Comparison

Cloud Video Player vs LASTROW

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

Head to head
About

Cloud Video Player

Features
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Cloudist is a cloud video player for the videos you already own. Connect OneDrive, Dropbox, Box, Yandex Disk, WebDAV servers (Nextcloud, ownCloud, Synology NAS) and S3 storage, then stream straight from the cloud or download for offline viewing — no uploading or converting required. ONE LIBRARY FOR ALL YOUR VIDEOS Every cloud account and your device's videos come together in one library with automatic thumbnails. Browse folders like a file manager, or let the Continue Watching shelf take you right back to where you stopped. SUPPORTED STORAGE - Microsoft OneDrive - Dropbox - Box - Yandex Disk - WebDAV (Nextcloud, ownCloud, Synology, QNAP and any NAS) - S3 storage (AWS, Backblaze B2, Cloudflare R2, Wasabi, MinIO) - Videos in your Photos library PLAYS YOUR FORMATS MP4, MKV, WebM, AVI, MOV, M4V, FLV, WMV, TS and 3GP. SUBTITLES Matching .srt and .vtt files next to your videos are found automatically. One tap on CC turns them on, and they are saved for offline viewing too. WATCH ANYWHERE - Picture-in-Picture: keep watching in a floating window - AirPlay to Apple TV and AirPlay 2 TVs - Chromecast and Google TV - Mini-player with live preview and gesture controls OFFLINE MODE Download single videos or whole playlists and watch without a connection. Manage storage per account. ORGANIZED YOUR WAY - Playlists with drag-and-drop ordering - Queue with shuffle and repeat - Per-video watch progress - Back up and restore your library across devices MAKE IT YOURS 18 themes, light and dark modes, and 44 languages including right-to-left support. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your cloud sign-in credentials are encrypted and stored only on your device. Your videos stay in your own cloud accounts — Cloudist just plays them. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION Cloudist is free to use. Optional auto-renewable subscriptions remove ads: - Monthly subscription, renews every month - Yearly subscription, renews every year Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use: https://watch.fromcloud.ist/terms Privacy Policy: https://watch.fromcloud.ist/privacy

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

Cloud Video Player4 screens
LASTROW4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Cloud Video Player at weekly against LASTROW's monthly. Cloud Video Player also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Cloud Video Player sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 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

Cloud Video Player ships an update weekly, LASTROW monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Cloud Video Player versus LASTROW: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCloud Video PlayerLASTROW
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEmre ErcanJose Luis Lucio Gonzalez

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Cloud Video Player

Subscriptions2
  • Ad Free Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Ad Free Annual Subscription$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited Accounts$19.99
1 purchases

LASTROW

One-time1
  • LASTROW Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Cloud Video Player free?
Cloud Video Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LASTROW free?
LASTROW is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Cloud Video Player or LASTROW have ads?
Neither Cloud Video Player nor LASTROW shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Cloud Video Player or LASTROW?
Cloud Video Player ships an update weekly, and LASTROW monthly. Most recently, Cloud Video Player was updated on October 24, 2026 and LASTROW on October 5, 2026.

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