Comparison

Podlive vs LASTROW

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

Head to head
About

Podlive

Discover and listen to live podcast streams on the go. Get notified when your favorite shows start, interact with other listeners, and explore new content. Premium features offer synchronization, unlimited favorites, and a sleep timer.

Highlights
  • Live podcast streaming
  • Push notifications for live shows
  • Podcast discovery and categories
  • Live chat with listeners and podcasters
  • Dark mode support
  • Account synchronization (Premium)
  • Sleep timer (Premium)
Features
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Listen to your favourite podcasts on the go, wherever your are! While cycling, hiking or going by train - never miss a podcast livestream! Currently, all podcasts streaming via Studio Link on Air are supported. Features ####### Push Notifications Mark podcasts as favorites and receive push notifications as soon as a live stream starts. You'll never miss a show again! Discover new podcasts Listen spontaneously to a show and discover new podcasts that you like. The Discover section highlights new podcasts and you can browse through different categories. Chat Open the chat for the show from Podlive and exchange information about the show with other listeners and the podcasters. Listener numbers During a live show you can always see how many listeners the show currently has. Dark Mode When you use Podlive in a dark environment it will automatically switch to a dark theme. Podcast Status You always have an eye on which part of the programme a podcast is currently on: Preshow, live broadcast, break or postshow. Subscribe to Podcast If you discover a podcast in Podlive that you like, you can subscribe to the podcast directly from Podlive and listen to all previous episodes of the podcast in the podcast app of your choice. Podlive Premium ############# The following features require a premium subscription. Subscriptions support the development of the app long term. Users who really like to use the app form their financial basis. If you're not sure whether you like the premium features, you can try them for free during the trial period. Account & Synchronization Synchronize your Podlive settings and favorites between all your devices. Create a Podlive account to log in on all devices. Unlimited Favorites Receive push notifications for your favorites when they start a live stream. As a premium user you can mark an unlimited number of channels as a favourite and thus never miss a live stream again. Sleep Timer Use the Sleep Timer while listening to automatically stop playback after a certain time. Live Widget The Live Widget shows all currently running live streams. Add it to your widget list to quickly see what shows you're listening to. Supporting development I spend a lot of time working on Podlive and the server. As a premium member you support the ongoing development and help with the payment of the backend server. Thank you! Premium is currently offered as a one year subscription. Duration and price of each subscription are displayed at the time of purchase. Payment will be charged to iTunes account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off no later than 24 hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions and auto-renewal can be managed/turned off in the iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial period is forfeited as soon as a subscription is purchased. Privacy Policy: https://podlive.eu/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://podlive.eu/terms-of-service Contact: mail@podlive.eu Website: podlive.eu

About

LASTROW

Features
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LASTROW turns your iPhone or iPad into the front-end for the video library you already own — served straight from your NAS over SMB, your own Plex or Jellyfin server, or over WebDAV. No cloud, no re-uploading, no monthly fee. Point it at your share and LASTROW scans your movies and series and dresses them up with rich artwork from TheMovieDB: posters, backdrops, year, cast and synopsis. Everything looks like a premium streaming service — except it's your own collection. • Play from your NAS (SMB), WebDAV, Plex, or Jellyfin — private, on your network • Gorgeous metadata from TheMovieDB: posters, cast and synopsis • Personalized "For You" recommendations from your Trakt history • One-click subtitles from OpenSubtitles, in your languages • Continue Watching picks up every title where you left off, with reliable watched-marking, synced across your devices • Series organised season by season, with per-season artwork • Fast browse and search, with genre, type and watch-state filters • Tap the center of the player to pause, the sides to fast-forward/rewind at different speeds • Chapters, skip intro, playback speed, AirPlay and Picture in Picture in the player • Hold any poster to fix its match or search TheMovieDB by hand — the file renames itself • Clean interface, the same careful design on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV Your files stay yours. LASTROW just makes them beautiful wherever you watch. Free 30-day trial with every feature included. After the trial, keeping full access requires a one-time purchase (LASTROW Pro): pay once, yours forever — no subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lastrow.datacoderlabs.com/en/privacy.html

Screenshots

Podlive4 screens
LASTROW4 screens

Verdict

The call

Podlive and LASTROW are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both are free to download. Podlive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and LASTROW sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Podlive versus LASTROW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPodliveLASTROW
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS27.026.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB25 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStefan TrauthJose Luis Lucio Gonzalez

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Podlive

Subscriptions2
  • Podlive Premium 1 Month7 Days trial$0.991 Month
  • Podlive Premium 1 Year7 Days trial$9.491 Year
1 purchases

LASTROW

One-time1
  • LASTROW Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Podlive free?
Podlive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LASTROW free?
LASTROW is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Podlive or LASTROW have ads?
Neither Podlive nor LASTROW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Podlive or LASTROW?
Podlive ships an update monthly, and LASTROW monthly. Most recently, Podlive was updated on November 2, 2026 and LASTROW on October 28, 2026.

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