Comparison

Lua IDE Fresh Edition vs Kotlin 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

Kotlin Recipes

This app provides runnable Kotlin code examples and SQL queries for developers. It offers a cheat sheet for common syntax needs, covering various language features and database operations. Users can edit and run code directly within the app, with offline access for most features.

Highlights
  • Runnable Kotlin code examples
  • SQL query examples
  • Code editor and runner
  • Offline reference
  • Searchable code snippets
  • Kotlin 2.0 changes
Features
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Tap Run and the real output appears right under the code, so you know what it does before it goes into your project. No Kotlin to install, no IDE, no setup, no account. 390+ short examples, one task each. Over 95% run on Kotlin 2.4. You know what you need, but not the exact syntax: • How do I fall back to a default value when a variable is null? • How do I return two values from a function? • How do I merge two maps? Each has a working example here. • 24 sections, including strings and dates, collections, nullable types, classes and interfaces, enums, generics, extension functions, lambdas, exception handling, regular expressions, multithreading, files, JSON and XML, algorithms, and design patterns. • What changed from Kotlin 1.4 to 2.0, with before-and-after code: value classes, sealed interfaces, data objects and the improved smart casts in Kotlin 2.0. • Reference, 320+ entries: keywords and standard library functions for strings, collections, files, and coroutines. Tap a word in the code to look it up. • 200+ SQL queries: JOIN, GROUP BY, subqueries, window functions; more than half run on a practice database. • Search looks inside the code: type joinToString to find every example that uses it. • Edit an example and run your version, or write your own. • Works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. • Everything except running code works offline. Free version: 210+ Kotlin examples and 120+ SQL queries, the full reference, and 12 runs and 12 edits a day (Kotlin and SQL runs share one limit). Full version: all examples and queries, unlimited edits and examples of your own, and up to 30 Kotlin and 80 SQL runs a day. One-time purchase, no subscription. Built by a developer for developers. The project behind it has been in active development since 2015.

Screenshots

Lua IDE Fresh Edition4 screens
Kotlin Recipes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kotlin Recipes at every 4 months against Lua IDE Fresh Edition's every 8 months. Lua IDE Fresh Edition's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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 Kotlin 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 8 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 95% of Lua IDE Fresh Edition's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kotlin Recipes's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lua IDE Fresh Edition ships an update every 8 months, Kotlin Recipes every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lua IDE Fresh Edition versus Kotlin Recipes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLua IDE Fresh EditionKotlin Recipes
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (19 ratings) — better4.5 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 4 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 MB7 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%

Kotlin Recipes

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Lua IDE Fresh Edition

One-time1
  • Convenient functions$2.99
5 purchases

Kotlin Recipes

One-time5
  • Оperations with example$0.99
  • Unlock the paid topics$0.99
  • Kotlin 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 Kotlin Recipes free?
Kotlin Recipes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lua IDE Fresh Edition or Kotlin Recipes?
Lua IDE Fresh Edition is rated higher. Lua IDE Fresh Edition averages 4.7 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Kotlin Recipes averages 4.5 from 8 ratings.
Do Lua IDE Fresh Edition or Kotlin Recipes have ads?
Neither Lua IDE Fresh Edition nor Kotlin Recipes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lua IDE Fresh Edition or Kotlin Recipes?
Lua IDE Fresh Edition ships an update every 8 months, and Kotlin Recipes every 4 months. Most recently, Lua IDE Fresh Edition was updated on October 29, 2026 and Kotlin Recipes on October 30, 2026.

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