Runway: AI Image & Video
What is Runway?
Runway is an iOS app for generating AI images and videos. It offers text to video, image to video, video to video and image generation in many styles, with models including Seedance 2.5, Kling 3 Pro, Gen-4.5, Nano Banana Pro and Nano Banana 2. Runway Agent can build a video from a plain language description, and characters, objects and locations can be kept consistent across shots.
Pricing. Runway: AI Image & Video is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.
Good for
- Making short films, music videos or social reels from text prompts
- Animating a single still photo into motion
- Creating storyboards, concept art or product shots
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Why this app is in A tier
Runway scores 91 out of 100: rating 80, rating count 84, App Store search rank 99, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged with no weights, and A tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.
Description
Make anything with Runway - the AI image and video generator with every model you need in one app. Seedance 2.5, Kling 3 Pro, Gen-4.5, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana 2 and more. Generate video from a text prompt. Turn any photo into motion. Create images in any style, with consistent characters, objects and locations across every shot. Or just describe the video you want and let Runway Agent build the whole thing. Your first generation takes about two minutes. EVERY MODEL. ONE APP. Runway is the only creative app with Seedance 2.5, Kling 3 Pro, Gen-4.5, Nano Banana Pro, Nano Banana 2 and more, all in one place. Pick the best model for the job. No tool-hopping, no separate subscriptions. AI VIDEO GENERATION Text to video, image to video and video to video. Generate cinematic scenes, social posts, ads, music videos and short films at professional quality. AI IMAGE GENERATION Create images from a prompt or a reference photo. Photorealistic, illustration, anime, concept art, product shots, storyboards and character design. RUNWAY AGENT Create end-to-end videos with a simple conversation. Describe what you want in plain language and Agent plans the shots, generates them and assem
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Alternatives
See all 39 ›Where else it ranks
- Best AI Image Generation AppsA tier, #16, score 90
- Best AI Video Generation AppsA tier, #16, score 88
Questions about Runway
How long does the first generation take?
The listing says your first generation takes about two minutes.
Does my work sync between devices?
If you already have a Runway account, your work syncs automatically between your phone and your computer.
Do I need to know prompt syntax or editing tools?
The listing says Runway Agent builds videos from plain language descriptions, with no timeline, no prompt syntax and no complex tools to learn.
Is Runway free?
Runway is free to download, with in-app purchases.
What is Runway good for?
Runway is built for making short films, music videos or social reels from text prompts, animating a single still photo into motion, creating storyboards, concept art or product shots. It sits in the image-to-video generation list on AppTierList.
Is Runway worth it?
Runway is A tier, ranked #6 of 40 image-to-video generation apps with a score of 91 out of 100, from a 4.5 App Store rating across 18,102 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 5 apps rank above it.
How does Runway compare to Flashloop?
Runway is A tier at 91; Flashloop is S tier at 92. Flashloop ranks higher. Runway is free to download, with in-app purchases, Flashloop is free to download, with in-app purchases.
How often is Runway updated?
Runway was updated 1 days ago, which counts in its favour.
All the facts
- Lists
- Image-To-Video Generation (A tier, #6) · AI Image Generation (A tier, #16) · AI Video Generation (A tier, #16)
- Tier
- A (Excellent)
- Score
- 91 / 100
- Rank in list
- #6 of 40
- Ranking certainty
- settled
- Price
- Free + IAP
- App Store rating
- 4.5 out of 5
- Number of ratings
- 18,102
- Recent reviews
- 1.9 from 20 in the last 180 days
- Current version
- (1 days ago)
- App Store data read
- App Store category
- Photo & Video
- Good for
- Making short films, music videos or social reels from text prompts, Animating a single still photo into motion, Creating storyboards, concept art or product shots
- Requires
- iOS 16.4 or later
- Size
- 124 MB
- Age rating
- 4+
- Languages
- 1
- Runs on
- iPhone
- Developer pages
- Website · Support · Privacy policy
- Maker
- unclaimed
- As data
- JSON · why it ranks here
App Store data read · reviews · ranking · how it is computed