Runtime TV vs Comp Study
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Runtime TV
Stream award-winning movies and series for free, anytime and anywhere. Create personalized playlists of your favorite titles and enjoy live broadcasts or on-demand content from an extensive catalog.
- Free movie and series streaming
- Live and on-demand content
- Award-winning entertainment
- Cross-device compatibility
- Customizable playlists
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Runtime is your new favorite destination for the best in entertainment. Binge your favorite movies and series anytime, anywhere, and absolutely free! On Runtime you can: - Stream award-winning content from any device you want. - Watch titles live and see what is coming up next, or choose from our extensive catalog and stream it on demand. - Create your own fav playlist with the movies and series you love the most.
Comp Study
Discover movies and TV shows that match your current mood. Engage with interactive movie poster puzzles and access detailed information about titles. This app helps you find entertainment without streaming capabilities.
- Mood-based movie suggestions
- Genre filtering by emotion
- Movie poster puzzles
- Movie and TV show information search
- Interactive image combinations
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Explore the world of photos in a whole new way - where images, emotions and entertainment connect. Are you: Happy, sad, stressed, loving life,…? The application helps you choose the right movie for your current mood. The list of tips is automatically filtered by genre corresponding to the emotion. In addition, the application of reasonable intellectual entertainment: Choose your favorite movie poster and then combine pictures based on the movie poster. The application also supports searching for information about movies and TV shows and displays details about them. Disclaimer: * This app is not for streaming/watching movies. This app just helps you to find movies & TV show easily * All movies information and images are from TMDB.org licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ "* We use the TMDB API, but it is not endorsed or certified by TMDB: https://www.themoviedb.org/documentation/api/terms-of-use"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Runtime TV at 66% against Comp Study's 9%. Runtime TV also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 44). Comp Study's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Runtime TV holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Runtime TV has 1.2K ratings behind it against 44, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of Runtime TV's written reviews are positive against 9% of Comp Study's.
Runtime TV ships an update every 3 months, Comp Study every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Runtime TV | Comp Study |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better | 3.5 (44 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.2% of reviews — better | 8.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 44 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 13 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Runtime Media | Trang Dao My |
Customer experience
Runtime TV
Comp Study
Bugs and requests
Runtime TV
Reported bugs
4 issues- Unable to log in or create account
- Playback issues like audio/video desync
- Orientation lock not working properly
- Certain movies/shows not loading
Requested features
4 requests- Add Chromecast/TV casting support
- Provide original audio and subtitle options
- Improve content library with more recent titles
- Implement language translation and localization
Comp Study
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Runtime TV
No in-app purchases
Comp Study
No in-app purchases
