Lua for Games vs Shell Keyboard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Lua for Games
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Learn Lua: The Ultimate Coding Tutorial for Game Development & Scripting Unlock the power of Lua programming with the most intuitive learning app on the App Store! Whether you want to script games, develop with LOVE, or master embedded systems, Learn Lua provides a structured path from beginner to pro. WHY MASTER LUA? Lua is a high-level, lightweight programming language used by millions of developers globally. It is the gold standard for game engines and performance-critical applications due to its speed and efficiency. CORE FEATURES FOR FAST LEARNING: Comprehensive Curriculum: Dive into 100+ lessons covering Variables, Data Types, Operators, Control Flow, and Functions. Interactive Coding Quizzes: Reinforce your memory with instant feedback on quiz performance. Track Your Progress: Stay motivated with a visual dashboard featuring completion percentages, daily activity logs, and "Best Streak" tracking. Help Center Integration: Stuck on a bug? Search Stack Overflow directly within the app for expert solutions. Fully Customizable UI: Personalize your workspace with Dark Mode, List/Grid views, and 20+ premium color themes. Smart Search: Quickly find specific topics or categories like #grid, #layout, or #logic to refresh your skills. If you want to create your own games, mastering Lua is the first step. Our app breaks down the logic used in game scripting so you can start building your own virtual worlds faster. Download Learn Lua today and start your coding journey!
Shell Keyboard
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Shell Keyboard adds the keys a terminal actually needs โ the ones iOS's default keyboard leaves out. Working over SSH or in a local shell needs Ctrl, Esc, Tab, arrow keys, and function keys, none of which exist on the standard iOS keyboard. Shell Keyboard is a custom keyboard built specifically for terminal apps like Blink, Termius, Prompt, a-Shell and iSH โ it sends the exact ASCII control codes and ANSI/VT escape sequences your terminal expects, the same bytes a physical keyboard would send. WHAT'S INCLUDED โข A dedicated terminal layer: Ctrl, Alt, Esc, Tab, arrow keys, Home/End/PgUp/PgDn, and the punctuation a shell prompt uses constantly โข Ctrl and Alt as proper modifiers โ latch one for a single keypress, or double-tap to lock it on, like a hardware keyboard โข A full function-key layer: tap fn and the top row becomes F1 through F12, while every other row stays exactly where it was โข Arrow keys that match the app you're in โ Normal for shells, Application for vim, tmux, less and htop, or Move the Cursor for ordinary text fields โข Return or Enter: long-press the Return key to switch between a carriage return and a line feed โข A plain QWERTY layer and a complete symbols layer, for ordinary text โ hostnames, paths, commit messages โ without leaving the keyboard โข A searchable reference inside the app, listing every key alongside the exact escape sequence and hex bytes it sends โข Every key emits the exact byte sequence a real terminal expects BUILT FOR PRIVACY Shell Keyboard never asks for Full Access. It cannot reach the network. It never reads, stores, or transmits anything you type โ every key it sends is decided from the key you tapped, and nothing else. No analytics, no crash reporting, no account. GOOD TO KNOW In a terminal or editor running inside a web browser โ code-server, Jupyter and the like โ the keys that send a multi-character escape sequence don't get through: the arrow keys, F1 through F12, Home, End, Page Up, Page Down, Shift+Tab and Alt combinations. Everything that sends a single byte works there normally, including every Ctrl combination, Esc, Tab, Return and ordinary typing. Web pages listen for key press events and iOS only lets a keyboard extension insert text, so this is an iOS limitation that applies to every third-party keyboard, not something an app can work around. WHO IT'S FOR Anyone who SSHes from an iPhone or iPad โ sysadmins, developers, and anyone tired of missing Ctrl+C.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Shell Keyboard at #1 against Lua for Games's unranked. Shell Keyboard also leads on price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Lua for Games's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS
Lua for Games costs $1.99 and Shell Keyboard $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Lua for Games | Shell Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | $0.99 โ better |
| Update frequency | โ | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Best chart rank | โ | #1 โ better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod โ better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 โ better | 16.0 |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Muhammad Umair | Nguyen Nguyen |
In-app purchases
Lua for Games
No in-app purchases
Shell Keyboard
No in-app purchases
Questions
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