Comparison

BeeJoy vs LASTROW

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

Head to head
About

BeeJoy

This app acts as a versatile local video player, supporting various network protocols and media servers. It offers advanced features like HDR/DV display and Dolby Atmos for an enhanced viewing experience, along with IPTV playlist integration.

Highlights
  • WEBDAV/SMB/FTP/SFTP/NFS support
  • Emby/Jellyfin/Plex/fnOS integration
  • IPTV playlist playback
  • HDR/DV original image display
  • Dolby Atmos support
  • Remote/local Blu-ray ISO playback
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-Support WEBDAV / SMB / FTP / SFTP / NFS -Support Emby / Jellyfin / Plex / fnOS -Support IPTV Playlists -Support HDR/DV original image display -Support Dolby Atmos -Support remote or local playback of Blu-ray ISO files More useful features waiting for you to discover...

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

BeeJoy3 screens
LASTROW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BeeJoy at none against LASTROW's 1. BeeJoy also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and device support (6 vs 3). On price and 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

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BeeJoy ships an update fortnightly, LASTROW monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
BeeJoy versus LASTROW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeeJoyLASTROW
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size107 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer伟锋 李Jose Luis Lucio Gonzalez

In-app purchases

None

BeeJoy

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LASTROW

One-time1
  • LASTROW Pro$4.99

Questions

Is BeeJoy free?
BeeJoy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LASTROW free?
LASTROW is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do BeeJoy or LASTROW have ads?
Neither BeeJoy nor LASTROW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BeeJoy or LASTROW?
BeeJoy ships an update fortnightly, and LASTROW monthly. Most recently, BeeJoy was updated on September 30, 2026 and LASTROW on September 18, 2026.

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