Comparison

TimeTag vs Prop Screen

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

Head to head
About

TimeTag

Features
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Welcome to TimeTag: Your Edit Starts on Set! We are thrilled to officially launch TimeTag, the ultimate companion for filmmakers, editors, and content creators. Say goodbye to endless scrubbing through footage and hello to a 4x faster rough cut. Mark your best takes, performance notes, or continuity issues with a single tap while the camera is rolling. Use our "Time of Day" mode to sync the app with any camera—from a mirrorless setup to a high-end cinema rig. This is our debut release, bringing professional-grade logging tools directly to your pocket. Real-Time Timeline Markers: Mark your best takes, performance notes, or continuity issues with a single tap while the camera is rolling. Universal Camera Sync: Use our "Time of Day" mode to sync the app with any camera—from a mirrorless setup to a high-end cinema rig. Digital Slate Display: Keep your footage organized with a customizable slate. Input scene, take, and shot details to make your media easily searchable in post. Pro Logging Workflows: Whether you are shooting a narrative feature, a fast-paced documentary, or a corporate interview, TimeTag adapts to your production style. Seamless Export: Effortlessly get your markers out of your phone and into your editing software to save hours in the edit suite.

About

Prop Screen

This app transforms your iPhone into a customizable screen prop for film and TV production. Create realistic mock phone interfaces, including call screens, message threads, and notifications, to enhance your visual storytelling. It offers offline functionality and is designed for professional use on set.

Highlights
  • Customizable call screens
  • Simulated messaging conversations
  • Prop notifications
  • Full-screen playback
  • Green screen mode with tracking
  • Home screen designer
  • Offline functionality
Features
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PropScreen is the professional prop device simulator built for film and television production. Stop fighting with personal phones, paper green screens, or post-production fixes. Prop Screen turns an iPhone or iPad into a fully custom screen prop that adapts to your script. Every tool was designed by working filmmakers to solve real problems on set. WHAT'S INSIDE • Prop Call Screens — custom contact name, photo, ringtone, era-specific layouts, outgoing and unknown-number calls, lose-signal effects, volume-button trigger for hands-free cueing • Prop Video Calls — pre-recorded video for the remote caller, live front camera framing your actor • Prop Messaging — full blue- and green-bubble threads with photos and locations, played live or staged for actor delivery • Prop Notifications — bundled and custom app icons, banner or lock-screen layouts, stackable to tell a story • Prop Screen Playback — lockable fullscreen playback for any screen recording your production needs • Green Screen Mode — chroma screen with built-in tracking markers for VFX compositing • Prop Home Screen Designer — build any home screen layout, export as a transparent PNG • Project folders to keep a show organized Recent Update: • Director Mode — Pair a second device and run the performance phone remotely. Cue scripts beat by beat, watch typing mirrored live, trigger prop calls and notifications, and drive every prop app while your actor performs on a script-locked keyboard. Bluetooth clicker remotes supported. • Prop Security — A simulated camera wall with tap-in live views, event lists, and running timestamps. • Prop Maps — Repeatable navigation and driving directions with custom markers. Stop swapping screens between takes in a picture car. • Prop Social Messages — Chat props in five social platform styles. • Prop Live — A simulated livestream with an auto-generated, scene-reactive audience you can cue from Director Mode. • Prop Social Feeds — Scrollable photo, video, and story feeds built from your own posts. • Clean Mode — One switch loads an original app set with custom per-project names and icons. • 12 on-camera languages — Set each project's phone language independently, including Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Hindi, and Russian, each with its real keyboard. App interface now in 11 languages (beta). • Export for edit — Send prop message and social conversations to After Effects or DaVinci Resolve as transparent video, every bubble editable, typing animated. Import scripts from spreadsheets. • Backups you own — Automatic backup to your own iCloud Drive, Dropbox, or Google Drive. Three named versions per device, one-file project export, nothing on our servers. • Built for iPad — A native iPad layout, not an upscaled iPhone build. • Adds fully support between iOS and newly releases Android. BUILT FOR PRODUCTION Everything stays local to your device. Prop Screen does not place calls, send messages, or transmit any content. It is a self-contained visual prop tool, designed exclusively for staged content creation in film, television, theater, and photography. PROPSCREEN PRO • Every prop screen in the app • Unlimited saved projects across every tool • Custom imports — contact photos, ringtones, app icons, posters, screen recordings • Director Mode and volume-button trigger control • Works fully offline once installed • No ads, no accounts, no data collection WHAT'S NEXT Prop Screen ships regular updates driven by crew feedback. Need something for your next production? Tap the info icon in the app to email us directly — every release so far has come from working filmmakers asking. Designed for use on professional film and television productions. Built by Game Night Films & Film Swag. By downloading PropScreen, you agree to Apple's standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

TimeTag4 screens
Prop Screen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TimeTag at 15.0 against Prop Screen's 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. TimeTag sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Prop Screen sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TimeTag versus Prop Screen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTimeTagProp Screen
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhilipp DormannGame Night Films

In-app purchases

1 purchases

TimeTag

One-time1
  • TimeTag Pro$9.00
3 purchases

Prop Screen

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$89.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$999.99

Questions

Is TimeTag free?
TimeTag is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Prop Screen free?
Prop Screen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TimeTag or Prop Screen have ads?
Neither TimeTag nor Prop Screen shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TimeTag or Prop Screen?
TimeTag ships an update weekly, and Prop Screen weekly. Most recently, TimeTag was updated on September 13, 2026 and Prop Screen on September 9, 2026.

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