Comparison

Airdate vs Theatrium

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

Head to head
About

Airdate

Features
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Airdate tells you the moment your shows come back. Add the series you follow, and Airdate tracks every episode's air date, reminds you when a new one drops, and keeps a tidy list of what you still have to watch — all without a single account, ad, or tracker. KNOW WHAT'S NEXT • See today's airings and everything coming up, sorted by air date • Get a notification the moment an episode is available • Whole-season drops are grouped into one tidy alert • Premiere, finale, and new-season badges at a glance STAY ON TOP OF YOUR BACKLOG • An Unwatched list of every episode that's aired but you haven't seen • Mark an episode — or a whole show — as watched in a tap • Watch history syncs privately across your devices NOW WITH YOUTUBE • Track your favorite YouTube channels right alongside your TV shows • New uploads appear just like new episodes — same reminders, same Unwatched list • Read-only and entirely optional — connect only if you want to WHERE TO WATCH • See which streaming services carry each show in your country • Posters, synopses, cast, and content ratings, powered by Trakt and TMDB ON EVERY SCREEN • A home-screen widget with three modes — Today's airings, Unwatched, and What's airing next — in small, medium, and large • A Mac menu-bar companion that mirrors your library on your desktop • Everything syncs through your private iCloud: set it up on iPhone, see it on Mac PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No accounts, no logins, no ads, no analytics, no tracking • Your watch history lives on your device and in your own iCloud — the developer can never see it Built by an independent developer in Cape Town. Show data from TMDB & TVmaze. Posters and streaming availability from TMDB. This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

About

Theatrium

Transform your Apple TV into a smart home dashboard and music visualizer. Control your lights, view music album art, and launch apps remotely from your phone. Integrates with Home Assistant and Apple Home for a seamless smart living experience.

Highlights
  • Smart home dashboard on Apple TV
  • Music visualizer with album art
  • Light synchronization with music
  • Remote control via iPhone/iPad
  • Integration with Home Assistant and Apple Home
  • Siri and Shortcuts support
Features
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Theatrium turns your Apple TV into a smart home dashboard and music visualizer, with lights that follow the music. Theatrium for iPhone and iPad runs it all from the couch. YOUR DASHBOARD, FROM YOUR PHONE • See your TV's screen on your phone, tap a panel and choose its card • Set cards up here: news sources, a radar location, the lights a card shows • Choose the theme, color and background from previews, and copy the look to another TV THE MUSIC • See what's playing with full-size album art • Play, pause, skip and set the volume • Open Spotify or Apple's TV Remote in a tap THE VISUALS • Browse 30+ visuals with previews and switch in a tap • Pin a favorite, or let the visuals change with every song YOUR LIGHTS • Turn Light Sync on and watch your room's colors as they change • Choose your light groups, then set brightness and color strength SIRI AND SHORTCUTS • "Start a 10-minute timer in Theatrium", "Show visuals in Theatrium" and more • Run timers and countdowns, and show a Reminders list on your TV SIMPLE TO SET UP • Pair with a four-digit code shown on your TV • Type addresses and calendar links on a real keyboard • Works with Home Assistant, Apple Home, or no smart home at all Requires Theatrium on Apple TV, free on the App Store. Everything stays on your home network: no accounts, no cloud. Theatrium Pro is one purchase, shared across your Apple TV, iPhone and iPad. Apple, Apple TV, Apple Home and Apple Music are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Screenshots

Airdate4 screens
Theatrium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Theatrium at every 5 days against Airdate's fortnightly. Theatrium also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Airdate sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Theatrium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Airdate ships an update fortnightly, Theatrium every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Airdate versus Theatrium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAirdateTheatrium
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB11 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperGiovanni GhignoneRyan Van laar

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Airdate

One-time4
  • Cortado$0.99
  • Flat White$1.99
  • Small bag of coffee beans$4.99
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  • Large bag of coffee beans$9.99
1 purchases

Theatrium

One-time1
  • Theatrium Pro$6.99

Questions

Is Airdate free?
Airdate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Theatrium free?
Theatrium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Airdate or Theatrium have ads?
Neither Airdate nor Theatrium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Airdate or Theatrium?
Airdate ships an update fortnightly, and Theatrium every 5 days. Most recently, Airdate was updated on October 31, 2026 and Theatrium on November 5, 2026.

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