Comparison

LASTROW vs Theatrium

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

Head to head
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

About

Theatrium

Features
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Theatrium on iPhone and iPad is the remote for Theatrium on Apple TV — the music visualizer and smart home dashboard that turns your TV and room lighting into one audiovisual experience. CONTROL THE SHOW • Start or stop the visuals on your TV from the couch • Browse the full visual library with real previews and switch scenes instantly • Pin a favorite or let the TV auto-rotate through your set MUSIC AT YOUR FINGERTIPS • See what's playing with full-size album art • Play, pause, skip and adjust volume when Home Assistant runs your speakers LIGHTS IN SYNC • Configure smart light groups, turn light sync on or off. • Adjust brightness and color with live swatches showing what your room is doing • Choose which lights join in — no more picking entities with the TV remote EASIER SETUP • Pair with a 4-digit code shown on your TV • Type server addresses and tokens on a real keyboard and send them straight to the Apple TV • See at a glance that your Apple TV and your smart home are connected Requires Theatrium on Apple TV (free on the tvOS App Store). Works over your home network — no accounts, no cloud. Theatrium Pro is a single one-time 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

LASTROW4 screens
Theatrium4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Theatrium at every 5 days against LASTROW's monthly. Theatrium also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 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. LASTROW sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Theatrium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LASTROW ships an update monthly, Theatrium every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
LASTROW versus Theatrium: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLASTROWTheatrium
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJose Luis Lucio GonzalezRyan Van laar

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LASTROW

One-time1
  • LASTROW Pro$4.99
1 purchases

Theatrium

One-time1
  • Theatrium Pro$4.99

Questions

Is LASTROW free?
LASTROW is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Theatrium free?
Theatrium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LASTROW or Theatrium have ads?
Neither LASTROW nor Theatrium shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LASTROW or Theatrium?
LASTROW ships an update monthly, and Theatrium every 5 days. Most recently, LASTROW was updated on September 18, 2026 and Theatrium on September 30, 2026.

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