LASTROW vs Theatrium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LASTROW
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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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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 · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
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.
LASTROW ships an update monthly, Theatrium every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LASTROW | Theatrium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jose Luis Lucio Gonzalez | Ryan Van laar |
In-app purchases
LASTROW
- LASTROW Pro$4.99
Theatrium
- Theatrium Pro$6.99









