Rive vs FlipaClip

Rive and FlipaClip side by side, as of September 2026: what each one costs, what it's made for, and when smooth.video, a free animation tool that runs in your browser with no account, does the job instead.

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Rive vs FlipaClip at a glance

RiveFlipaClipsmooth.video
PriceFree plan, then Cadet at US$9 per seat a month billed yearlyFree with ads, FlipaClip Plus to remove themFree, no paid plan
AccountRequiredNot neededNot needed

As of September 2026. Plans change, so check those of Rive and FlipaClip before you decide.

Rive

Exports on the free plan
None
Output
.riv files for runtimes, plus video and images
Interactivity and state machines
Yes
Runtimes for apps, websites and games
Yes
Rigging, meshes, real-time collaboration
Yes

When Rive fits better

The animation lives in a product and reacts to people: a button that responds to hover, a character that follows the cursor, a loading state driven by your app's data. That takes a runtime, and smooth.video doesn't have one.

Rive vs smooth.video

FlipaClip

Watermark
On the free version
Platform
iPhone, iPad, Android, Chromebook and Apple silicon Macs
How you animate
Frame by frame: draw every frame, with onion skin
Drawing
Brushes, layers and stylus support
Export size
Up to 1920×1920 with Plus
Transparent export
GIF and PNG sequence

When FlipaClip fits better

You want to draw: a character that walks, a flipbook, a rotoscoped clip, frame after frame with a stylus and onion skin. smooth.video has no frame-by-frame drawing.

FlipaClip vs smooth.video

When smooth.video fits better

The animation ends up in a video, a post, an email or a slide, and plays the same way every time: a logo reveal, a product teaser, an animated stat, a GIF.

You're on a computer, and your animation is things that move rather than drawings that change: a title, a logo, a sticker, a photo, a character cut into pieces that slide and turn.

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Questions

Can smooth.video export Lottie or .riv files?
No. It exports video (MP4 and WebM), GIF and images.
Can I put a smooth.video animation on a website?
Yes, as a video or a GIF. It plays the same way for everyone, without reacting to the cursor or to clicks.
Is there a watermark?
No, on any format.
Is there a FlipaClip for PC?
FlipaClip is made for phones, tablets, Chromebooks and Apple silicon Macs, with no official web or Windows version. smooth.video runs in a recent browser, on Windows too.
Can I draw in smooth.video?
Yes, with a simple brush: the drawing becomes an image you can move, scale, rotate and fade. You can't draw a different picture on every frame.