Comparison

Riverside vs Creator by OpenReel

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Riverside

Record and edit high-quality video and audio podcasts and social media clips from anywhere. Features AI-powered transcription, text-based editing, and teleprompter for professional content creation on the go.

Highlights
  • PRO quality HD audio and video recording
  • AI-powered transcription and speech-to-text
  • Text-based video and audio editing
  • Teleprompter with customizable settings
  • Automatic captions and subtitles
  • Create and share short clips for social media
  • Multi-cam recording
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Studio-quality recording, editing, and live streaming, right from your phone. Riverside turns your phone into a portable studio for conversations and talking head videos. Record crisp video and audio anywhere, polish it on the spot, go live to your audience, and turn the best bits into posts, without a laptop or a production team. Whether you're creating a podcast, a YouTube channel, a personal brand, or content for your business, this is where it gets made. RECORD ANYWHERE, IN STUDIO QUALITY Record solo, bring on a remote guest, or go audio-only. Riverside captures every track locally, so your quality stays sharp even when your connection doesn't. A built-in stabilizer keeps your shot steady, and your footage uploads in the background as you record, so it's ready to edit and clip the moment you stop. CLIPS FOR SOCIAL, MADE FOR YOU Knowing what to post is hard. Making it is harder. Riverside's AI does both. It finds your most engaging moments, then cuts them, frames them, and adds the captions. You get the best clips from every recording, ready to publish with a tap. EDIT WITH A PROMPT Describe your edit, and Riverside's AI agent makes it. No timeline. No pinching and dragging clips around on a small screen. Tell it which parts to cut and keep, ask it to clean up audio and remove filler words, or add captions and branding. It's the fastest route from raw recording to ready to post, and when you want more control, your project is waiting for you in the Riverside desktop editor. TURN ONE RECORDING INTO A CONTENT ENGINE WITH AI Riverside's AI agent takes a single recording and makes the rest for you: social clips, a thumbnail, captions, a blog post, full show notes. Just ask. LIVE STREAM TO EVERYWHERE AT ONCE Go live and multistream to YouTube, Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Twitch, TikTok, and custom RTMP destinations at the same time — one session, every audience. PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF Started a recording or an edit on your computer? Open it on your phone, watch it back, and leave comments waiting for you when you're back at your desk. Already a Riverside desktop user? The app carries your work with you, so your studio isn't stuck at one location. A SECOND CAMERA IN YOUR POCKET Recording on desktop? Add your phone as a second angle and capture an extra video track for your edit. BUILT FOR CREATORS OF EVERY KIND Podcasters, YouTubers, personal brands, and marketing teams — anyone who wants studio-quality content without the studio. WHY RIVERSIDE True local recording for quality independent of your connection One recording = instantly generated clips, thumbnails, posts, and more. AI editing and audio cleanup Full production suite across mobile and desktop Download Riverside and take your studio anywhere. Terms & Conditions: https://riverside.com/terms-conditions Privacy: https://riverside.com/privacy-policy

About

Creator by OpenReel

Create and edit branded videos on your mobile device. Start new projects or continue existing ones using templates, recording new footage, or importing from your library. Add branding, transitions, and speaker titles to build and share professional videos.

Highlights
  • Video editing and creation on mobile
  • Template selection
  • Video recording and import
  • Branding application
  • Stitching multiple clips
  • Applying transitions
  • Adding speaker titles
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Bring the power of the OpenReel Creator app to your mobile device! With support for both iPhone and iPad, you are no longer tied to a laptop or desktop for all your video creation and editing needs. Simply download the app and login with your OpenReel username and password and start creating! Whether you want to start an entirely new project, or pick up where you left off on your current masterpiece, the choice is yours. Choose a template, record a video (or choose one from your OpenReel Library or from your device’s camera roll), add your branding, build and share! With a growing suite of tools, you’ll currently have the ability to: • Trim video clips • Add speaker names/titles • Stitch together multiple clips • Apply transitions • Build and share final videos We take security and data privacy seriously - with our ISO 27001:2013 certification, our pursuit of our SOC 2 Type II certification and following GDPR guidelines you can grant the app permissions to your camera, microphone and camera roll with confidence. You can also easily disable permissions between use or whenever you choose. None of us know when our creativity will be sparked - before we just had to hope it happened while we were sitting at our computer, or that we would remember it “later” once we had the chance to execute. With the OpenReel Creator app, you are always only just a few clicks away from capturing it when the creativity strikes!

Screenshots

Riverside4 screens
Creator by OpenReel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Creator by OpenReel at none against Riverside's 9. Creator by OpenReel also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Riverside's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (20K vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Riverside sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Creator by OpenReel asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Creator by OpenReel holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Riverside has 20K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Riverside ships an update every 4 days, Creator by OpenReel every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Riverside versus Creator by OpenReel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiversideCreator by OpenReel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (20K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings20K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#189 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.018.0
Further details — not scored
Size219 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRIVERSIDEFM, INCCleardoc Inc

Customer experience

Riverside

All ratings20,180 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.0%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews473 reviews
Positive36.2%
Neutral7.2%
Negative56.7%

Creator by OpenReel

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Riverside

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to access recordings through mobile app
  • Inconsistent performance across devices
  • Unreliable upload and download of files

Requested features

3 requests
  • Screen sharing option
  • Ability to edit recordings on mobile app
  • Integration with more platforms like Zoom

Creator by OpenReel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Riverside

Subscriptions9
  • Mobile Plus$9.991 Month
  • RS Mobile Plus - monthly$9.991 Month
  • RS Mobile Plus - monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Pro3 Days trial$29.001 Month
  • Grow3 Days trial$39.001 Month
  • RS Mobile Plus - yearly3 Days trial$64.991 Year
  • Mobile Plus$72.001 Year
  • Pro3 Days trial$289.001 Year
  • Grow3 Days trial$409.001 Year
None

Creator by OpenReel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Riverside free?
Riverside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Creator by OpenReel free?
Creator by OpenReel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Riverside or Creator by OpenReel?
Creator by OpenReel is rated higher. Riverside averages 4.7 out of 5 from 20K ratings, while Creator by OpenReel averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Riverside or Creator by OpenReel have ads?
Neither Riverside nor Creator by OpenReel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Riverside or Creator by OpenReel?
Riverside ships an update every 4 days, and Creator by OpenReel every 6 weeks. Most recently, Riverside was updated on October 24, 2026 and Creator by OpenReel on October 8, 2026.

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