Comparison

LASTROW vs UPlayer8

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

UPlayer8

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UPlayer8 is a video player for watching TV channels, movies and series with your own streaming provider account. It works on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV and Mac. UPlayer8 does not provide content. The app contains no channels, movies or series. You enter the account details given by your provider (server address, username and password) or an M3U playlist URL, and the app only plays those streams. Without an account from a legitimate provider, the app has no use for you. FEATURES • Sign in with a server account or an M3U/M3U8 playlist • Live channels, program guide, categories and favorites • Movies and series with season and episode tracking • Continue watching: start on one device, pick up on another • Multiple accounts; accounts and progress sync between your devices via iCloud • MKV, AVI, TS, MP4 and HLS support • Subtitle and audio track selection • Accent-insensitive search PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION Watching with your own account requires a yearly Premium subscription. It starts with a 3-day free trial; cancel before the trial ends and you will not be charged. Demo content (openly licensed films by the Blender Foundation) can be watched without a subscription. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. You can manage the subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your App Store account settings. Any unused portion of the free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app.ust8.com/uplayer8/privacy.html

Screenshots

LASTROW4 screens
UPlayer84 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UPlayer8 at none against LASTROW's 1. UPlayer8 also leads on iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. UPlayer8 asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LASTROW ships an update monthly, UPlayer8 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
LASTROW versus UPlayer8: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLASTROWUPlayer8
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS26.018.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB101 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperJose Luis Lucio GonzalezSeckin Ust

In-app purchases

1 purchases

LASTROW

One-time1
  • LASTROW Pro$4.99
None

UPlayer8

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LASTROW free?
LASTROW is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is UPlayer8 free?
UPlayer8 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LASTROW or UPlayer8 have ads?
Neither LASTROW nor UPlayer8 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LASTROW or UPlayer8?
LASTROW ships an update monthly, and UPlayer8 fortnightly. Most recently, LASTROW was updated on October 5, 2026 and UPlayer8 on October 6, 2026.

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