Lua IDE Fresh Edition vs PHP Recipes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Grammar highlighting
- Direct code execution
- Code sharing
- Practical functions
- Efficient learning
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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!!!!!!!
PHP Recipes
Access a curated collection of standard PHP and SQL code examples for quick reference. This app provides tested, ready-to-use "recipes" to save developers time, and is useful for exam preparation and interviews. All content is available offline and searchable.
- Directory of PHP and SQL operations
- Tested code "recipes"
- Offline access
- Quick search by code or topic
- Useful for exams and interviews
- Cross-platform iOS and MacOS support
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• Contains a directory of standard, frequently used operations in PHP and SQL queries. • The best examples of codes from books and specific internet resources are selected in the program. Finding the best decision on the Internet may demand hours of working time. Ready for use and tested code "recipes" are included in the application. • One app for iOS and MacOS. Buy once and use on your phone, tablet or computer. • The application is a good tool during the exam or the preparation to the interview because it contains answers to frequently asked programming questions. • All examples in the application are available offline. The application can be used when the Internet connection is not available. • Quick search of the correct example by the code or by the name of topic. • Being a developer, I use this program when I need to remember quickly how to solve a given task in one or another programming language. If you can help translate the application into your language, please contact me by email. In the application, some examples are available for an additional fee (approximately 45%).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PHP Recipes at 5.0 against Lua IDE Fresh Edition's 4.7. Lua IDE Fresh Edition's advantage is ratings volume (20 vs 3). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Lua IDE Fresh Edition sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and PHP Recipes sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PHP Recipes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lua IDE Fresh Edition has 20 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Lua IDE Fresh Edition's written reviews are positive against 100% of PHP Recipes's.
Lua IDE Fresh Edition ships an update every 8 months, PHP Recipes every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lua IDE Fresh Edition | PHP Recipes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (20 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 小文 黄 | Fedor Obraztsov |
Customer experience
Lua IDE Fresh Edition
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In-app purchases
Lua IDE Fresh Edition
- Convenient functions$2.99
PHP Recipes
- Оperations with example$0.99
- PHP Samples$0.99
- SQL queries$0.99
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- Full version (no restrictions)$2.99
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