Comparison

Lua IDE Fresh Edition vs Golang Recipes

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Lua IDE Fresh Edition

Learn and code Lua with this comprehensive application. It features grammar highlighting, direct code execution for testing, and a suite of practical functions to enhance your coding experience. Share your code and master Lua efficiently.

Highlights
  • Grammar highlighting
  • Direct code execution
  • Code sharing
  • Practical functions
  • Efficient learning
Features
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* * * * * Grammar highlights the learning materials to make learning easier. * * * * * Directly run code examples make it easier for you to test. * * * * * Rich and practical functions make it easier for you to use. This is our Lua learning application. Set learning, coding, compiling, sharing code in one. Efficient learning, happy test, easy operation. Everything is in the mastery... Come and try it!!!!!!!

About

Golang Recipes

Learn programming with tested code recipes for Golang and SQL. Find quick solutions to common tasks, prepare for exams, and access examples offline. Buy once for use on iOS and macOS devices.

Highlights
  • Golang code recipes
  • SQL code recipes
  • Database query examples
  • Offline access
  • Quick search functionality
  • Cross-platform iOS/macOS support
  • Exam and interview preparation
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An everyday Golang reference, from strings and collections to goroutines and design patterns. Every example comes with an explanation, and most of them run. • 21 sections: basic types, arrays and collections, structs and interfaces, functions and closures, goroutines and channels, error handling, regular expressions, files, serialization, databases, algorithms, design patterns. • Run in the app: the example actually runs and the output appears under the code. Needs an internet connection. • What changed in new versions: 7 sections from Go 1.13 to 1.23, with the old and the new code side by side. • Keyword and function reference: over 240 articles, open in full, with no daily limit. • SQL alongside: over 200 queries against a live practice database (JOIN, GROUP BY, subqueries, data types). • Edit examples and add your own; they stay in the app and are always at hand. • Search looks inside the code itself, not just the titles: remember a fragment and you will find the example. • Everything except running works offline. No account needed. WHAT THE FREE VERSION INCLUDES 12 runs and 12 edits a day; the counter resets every morning. The keyword reference is open without limits. Up to 5 examples of your own. The full version unlocks every example, lifts the daily limits and raises the run limit to 30 a day. One purchase, no subscription. Examples are drawn from professional sources and verified by running them. Built by a developer for developers. In active development since 2015.

Screenshots

Lua IDE Fresh Edition4 screens
Golang Recipes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lua IDE Fresh Edition at 95% against Golang Recipes's 76%. Lua IDE Fresh Edition also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). Golang Recipes's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lua IDE Fresh Edition sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Golang Recipes sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lua IDE Fresh Edition holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 29 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Lua IDE Fresh Edition's written reviews are positive against 76% of Golang Recipes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lua IDE Fresh Edition ships an update every 8 months, Golang Recipes every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lua IDE Fresh Edition versus Golang Recipes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLua IDE Fresh EditionGolang Recipes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (19 ratings) — better4.5 (29 ratings)
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews — better76.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1929 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB10 MB
Age rating17+4+
Developer小文 黄Fedor Obraztsov

Customer experience

Lua IDE Fresh Edition

All ratings20 ratings
Positive95.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%

Golang Recipes

All ratings29 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lua IDE Fresh Edition

One-time1
  • Convenient functions$2.99
5 purchases

Golang Recipes

One-time5
  • Оperations with example$0.99
  • Unlock the paid topics$0.99
  • Golang Samples$0.99
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  • SQL queries$0.99
  • Full version$2.99

Questions

Is Lua IDE Fresh Edition free?
Lua IDE Fresh Edition is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Golang Recipes free?
Golang Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lua IDE Fresh Edition or Golang Recipes?
Lua IDE Fresh Edition is rated higher. Lua IDE Fresh Edition averages 4.7 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Golang Recipes averages 4.5 from 29 ratings.
Do Lua IDE Fresh Edition or Golang Recipes have ads?
Neither Lua IDE Fresh Edition nor Golang Recipes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lua IDE Fresh Edition or Golang Recipes?
Lua IDE Fresh Edition ships an update every 8 months, and Golang Recipes every 3 months. Most recently, Lua IDE Fresh Edition was updated on October 29, 2026 and Golang Recipes on November 2, 2026.

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