# Riverside

> Remote recording studio for podcasts and video interviews

Riverside is a recording platform for podcasts, interviews and other video content. Each participant is recorded locally on their own device in up to 4K video and 48 kHz audio, and the result can be edited by transcript, cut into clips with AI, live streamed or published through built-in podcast hosting. It runs in the browser, with a Mac app and iOS and Android apps.

- **Category:** Screen Recording & Video
- **Made by:** RiversideFM, Inc. (since 2020)
- **Website:** https://riverside.com
- **Runs on:** Web, macOS, iOS, Android
- **Facts last checked:** Oct 4, 2026

## Pricing

Riverside has a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99 per month for Mobile Plus; web plans from $24 per month, billed annually.

- **Pricing model:** Free plan
- **Free plan:** 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:** 14-day free trial on the Pro, Grow and Webinar plans.

| Plan | Price | What you get |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 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. |
| Business | Custom | Unlimited studios and separate-track downloads, up to 10,000 webinar registrants, API access, SSO and a dedicated CSM. |

Read from https://riverside.com/pricing on Oct 4, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Riverside before buying.

## Ways to pay less

- **Save up to 20% with yearly billing** (Annual discount): 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%. Source: https://riverside.com/pricing

## App Store prices by country

"RS Mobile Plus - monthly", as each country's App Store showed it on Oct 9, 2026. These are the app's prices, not the website's.

| Country | Price | In US dollars |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | $9.99 | |
| United Kingdom | £9.99 | about $13.19 (32% more) |
| Germany | 9,99 € | about $11.17 (12% more) |
| Canada | $12.99 | about $9.11 (9% less) |
| Australia | $14.99 | about $10.41 (about the same) |
| India | ₹ 999 | about $10.32 (about the same) |
| Brazil | R$ 49,90 | about $9.95 (about the same) |
| Mexico | $199.00 | about $11.05 (11% more) |
| Turkey | ₺449,99 | about $9.14 (8% less) |
| Indonesia | Rp 169ribu | about $9.43 (6% less) |
| Philippines | ₱ 499.00 | about $7.92 (21% less) |
| South Africa | R199.99 | about $12.01 (20% more) |

## Key features

- **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.

## Good for

- Podcasters and interviewers recording remote guests in high quality
- Marketing teams turning long recordings into social clips
- Hosts who want recording, editing, hosting and live streaming in one tool

## Worth knowing

- 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.

## What people say

- **App Store rating of the iPhone and iPad app:** 4.7 out of 5 from 20,064 ratings in the United States, read Oct 5, 2026. This is the store's rating of the app, not a score from ToolGPA. Source: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id1554443872

## Works with

YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitch, HubSpot, Salesforce

**Tags:** Video editing, Transcription, AI features, Screen recording

## Alternatives

- [Descript](https://toolgpa.com/tools/descript): Audio and video editor that works by editing the transcript. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/descript-vs-riverside)
- [Loom](https://toolgpa.com/tools/loom): Screen and camera recorder for shareable video messages. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/loom-vs-riverside)
- [Tella](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tella): Screen recorder with a built-in editor, layouts and 4K export. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/riverside-vs-tella)

## Sources

The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 4, 2026:

- https://riverside.com
- https://riverside.com/pricing
- https://riverside.com/mobile
- https://riverside.com/mac-app
- https://riverside.com/about
- https://riverside.com/faq

Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/riverside
Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).
