In production in 4 weeks. Why teams choose Humbleteam over REALTIME
REALTIME is a UK animation and VFX studio for games, film, and automotive. We are a product design company for apps and platforms, and our record includes Logitech’s app, website, and design system in production in 4 weeks.
Facts about REALTIME from their own site and LinkedIn · October 7, 2026
How each studio describes itself
REALTIME
REALTIME’s about page says: “Realtime is an animation and VFX studio packed with keen eyes and sharp minds.” Its services cover on-set work, pre-production, VFX and animation, 2D and 3D configurators, and immersive and interactive projects, across games, film and episodic, and automotive.
The home page says the studio has blended craft and technology for 30 years. It lists studios in Westby, Lancashire, and in Manchester. Work shown includes projects for the BBC, EA Sports, Capcom, and Lotus. LinkedIn lists 51–200 employees in the United Kingdom.
Humbleteam
Our timelines are about products in use. Logitech’s desk-booking app, website, and design system were in production 4 weeks after kickoff, and an ING Amsterdam banking MVP reached user tests in 5 days.
The products we design handle money, health, and sport: 56 fintechs shipped, 30+ major banks, 30+ healthtech platforms studied, and a benchmark of 27 sports apps. Since 2017, our 49 people in Prague and Dubai have shipped 200+ projects and won 80+ design awards.
Three reasons product teams pick us over REALTIME
Each reason applies when the deliverable is software people use.
Live product in 4 weeks
Logitech’s app, website, and design system went to production in 4 weeks. ING’s small-business banking prototype was designed and tested on users within 23 days. A signed brief reaches the first clickable prototype in 2 weeks on average, and AI skills now make our app and web design 20–40% faster.
UX/UI for regulated products
Our core work is flows, states, and design systems for products with rules attached. The count stands at 56 fintechs, 30+ major banks, and 30+ healthtech platforms studied. Eko Health’s digital stethoscope ecosystem shows the depth: device states, exam flows, and the screens around them.
A product record since 2017
Our software record since 2017 is 200+ projects, 64 of them shown on our work page and 18 as full case studies. On Clutch, 35 product clients rate us 4.9. The senior designers on your first call do the work, with 9 years of experience on average, and 70% of clients return.
Humbleteam vs REALTIME, side by side
Every REALTIME fact here is from their own site or LinkedIn page. Where they publish nothing, the row says so.
| Compared on | Humbleteam | REALTIME |
|---|---|---|
| Time to a tested prototype | 5 days from zero to a tested B2B banking MVP with ING Amsterdam | Not published on their site |
| App, site, and design system in production | 4 weeks for Logitech | Not published on their site |
| UX/UI and design systems | Core services for apps, platforms, and websites | Not listed among their services |
| Fintech and regulated depth | 56 fintechs shipped and 30+ major banks | Not published on their site |
| Healthtech depth | 30+ healthtech platforms studied for our UX research | Not published on their site |
| How fast you can start | A reply within 24 hours; work can start next week | Not published on their site |
| Best known for | Product design for fintech, healthtech, sport, and AI products | Animation, VFX, and cinematics for games, film, and automotive |
When REALTIME is the better call
Two briefs in their core business.
A game trailer or cinematic
REALTIME shows cinematic trailers for game publishers and work on the F1® 25 story mode. If you need a trailer, a cinematic, or VFX for an episode, that is the studio’s core business.
A 3D product configurator
Their site shows 3D configurators for cars and yachts, including one for Lotus. For a premium product that buyers spin and customize in real-time 3D, their pipeline is built for it.
What we bring to a software product
Delivery speed, fintech volume, and repeat clients.
4 weeks
to production for Logitech
app, website, and design system
56
fintechs shipped
plus 30+ major banks
70%
of clients come back
for a second project
Product work you can check
Hardware, health, and AI products designed for real use.
Put us on the shortlist.
Send your product and the decision you are trying to make. We reply with the cases closest to it, a timeline and an estimate — and we will say so if the other option is the better fit.
Questions?
Is Humbleteam a good alternative to REALTIME?
Only if you need a product designed, which is a different job from theirs. We design apps, platforms, and design systems, with 200+ projects since 2017 and 56 fintechs among them. REALTIME is a UK animation and VFX studio with 30 years of work in games, film, and automotive. For a cinematic or a 3D configurator, hire them.
Humbleteam or REALTIME: who delivers faster?
For product design, we publish dated timelines: Logitech in production in 4 weeks, a tested banking MVP with ING Amsterdam in 5 days, and a user-tested ING prototype in 23 days. REALTIME’s site does not publish delivery times for its film and VFX work. For an app brief, our first clickable prototype typically arrives 2 weeks after signature.
Which studio should design a car or hardware companion app?
We should. Logitech’s desk-booking app, website, and design system went to production in 4 weeks, and Eko Health’s device ecosystem shows how we handle hardware states. REALTIME builds 3D configurators and cinematics for automotive brands, which can sit next to the app. Ask each studio who designs the everyday screens owners use.
How big is each team, and who does the work?
LinkedIn lists REALTIME at 51–200 employees in the United Kingdom, and its about page names directors and heads of production for games and automotive. Humbleteam is 49 people in Prague and Dubai, and the product designers on your first call, senior and averaging 9 years of experience, design the screens. Ask each who leads your project.
How much does each cost, and how soon can we start?
Neither studio publishes prices. A software brief sent to us is answered within 24 hours, priced on the first call as a fixed-price audit, a scoped implementation, or a monthly retainer, and can start next week. REALTIME’s site lists contact details for its Westby and Manchester studios, with no published prices, engagement models, or start times.
Other comparisons
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What we checked, and when
Everything stated about REALTIME on this page comes from their own public pages, read onOctober 7, 2026. We describe what they are strong at, not what they are bad at. If something here is out of date or wrong, write to hi@humbleteam.com and we will fix the page.
- realtimeuk.com — home and about · read October 7, 2026
- LinkedIn — REALTIME company page · read October 7, 2026
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