Comparison

SANTA SMASH vs LASTROW

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

Head to head
About

SANTA SMASH

Tap to smash incoming Santas and aim for the highest score possible. Test your reflexes and see how many you can hit before they pass.

Highlights
  • Tap to smash Santas
  • Score-based gameplay
  • High score tracking
  • Simple tap controls
Features
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Watch for the Santas... and get them! How high can YOU score?

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

SANTA SMASH1 screens
LASTROW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SANTA SMASH at none against LASTROW's 1. SANTA SMASH also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (3.0 vs 26.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LASTROW sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SANTA SMASH asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SANTA SMASH ships an update weekly, LASTROW monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SANTA SMASH versus LASTROW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSANTA SMASHLASTROW
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (4.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews30.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.6K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS3.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIndigo Penguin LimitedJose Luis Lucio Gonzalez

Bugs and requests

SANTA SMASH

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Loading issues and long load times
  • Unresponsive controls

Requested features

3 requests
  • More game modes and difficulty levels
  • Ability to customize the targets
  • Leaderboards and achievements

LASTROW

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

SANTA SMASH

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LASTROW

One-time1
  • LASTROW Pro$4.99

Questions

Is SANTA SMASH free?
SANTA SMASH is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LASTROW free?
LASTROW is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SANTA SMASH or LASTROW have ads?
Neither SANTA SMASH nor LASTROW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SANTA SMASH or LASTROW?
SANTA SMASH ships an update weekly, and LASTROW monthly. Most recently, SANTA SMASH was updated on November 1, 2026 and LASTROW on October 28, 2026.

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