Comparison

Touch Lua + vs Tuning Fork Study

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Tuning Fork Study

Features
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Tuning Fork Effects EduTech is an interactive learning app designed to help students understand the effects of a vibrating tuning fork. Through clear explanations, engaging visuals, and activity-based demonstrations, the app makes learning about sound vibrations simple and fun. Students can explore how a tuning fork produces sound, how vibrations propagate through different mediums, and how sound waves interact with the environment. The app features 3D interactive models that can be zoomed, rotated, and explored offline, making physics concepts easier to visualize and understand. Ideal for school-level physics, the app helps learners grasp the fundamentals of sound, vibration, and wave propagation with an interactive and hands-on approach. Features: - Interactive 3D tuning fork models with zoom & rotate - Learn how vibrations produce sound - Understand wave propagation and effects - Clear, student-friendly explanations - Works completely offline - no internet needed - Activity-based visuals for deeper understanding - Perfect for school physics and sound experiments Explore the fascinating world of vibrations and sound with Tuning Fork Effects EduTech, your interactive guide to learning physics effectively.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Touch Lua + at Free against Tuning Fork Study's $1.99. Touch Lua + also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 37 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). Tuning Fork Study's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Touch Lua + is free to download; Tuning Fork Study costs $1.99 up front. Touch Lua + sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Tuning Fork Study asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Touch Lua + ships an update every 5 months, Tuning Fork Study every 37 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Touch Lua + versus Tuning Fork Study: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTouch Lua +Tuning Fork Study
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 37 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB224 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAhmad HawwashVIRTUAL FILAMENTS PRIVATE LIMITED

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Touch Lua +

One-time3
  • Audio Library$0.99
  • Turtle Library$0.99
  • Draw Library$4.99
None

Tuning Fork Study

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Touch Lua + free?
Touch Lua + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tuning Fork Study free?
Tuning Fork Study costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Touch Lua + or Tuning Fork Study have ads?
Neither Touch Lua + nor Tuning Fork Study shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Touch Lua + or Tuning Fork Study?
Touch Lua + ships an update every 5 months, and Tuning Fork Study every 37 months. Most recently, Touch Lua + was updated on October 26, 2026 and Tuning Fork Study on October 27, 2026.

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