Lua IDE vs Arrayground
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
Arrayground
This app provides a mobile interface for interacting with CBQN and ngn/k libraries. It functions as a REPL (Read-Eval-Print Loop) for developers working with these specific programming environments on their mobile devices.
- Mobile REPL interface
- CBQN library integration
- ngn/k library integration
- SwiftUI application
- Works on iPhone and iPad
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A SwiftUI application to interface with CBQN and ngn/k libraries into a working repl.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Arrayground at 4.8 against Lua IDE's 3.4. Arrayground also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months). Lua IDE's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 4). 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.
Arrayground holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lua IDE has 22 ratings behind it against 4, 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 100% of Arrayground's.
Lua IDE ships an update every 7 months, Arrayground every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and August 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lua IDE | Arrayground |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (22 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Wenhuan Li | Asakura |
Customer experience
Lua IDE
Arrayground
In-app purchases
Lua IDE
No in-app purchases
Arrayground
No in-app purchases
