Release stress (or what we often call release anxiety) comes from the same sources every time: manual tasks that are error-prone, a process that breaks when someone's out, and teams that aren't aligned on what's happening. The fix is automating the repetitive work, codifying the process so anyone can run it, and giving everyone — from engineers to QA to product — a shared view of release status in real time.

The fastest way to reduce time spent on releases is to stop doing manually what can run automatically. Runway automates repetitive tasks, centralizes release status in one dashboard, and gives every stakeholder real-time visibility so engineers stop getting pulled into context-switching and endless status updates.

Mobile engineers spend an average of 5 hours per release on manual tasks, coordination, and busywork. That’s 130 hours a year or equivalent to 3 full engineering weeks. Beyond raw hours, teams lose capacity to context-switching, stakeholder interruptions, and the cognitive load of a process where one missed step can break the release.