Lua IDE vs Love2D Studio
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
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 rating: Love2D Studio at 4.6 against Lua IDE's 3.4. Love2D Studio also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 59%) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). Lua IDE's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support 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. Love2D Studio sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lua IDE asks for nothing beyond the download.
Love2D Studio holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 22 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of Lua IDE's written reviews are positive against 90% of Love2D Studio's.
Lua IDE ships an update every 7 months, Love2D Studio every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lua IDE | Love2D Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (22 ratings) | 4.6 (20 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Wenhuan Li | 淑敏 孙 |
Customer experience
Lua IDE
Love2D Studio
In-app purchases
Lua IDE
No in-app purchases
Love2D Studio
- Upgrade to Pro Edition$1.99
