Reeltopus vs Riverside Magic Clips
Riverside is a remote recording studio for podcasts and video interviews, with an editor and AI tools built in. Magic Clips automatically pulls short clips from your Riverside recordings or uploaded files, and it's included in Riverside's paid plans.
Reeltopus bills by upload hours, with unlimited clips, exports and re-runs. Every plan comes with a Fair Billing Promise that refunds failed jobs automatically, and clips post to every major platform in any language.
Reeltopus is in early access, so our column shows planned launch pricing and features. The Riverside Magic Clips column shows only what Riverside Magic Clips publishes on its own site, checked on 17 October 2026, with a link to each source. Where its pages don't say, or say different things, we mark it unclear instead of guessing.
Side by side
| Reeltopus | Riverside Magic Clips | |
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| Pricing model | Monthly or annual subscription with an allowance of upload hours. Clips, exports and re-runs are unlimited inside it. | Monthly or yearly subscription. Recording is unlimited; separate-track downloads and external uploads have monthly hour caps. Magic Clips don't use AI credits. Checked 17 October 2026 · Source |
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| How billing and credits work | Hours are counted once, on the length of the video you upload. Picking more clips costs nothing extra. Unused hours roll over, up to twice your plan. Archive imports count at half rate. | Each recording gets one set of Magic Clips automatically, plus up to 2 more sets (4 on Business). Deleting clips doesn't reset the count. Checked 17 October 2026 · Source AI credits, used by features like AI Translation and AI B-Roll, aren't refunded or carried forward. Checked 17 October 2026 · Source UnclearWhether unused upload or download hours roll over isn't stated. Checked 17 October 2026 |
| When processing fails | Hours used by a failed job are refunded automatically. Re-runs are always free. | UnclearNot stated on Riverside's public pages. Checked 17 October 2026 |
| Refunds and cancelling | Full refund within 14 days of a first payment or an annual renewal. Cancel in one click, and we email 7 days before any annual renewal. | Full refund within 24 hours of purchase on monthly plans, and within 14 days on yearly plans. AI credits are non-refundable. Checked 17 October 2026 · Source |
| Languages | Captions and translation in 100+ languages, including right-to-left scripts, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and mixed-language speech like Hinglish. | 97 transcription languages listed in the help center (the Magic Clips page says 100+). Riverside notes word timing is most accurate in English. Checked 17 October 2026 · Source |
| Reframing | Active-speaker tracking with a smooth, planned-ahead camera path, and automatic split-screen for two people. | Ratio and layout settings, with Smart Layouts that switch cameras between speakers, and a speaker-focus option when generating more clips. Checked 17 October 2026 · Source |
| Caption styles | 50+ animated styles with emoji and keyword highlights. Change the style without losing your edits. | Animated captions from style presets, with custom typeface, size, animation, colours and line control. Saving custom presets depends on plan. Checked 17 October 2026 · Source UnclearThe number of caption presets isn't stated. Checked 17 October 2026 |
| Posting destinations | TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Threads and Facebook. Direct posting switches on for each platform as its approval completes; download and share work everywhere from day one. | Publishing guides cover TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, X and Facebook, and TikTok posts can be scheduled on paid plans. Clips with a Riverside watermark can't be published to TikTok. Checked 17 October 2026 · Source |
Prices in US dollars per month, as listed. Taxes may apply.
When Riverside Magic Clips may suit you better
- →You record remote interviews and want recording, editing and clips in one place.
- →You want separate high-quality tracks for each guest.
- →You also run webinars.
When Reeltopus is the better fit
- →You already record elsewhere and want a tool focused on clipping and posting.
- →You want unlimited re-runs: Riverside allows up to 3 sets of Magic Clips per recording on most plans, and deleting clips doesn't reset the count.
- →You want a free plan: Reeltopus's includes 2 upload hours a month.
- →You want 14 days to ask for a refund on any first payment: Riverside's window for monthly plans is 24 hours.
Our Fair Billing Promise
- ✓Unused hours roll over, up to twice your plan.
- ✓Failed jobs refund their hours automatically. Re-runs are free.
- ✓Cancel in one click and keep everything until your period ends.
- ✓We email you 7 days before any annual renewal.
- ✓A real person answers support within 24 hours.
Questions
I record on Riverside. Do I need Reeltopus?+
Maybe not, if Magic Clips gives you enough. Riverside creates one set of clips per recording, with up to 2 more sets on most plans. Reeltopus is for when clips are the main event: unlimited clips and re-runs from every upload, a reason for each pick, and posting to seven platforms. You can upload your Riverside recordings to Reeltopus directly.
Does Magic Clips work on videos not recorded in Riverside?+
Yes. Riverside says Magic Clips work on uploaded files too, up to 4 hours per file, within each plan's external upload hours.
Riverside Magic Clips is a trademark of its owner. Reeltopus is not affiliated with or endorsed by Riverside Magic Clips. Facts about Riverside Magic Clips come from its public pages as of 17 October 2026 and may have changed since. Spot something out of date? Email hello@reeltopus.com and we'll correct it.
Try Reeltopus when early access opens.
Join the waitlist. The free plan includes 2 upload hours a month.