Showrunner* vs Distill by UNMS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Showrunner*
This tool helps creatives store, share, and discuss their work. Upload large files, bookmark links, or record media. Collaborate instantly with timestamped comments and shareable links for easy delivery.
- Store any file up to 100GB
- Instant timestamped comments
- Shareable links for external viewing
- Bookmark links, photos, and recordings
- Collaborate with project teams
- High-quality file storage
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The messenger for small teams who make things. One room for your work, your team, and your agents. Signal > noise - Only the notifications that matter. - Tasks captured. Files organized. Great with media - Send files up to 250GB. - Leave a voice note on a timestamp. Mark up a frame. - Pick the moments. Have Runner stitch them together. Stop playing fetch - Repeated work becomes reusable skills. - @mention files, pages, and issues from your other tools. Voice that feels human - One tap. No links. No calendar. - Share a file. Runner turns what you say into feedback on the right passages and moments. - Notes and action items land back in the thread. Nothing gets buried - Search across messages, files and media. - See who's doing what. - One version history across documents, links, and files. Coming Soon Bring your own agent - Have any agent work with your files, notes, tasks, and media. - Give an agent a task. Ask another to check its work. - Agents hand work to each other and your team.
Distill by UNMS
This app provides a private digital workspace for individuals who engage in deep thinking, such as entrepreneurs and writers. It facilitates the capture, organization, and refinement of ideas to aid in complex problem-solving and creative endeavors.
- Private workspace
- Capture thoughts
- Connect ideas
- Clarify thinking
- For professionals
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A private workspace designed for people who think for a living. Whether you're building a company, writing a book, or solving complex problems, Distill helps you capture, connect, and clarify your thoughts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Showrunner* at 5.0 against Distill by UNMS's 4.3. Showrunner* also leads on ratings volume (12 vs 4). Distill by UNMS's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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.
Showrunner* holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of Showrunner*'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Distill by UNMS's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Showrunner* ships an update every 2 weeks, Distill by UNMS every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Showrunner* | Distill by UNMS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better | 4.3 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ByLines Inc. | UNMS Technologies Corp. |
Customer experience
Showrunner*
Distill by UNMS
In-app purchases
Showrunner*
No in-app purchases
Distill by UNMS
No in-app purchases
