# Touch Lua +

> Education

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id692368612](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id692368612)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id692368612`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ahmad Hawwash
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 5.00 / 5 (2 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3.2
- **Last updated:** 2016-04-09
- **First published:** 2013-09-19
- **Size:** 14 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-19
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/touch-lua/id692368612)

## Description

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

## Rankings

- #650,177 — Overall

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