Globo Licensing vs Runtime TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Globo Licensing
Access Globo's international content portfolio on your iPad. Explore trailers, synopses, and photos for telenovelas, miniseries, movies, and specials in English and Spanish.
- International content portfolio access
- Trailers, synopses, and photos
- Multiple genres: telenovelas, miniseries, movies, specials
- Available in English and Spanish
- iPad optimized
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The Ipad application give you access to the current portfolio of Globo’s international division. With versions in both English and Spanish, the application brings trailers, synopsis and photos of more than 10 titles of different genres: telenovelas, miniseries, movies and specials.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Runtime TV at 66% against Globo Licensing's 0%. Runtime TV also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 2). Globo Licensing's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price and in-app purchases 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 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Runtime TV has 1.2K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Globo Licensing's written reviews are positive against 66% of Runtime TV's.
Globo Licensing ships an update every 2 months, Runtime TV every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Globo Licensing | Runtime TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 10.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | GLOBO COM. E PART. S/A | Runtime Media |
Customer experience
Globo Licensing
Runtime TV
Bugs and requests
Globo Licensing
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or 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
In-app purchases
Globo Licensing
No in-app purchases
Runtime TV
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Globo Licensing free?
Is Runtime TV free?
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