Touch Lua + vs Attracteur
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Touch Lua +
Learn and practice programming with Lua, a powerful yet lightweight scripting language. This app offers a robust editor, built-in tutorials, and support for graphics, audio, and databases through optional libraries.
- Lua programming environment
- Built-in help and tutorials
- Powerful editor with syntax highlighting
- Support for graphics and audio libraries
- Multi-program functionality
- Sample programs included
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Program with Lua, a simple and modern programming language. Lua’s syntax is simple as BASIC but Lua is faster and more powerful. Which make it just perfect for iPhone platform. *** This is the iPad version of TouchLua Free App *** What is Lua? Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language. Touch Lua + Features: + Two modes: program/console (command line) + Built in help: Tutorials (hands on), Wiki, Reference + Multi program + Powerful editor + Syntax highlighting + Support graphics, audio, and database through Extension Libraries (paid and free) + Sample programs provided Use Touch Lua +: + Learn programming + Learn modern scripting + Apply your programming skills + Rapid prototyping + Use it as advanced calculator Available through In-App Purchase: Draw Library: Empowers you to create complex graphics from simple graphic objects Features: + Draw simple graphic objects: lines, rectangles, circles, text, ... + Draw at the super speed of your device + Make animations + Define your colors with alpha channel (32bit color with transparency) + Select your drawn text font face and size + Enables you to run included Graphic Sample Programs Audio Library: enables to play music and sound effects. Features: + Play one music track at once + Play multiple sound effects synchronously + Create and play your own sounds and save them as files Turtle Library Logo like graphic commands designed to encourage logical thinking Examples are provided for absolute Beginners TouchLua+ includes other free libraries + Lua File System + Lua Database + Lua Matrix To start learning Lua choose Console from main menu then select Tutorials (first aid kit icon). Now read & apply and you will learn Lua basic’s in no time! Kindly Note: Touch Lua uses Lua 5.2 standard, so if you hit into undefined function see the alternative for it from the reference. some examples: unpack() now is table.unpack(), loadstring() is now load() Make sure to take a look at the free App’s from Hawwash-Soft
Attracteur
Explore the captivating realm of mathematical attractors. This application reveals the inherent beauty of chaos through interactive visualizations. It's designed for anyone curious about the intricate patterns found in complex systems.
- Mathematical attractor exploration
- Chaos theory visualization
- Interactive learning
- Educational content
- Beautiful mathematical patterns
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Discover the world of Attractor. Math is beautiful.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Touch Lua + at Free against Attracteur's $2.99. Touch Lua + also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 25 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.6). Attracteur's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). On rating, 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
Touch Lua + is free to download; Attracteur costs $2.99 up front. Touch Lua + sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Attracteur asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Touch Lua + against 5.0 for Attracteur. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Touch Lua +'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Attracteur's.
Touch Lua + ships an update every 5 months, Attracteur every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Touch Lua + | Attracteur |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ahmad Hawwash | Sylvain Lambert |
Customer experience
Touch Lua +
Attracteur
In-app purchases
Touch Lua +
- Audio Library$0.99
- Turtle Library$0.99
- Draw Library$4.99
Attracteur
No in-app purchases
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