Lua IDE Fresh Edition vs Love2D Studio
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!!!!!!!
Love2D Studio
This tool allows you to code, debug, and run Love2D games directly on your mobile device. It features a simple editor with automatic saving and code highlighting, a powerful runner to test your code instantly, and Git integration for seamless code synchronization.
- Simple and friendly editor
- Automatic change saving
- Code highlighting
- Powerful app runner
- Code sync with Git
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Love2D studio is an innovative tool help you code, debug and run games, all directly from mobile devices. - Simple and friendly editor - automatically save your changes - code highlight - Powerful app runner - Run your code directly to see the effect - Code sync with git - Automatically sync your code changes to git services
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Love2D Studio at every 2 weeks against Lua IDE Fresh Edition's every 8 months. 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
Both are free to download. Lua IDE Fresh Edition sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Love2D Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Lua IDE Fresh Edition against 4.6 for Love2D Studio. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 20 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Lua IDE Fresh Edition's written reviews are positive against 90% of Love2D Studio's.
Lua IDE Fresh Edition ships an update every 8 months, Love2D Studio every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lua IDE Fresh Edition | Love2D Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (20 ratings) — better | 4.6 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better | 90.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 weeks — 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 |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 小文 黄 | 淑敏 孙 |
Customer experience
Lua IDE Fresh Edition
Love2D Studio
In-app purchases
Lua IDE Fresh Edition
- Convenient functions$2.99
Love2D Studio
- Upgrade to Pro Edition$1.99
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