Comparison

Frame.io vs Stage Timer

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

Head to head
About

Frame.io

This app enables seamless video review and collaboration on mobile devices. It offers precise commenting, asset management, and customizable sharing features for teams and clients, anywhere in the world.

Highlights
  • Precise video scrubbing and commenting
  • Asset search and organization
  • Customizable share links
  • File and folder management
  • Annotated comments
  • Granular notification controls
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Supercharge your mobile workflow with the Frame.io experience on the smaller screen. Now it’s easier than ever to collaborate, review, and manage work with your team, clients, and other stakeholders from anywhere in the world using the Frame.io app for iPhone and iPad. Rebuilt from the ground up Customize how you view your assets — then scroll, scrub, zoom, and comment with incredible precision and responsiveness. Built natively in Swift, the Frame.io iOS and iPadOS apps allow you to bring the Frame.io experience with you anywhere. Find what you need faster Search comes to the Frame.io iPhone and iPad apps for the first time. Quickly find the assets, folders, or projects you need on the go. Experience a faster workflow Group, tag, and sort assets by out-of-the-box and custom metadata. Edit those fields right in the player — like Status or Rating, when you need to quickly approve on-the-go. Review more accurately Scroll, scrub, zoom, and comment with incredible precision and responsiveness. Pinch-and-zoom videos and images up to 400% to inspect fine details. Navigate quickly between assets by swiping left or right. Control your playback speed and resolution, and double-tap to skip backwards and forwards. Comment more effectively Leave anchored comments, include links and attachments for reference — even include emojis. Or draw annotations using the new full-screen experience. Over a dozen new commenting features help you get the point across faster. Customize your Shares Curate and send professional-looking shares from your iPhone or iPad. All the settings and controls are right there at your fingertips — title, description, appearance, visibility, and more. See everything the way you’d like to see it Customize your view including List and Grid options, thumbnail size, and aspect ratio. Reorder visible fields like Status and Rating, or easily sort by fields for more control over your browsing experience. Enhanced file and folder management Manage files and folders as easily as using Frame.io on your desktop. Rename, move, copy, export, and delete files and folders, modify files in bulk, or navigate through all your assets with full folder path support. Reduce notification fatigue Get more granular control over which notifications you get and where you get them. Terms & Conditions: Your use of this application is governed by the Frame.io Terms of Service https://frame.io/terms-linkfree and the Frame.io Privacy Policy https://frame.io/privacy-linkfree and any successor versions thereto. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information: https://www.adobe.com/go/ca-rights-linkfree

About

Stage Timer

This countdown timer helps presenters stay on schedule during speeches or presentations. It offers features like auto-start, a clock mode after the countdown, and integration with PowerPoint remotes for control.

Highlights
  • Countdown timer for presentations
  • Auto-start countdown
  • Clock mode after countdown
  • PowerPoint remote integration
  • Adjust time with remote
  • Start/stop countdown with remote
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This app is a countdown timer, designed for presenters (on a stage or at a podium or pulpit) to keep them on time. Most features are self evident, however there are a couple of features that need to be covered. 1. AutoStart To use this feature, simply click on Auto Start to toggle it On or Off When it is on, you have the option to adjust the time to when you would like to the countdown to begin 2. Clock Mode - The Icon at the top right will turn Clock Mode on or Off. If it is On, after the countdown finishes, the application will switch over to show the current time. 3. PowerPoint Remote Using a Lightning (or whatever connection your device has) to USB adapter, you can connect a PowerPoint Remote to the iPad On the remote, you can press the bottom button to Start / Stop (and reset) the countdown While the timer is stopped, pressing the left & right buttons, will increment or decrement the time by five minute intervals While the timer is running, pressing the left & right Buttons will increment or decrement the time by one minute Note: Click on Developer Website to see instructions for using the PowerPoint remote.

Screenshots

Frame.io4 screens
Stage Timer1 screens

Verdict

The call

Frame.io and Stage Timer both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Stage Timer's written reviews are positive against 50% of Frame.io's. Stage Timer also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 18.0). Frame.io's advantage is ratings volume (908 vs 11). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Frame.io against 4.5 for Stage Timer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Frame.io has 908 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Frame.io's written reviews are positive against 86% of Stage Timer's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Frame.io versus Stage Timer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrame.ioStage Timer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (908 ratings)4.5 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.3% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings908 — better11
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS18.09.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFrame.ioRicky Gore

Customer experience

Frame.io

All ratings908 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews302 reviews
Positive50.3%
Neutral12.6%
Negative37.1%

Stage Timer

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Frame.io

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Comments disappearing or not saving properly
  • App freezing or crashing frequently
  • Playback issues (buffering, out of sync audio/video)
  • Login loop and authentication failures

Requested features

5 requests
  • iPad app
  • Ability to sort and filter files/comments
  • Offline mode with reliable sync
  • Improved notification and comment management
  • Integration with more video editing software

Stage Timer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Frame.io

No in-app purchases

None

Stage Timer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Frame.io free?
Frame.io is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stage Timer free?
Stage Timer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Frame.io or Stage Timer?
Stage Timer is rated higher. Frame.io averages 4.4 out of 5 from 908 ratings, while Stage Timer averages 4.5 from 11 ratings.

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