ReasonML vs Lua IDE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ReasonML
This app serves as a playground for ReasonML, allowing users to convert code between ReasonML and OCaml. It also compiles code to JavaScript and displays the JS console output directly within the application.
- ReasonML to OCaml conversion
- OCaml to ReasonML conversion
- Compile to JavaScript
- View JS console output
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Playground for ReasonML * Convert between ReasonML and OCaml * Compile to JS * View JS console output
Lua IDE
A mobile integrated development environment for writing and running Lua code. It offers syntax highlighting, module support, and an offline reference manual. Cloud storage integration is also available.
- Syntax highlighting
- Module support
- Offline reference manual
- Works offline
- Cloud storage support
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• Lua IDE with syntax highlighting • Support requiring modules • Reference manual • Works completely offline • Cloud storage support, including iCloud
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ReasonML at 5.0 against Lua IDE's 3.4. ReasonML also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 7 months). Lua IDE's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ReasonML holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lua IDE has 22 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ReasonML's written reviews are positive against 59% of Lua IDE's.
ReasonML ships an update every 2 days, Lua IDE every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ReasonML | Lua IDE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.4 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 59.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 22 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.4 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jacob Parker | Wenhuan Li |
Customer experience
ReasonML
Lua IDE
In-app purchases
ReasonML
No in-app purchases
Lua IDE
No in-app purchases
