Comparison

Theatrium vs LMSPlayer

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

Head to head
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.

About

LMSPlayer

Manage your Lyrion Music Server library and players remotely. Browse your music by album, artist, song, or genre, and easily search your entire collection. Control and sync all your players, or use your iOS device as a player.

Highlights
  • Connect to Lyrion Music Server
  • Browse library by Album, Artist, Song, Genre
  • Search entire library
  • View, control, and sync players
  • Use iOS device as a player
  • Listen to internet radio
Features
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Take control of your Lyrion Music Server. Find and connect to your Lyrion Music Server Library quickly and simply. View the contents of your Library by Album, Artist, Song or Genre. Easily search across all your Library. View, control and sync all of your Players. Use your iOS device as a Player. Listen to internet radio stations that are part of your Library, or add new ones by their URL.

Screenshots

Theatrium4 screens
LMSPlayer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Theatrium at 5.0 against LMSPlayer's 4.0. Theatrium also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.5). LMSPlayer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Theatrium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LMSPlayer asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Theatrium holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Theatrium versus LMSPlayer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTheatriumLMSPlayer
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRyan Van laarMartin Betts

Customer experience

Theatrium

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LMSPlayer

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Theatrium

One-time1
  • Theatrium Pro$6.99
None

LMSPlayer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Theatrium free?
Theatrium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LMSPlayer free?
LMSPlayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Theatrium or LMSPlayer?
Theatrium is rated higher. Theatrium averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while LMSPlayer averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Theatrium or LMSPlayer have ads?
Neither Theatrium nor LMSPlayer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Theatrium or LMSPlayer?
Theatrium ships an update every 5 days, and LMSPlayer fortnightly. Most recently, Theatrium was updated on November 5, 2026 and LMSPlayer on October 31, 2026.

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