Comparison

LinkRay vs LASTROW

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

Head to head
About

LinkRay

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This app demonstrates Hikari ID, Panasonic's Visible Light Communication Technology. To use this app, you need lighting equipment compatible with Hikari ID.

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

LinkRay4 screens
LASTROW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LinkRay at none against LASTROW's 1. LinkRay also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 26.0). LASTROW's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

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

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LinkRay ships an update every 2 months, LASTROW monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
LinkRay versus LASTROW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkRayLASTROW
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPanasonic Holdings CorporationJose Luis Lucio Gonzalez

In-app purchases

None

LinkRay

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

LASTROW

One-time1
  • LASTROW Pro$4.99

Questions

Is LinkRay free?
LinkRay is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LASTROW free?
LASTROW is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LinkRay or LASTROW have ads?
Neither LinkRay nor LASTROW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LinkRay or LASTROW?
LinkRay ships an update every 2 months, and LASTROW monthly. Most recently, LinkRay was updated on October 27, 2026 and LASTROW on October 28, 2026.

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