Lua IDE vs Markdown Editor and Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Markdown Editor and Reader
Easily create, edit, and preview Markdown files on your mobile device. Import existing .md files and share them with others directly from the app.
- Create Markdown files
- Edit existing .md files
- Preview Markdown content
- Import .md files
- Share files
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Create Markdown files or import exiting .md files and preview them directly in the App and share the files with other people.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Lua IDE at 3.4 against Markdown Editor and Reader's 1.0. Lua IDE also leads on review sentiment (59% vs 18%) and ratings volume (22 vs 2). Markdown Editor and Reader's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). 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.
Lua IDE holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lua IDE has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Lua IDE's written reviews are positive against 18% of Markdown Editor and Reader's.
Lua IDE ships an update every 7 months, Markdown Editor and Reader fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lua IDE | Markdown Editor and Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (22 ratings) — better | 1.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews — better | 18.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #192 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wenhuan Li | Julian Lau |
Customer experience
Lua IDE
Markdown Editor and Reader
In-app purchases
Lua IDE
No in-app purchases
Markdown Editor and Reader
No in-app purchases
Questions
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