Detail vs Riverside (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Riverside grades higher than Detail: 2.6 against 2.4 out of 4.0.
Checked Oct 9, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 10, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Detail grades higher on value for money. Riverside grades higher on features, ease of use and platforms. They get the same grade on the free plan.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Detail
iPhone and Mac app for recording and auto-editing talking videos
Riverside
Remote recording studio for podcasts and video interviews
Which one is for you
Pick Detail if
- Fits if you record talking videos on an iPhone or Mac
- Works for people who want a teleprompter and captions in one app
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you use Windows or Android, as only iOS and Mac are listed
- Tight if you stay free, as exports are watermarked and caption styles limited to 3
- Watch out: iOS and macOS subscriptions are separate, so Pro on one does not unlock the other
- Watch out: the page showed euro prices, and its dollar figures could not be read
Pick Riverside if
- Fits if you interview guests remotely and want each person on their own track
- Works for guests who aren't techy, since they join from a link with no account
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you only make quick screen recordings, where something lighter like Loom fits
- Tight if you're staying free, with 720p, a watermark and 2 hours of multi-track recording in total
- Pricey if you want to go live or run webinars: streaming starts on Grow at $34 and webinars at $79, both on yearly billing
- Not for you if two people need to edit together, which is kept for Business, a plan with no published price
- Watch out: track downloads stop at 15 hours a month on Pro, AI extras run on credits, and there's no Windows app
How we grade them
| 2.4GPADetailFair | 2.6GPARiversideGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPro is €5.83 a month billed yearly (€70), inside the category's cheapest quarter. | D4K, no watermark and separate tracks start on Pro at $24 a month on the year, against a $10 middle for this category. Live streaming is $34 and webinars $79. Mobile Plus at $9.99 is phone-only. |
| Free plan and trial | CThe free Basic plan has unlimited recording and editing, but exports are watermarked with 3 caption styles. | CSingle-track recording and editing is unlimited, but it's 720p with a watermark, and the multi-track recording that's the whole point stops at 2 hours in total. Paid plans have a 14-day trial. |
| Features | CRecording, transcripts, a teleprompter and auto-edits for talking videos, a narrow job. | BEach person recorded on their own track in up to 4K, transcript editing, Magic Clips, show notes, live streaming, webinars and podcast hosting. Streaming, webinars, shared editing and the API each sit on a dearer plan, and track downloads are capped every month. |
| Ease of use | BNo store rating on record, but it is an app you install and start recording in. | A4.74 from 20,064 App Store ratings. Guests join from a link with no account and nothing to install, which is the part that usually goes wrong with remote recording. Reviewers complain about features moving after phone app updates. |
| Platforms and integrations | CiPhone and Mac only; no Windows, Android or full web editor. | BBrowser, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android, publishing to YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more. The desktop app is Mac only, so on Windows you're in a browser, and API access is Business only. |
| Best for | recording and editing talking videos on Apple devices | recording remote podcasts and interviews |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Detail and Riverside. How we grade
Price against what you get
Detail starts at about $6.51 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Riverside starts at $9.99 a month and scores 3.3.
Riverside scores higher, and starts $3.48 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other screen recording and video tools on the chart, 12 score higher than Detail for less, and none scores higher than Riverside for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Riverside also covers screen recording.
At a glance
| Detail | Riverside | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | €5.83 per month, billed annually (€70) | $9.99 per month for Mobile Plus; web plans from $24 per month, billed annually |
| Free plan | Basic plan on iOS: unlimited recording and editing, transcriptions and teleprompter, with watermarked exports and 3 caption styles. | 2 hours of multi-track recording, unlimited single-track recording and editing, up to 720p video, 44.1 kHz audio and a Riverside watermark. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial on the Pro, Grow and Webinar plans |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Detail Technologies B.V. | RiversideFM, Inc. |
| Price read from | detail.co | riverside.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 9, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Detail
- The iOS and macOS apps have separate subscriptions; a Pro plan on one does not unlock the other.
- The pricing page showed euro prices from here; a dollar toggle exists but its figures were not readable.
- There is no Windows, Android or full web editor listed on the site.
Riverside
- The Free plan allows 2 hours of multi-track recording, tops out at 720p and puts a Riverside watermark on exports.
- Separate-track downloads are capped each month: 15 hours on Pro, 20 on Grow and 25 on Webinar.
- Live streaming starts on Grow, and registration, Q&A and polls for webinars need the Webinar plan.
- Collaborative editing, custom roles, SSO and API access are limited to Business; the desktop app is listed for Mac only.
Key features
Detail
- Recording with a teleprompter
- Record with a built-in teleprompter, your own script or a generated one.
- Auto Edit
- One tap applies silence removal, zoom cuts, titles, captions and music to a recording.
- Podcast Auto Edit
- Produces long-form edits and short clips and switches between speakers automatically. Needs Pro.
- Remote and multi-camera recording
- Invite a guest through a browser link or connect a second device for multi-camera recording.
- Reaction videos
- Import an online video by pasting its URL, then record yourself over it.
- Captions
- Automatic captions in three styles on Basic, and in every style on Pro.
Riverside
- Local multi-track recording
- Audio and video are recorded on each participant's own device and uploaded in the background, giving a separate track per person in up to 4K.
- Text-based editor
- Edit a recording through its transcript, with AI tools that remove silences and filler words. Paid web plans include unlimited transcriptions.
- Magic Clips and AI show notes
- AI selects short clips for social media and drafts show notes. Magic Clips is also listed on the Free plan.
- Live streaming and webinars
- Grow adds Full HD live streaming to multiple destinations. The Webinar plan adds registration, Q&A, polls, email reminders and analytics.
- Podcast hosting and publishing
- Each studio has its own podcast hosting, analytics and website, and can publish to YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Instagram and LinkedIn.
- Mac and mobile apps
- The Mac app records a shared screen locally as its own track. The iOS and Android apps can record, invite guests and serve as a second webcam.
Plans
Detail
Basic (iOS)€0
Unlimited recording and editing, multi-camera, teleprompter and transcriptions; exports carry a watermark.
Pro (iOS)€5.83
per month, billed annually (€70)
Watermark-free exports, every caption style, AI clips, AI framing and Podcast Auto Edit. Monthly price not read.
Riverside
Free$0
2 hours of multi-track recording, unlimited single-track recording, 720p video and a Riverside watermark.
Mobile Plus$9.99
per month
For the mobile apps only: removes watermarks and exports up to 4K video and WAV audio.
Pro$24
per month, billed annually at $288 ($29 monthly)
Up to 4K video and 48 kHz audio, no watermark, 15 hours of separate-track downloads a month and 1 studio.
Grow$34
per month, billed annually at $408 ($39 monthly)
20 hours of separate-track downloads a month, 2 studios, and Full HD live streaming with multistreaming.
Webinar$79
per month, billed annually ($99 monthly)
25 hours of separate-track downloads, 3 studios, and webinars with up to 100 registrants, Q&A, polls and analytics.
BusinessCustom
Unlimited studios and separate-track downloads, up to 10,000 webinar registrants, API access, SSO and a dedicated CSM.
Ways to pay less
Detail
- Annual discount
Save 65% with annual billing
The pricing page labels its Annual toggle as a 65% saving over monthly billing for the iOS Pro plan.
Riverside
- Annual discount
Save up to 20% with yearly billing
Annual billing drops Pro from $29 to $24 per month, Grow from $39 to $34 and Webinar from $99 to $79, which Riverside describes as saving up to 20%.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Detail or Riverside?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Detail is cheaper to start with: about $6.51 a month, against $9.99 a month for Riverside. Detail starts at €5.83 per month, billed annually (€70), and Riverside starts at $9.99 per month for Mobile Plus; web plans from $24 per month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Detail or Riverside?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Detail and Riverside have a free plan.
Which platforms do Detail and Riverside run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Riverside lists a web app and an Android app. Both list macOS and iOS apps. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.