1.13* Glad I could redownload it ### 5/5 — Good *2025-01-11, version 1.13* I need something make the screen size to 512 x 478 ### 5/5 — Lowres is back! *2024-12-26* This is my favorite app of all time and i was devastated when it got removed off the appstore i was surprised when i saw it again and it in fact made my day! you program in basic and you can easily learn it because of the manual --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*