Runtime. vs Originals Access
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Runtime.
This app simplifies post-production workflows for film and TV editors by offering a streamlined timecode calculator. It helps track act times, calculate percentages of total runtime, and determine project over/underages. Easily share project timings with colleagues via email.
- Calculate Total Runtime or Total Content Time
- Automatically figures over/under time
- Visual bar graph for timings
- Email timings to co-workers
- Support for multiple projects
- Supports various fps rates
- Live segment timing timer
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Easily see how far from picture lock you are — and email that information to colleagues with one tap. "Runtime is just flat out better than the old way." - InPoint From sleazy reality shows to prestige Hollywood feature films, Runtime simplifies the workflow of editors everywhere. Throwing out the decades old "timecode calculator" model, Runtime does only the tasks post-production professionals need most – with none of the other cruft. Keep track of act times. Calculate what percentage each act is of the total. Figure total run time, total content time, and how far over or under time the project is. Runtime is an easy and fun way to keep track of your film, tv or radio project. • calculate Total Runtime or Total Content Time • automatically figures how over or under time a project is • visually see your timings with the bar graph • email timings to co-workers with one tap • support for multiple projects • 23.98, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 59.94 and 60 fps all supported • the least annoying timecode entry you'll find in the App Store! • timer for timing segments live on set • a no-nonsense tool for professionals Editors, producers, preditors, and post supervisors all over the world have embraced Runtime's simple solution to a complex problem. PLEASE NOTE: Runtime was created for editors who add times together to get a total. Need timecode multiplication? Timecode division? Runtime isn't for you.
Originals Access
This platform reimagines filmmaking workflows, offering powerful tools for dailies and moving image management. It provides crisp HDR dailies and an exclusive instant dailies service trusted by industry professionals.
- Powerful dailies platform
- Moving image management
- HDR dailies
- Instant dailies service
- Intuitive interface
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Workflow for Filmmaking, re‑imagined. Welcome to Flow Capture. You now have the world’s most powerful dailies and moving image platform at your fingertips. Trusted on projects from Hollywood blockbusters to indie breakouts, TV shows and commercials, Flow Capture is feature-rich, yet intuitively easy to use. Only Flow Capture offers you dailies in beautiful, crisp HDR - and brings you the incredible baked-in technology of Flow Capture Immediates™, our exclusive 'instant dailies' service that industry professionals are calling 'a total gamechanger'.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Runtime. at 94% against Originals Access's 0%. Runtime. also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.6) and ratings volume (193 vs 7). Originals Access's advantage is price (Free vs $5.99) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On ads, in-app purchases 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
Originals Access is free to download; Runtime. costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Runtime. holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Runtime. has 193 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Runtime.'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Originals Access's.
Runtime. ships an update every 3 months, Originals Access fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Runtime. | Originals Access |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (193 ratings) — better | 1.6 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 193 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #194 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sources and Methods | Moxion |
Customer experience
Runtime.
Originals Access
Bugs and requests
Runtime.
Reported bugs
4 issues- App does not agree with manual on reordering projects
- Some stability issues
- App hasn't worked once for a user
- Update crashed for a user
Requested features
8 requests- Add a simple timecode calculator
- Add folders for organization
- Allow reordering of projects
- Include TV breaks separately
- Allow sharing of projects between editors
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- Calculate with non-standard breaks
- Put Goal time back in screen info
- Add customizable part combination totals
Originals Access
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Runtime.
No in-app purchases
Originals Access
No in-app purchases
Questions
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