Kaltura MediaSpace Go vs EBSCO Mobile
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kaltura MediaSpace Go
This app provides a mobile portal for organizations to manage and consume online video content. Users can create, search, watch, and share videos, presentations, and screencasts within a controlled environment. It offers offline viewing and interactive features for enhanced engagement.
- Create and upload videos
- Search video metadata and captions
- Watch videos and interactive quizzes
- Like, comment, and share content
- Offline video playback
- Personalized content curation
- Branding options
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Kaltura MediaSpaceTM is a market leading social video portal that empowers your organization/institution with online video. Users can create, search, browse, watch and share videos, video presentations, screencasts, and other rich media content. The application brings together rich media contributors, viewers, content, knowledge, and conversations in a controlled channel-based environment. The Kaltura MediaSpaceTM mobile application brings the powerful capabilities of your existing web-based video portal to your iPhone/iPad, with an optimized experience for your specific device. Discover: Find exactly what you are looking for whenever you need it with powerful search features - in video metadata, in captions, in bookmarks (chapters and slides) Watch: Watch videos and rich media like Interactive Video Quizzes delivered to you in playlists, galleries and channels, with mobile optimization. Participate: Engage with video content on the-go anytime, including liking, commenting, and sharing. Access: Log into the mobile app using the same credential as your web-based MediaSpace portal, with the same permissions and entitlements. Download: Download media to your device in a secured manner so you'll be able to watch it offline on your iPhone/iPad when internet access is not available. Get Inspired: Curate additional interesting content for you. Brand: Brand your application with name, colors, fonts, screens and more. Evolving mobile capabilities: We are constantly adding unique features including the ability to create content, upload and publish it directly from within the app, and many other capabilities to empower you with video on the go. Stay tuned! Great, how do I start using the app? End Users: - Verify with your administration that access to the mobile app is enabled for your institution. - Download the app to your iPhone/iPad. - When you log in for the first time please enter your organization’s video portal URL, before entering your standard credentials. Administrators: Contact your Kaltura Account Manager to verify the following requirements: - Your MediaSpace "kmsapi" custom module is enabled.
EBSCO Mobile
Access your library's scholarly content and research materials on the go. Search, select, and read eBooks directly from the app, with seamless syncing between desktop and mobile devices. Continue your academic projects conveniently from anywhere.
- Connect to your library
- Search library content
- Access eBooks directly
- Sync across devices
- View eBook accessibility info
- EBSCO Open Search option
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Make progress on your research anytime, anywhere with EBSCO’s mobile app! Find and connect to your library, then simply search, choose, and use your library’s content. Continue your research projects even when you’re away from your desk thanks to syncing across desktop and mobile devices. Access eBooks directly from the app and find accessibility information in the eBook detail card. Designed to provide library users with an easy way to access library resources, the EBSCO app makes scholarly research more convenient. Users, please note that if you can't find (or are unable to sign-in to) your library institution, please choose "EBSCO Open Search" from the institution list and follow the prompt to start using the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EBSCO Mobile at 3.6 against Kaltura MediaSpace Go's 1.6. EBSCO Mobile also leads on review sentiment (32% vs 11%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EBSCO Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.6 against 1.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 101 and 78 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 11% of Kaltura MediaSpace Go's written reviews are positive against 32% of EBSCO Mobile's.
Kaltura MediaSpace Go ships an update every 2 months, EBSCO Mobile monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kaltura MediaSpace Go | EBSCO Mobile |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.6 (101 ratings) | 3.6 (78 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 11.3% of reviews | 31.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 101 — better | 78 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kaltura, Inc. | EBSCO Publishing |
Customer experience
Kaltura MediaSpace Go
EBSCO Mobile
Bugs and requests
Kaltura MediaSpace Go
Reported bugs
37 issues- Never loads properly
- Links aren't clickable
- Videos constantly pause
- Blank media gallery, no way to add video
- Doesn't work on iPad Pro
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- Doesn't upload videos as video, but as image
- Links don't work
- Cannot sign in
- Won't play any lectures
- Videos rejected by browsers
- Does not load past the Kaltura logo
- App freezes on loading screen
- Needs 3rd party session cookies, not supported on mobile
- Deletes video without warning during upload
- Doesn't connect with linked sites
- Doesn't read URL
- iPad app is just iPhone app made bigger
- Does not support multitasking on iPad
- Error message 'failed to load data'
- Won't open
- Doesn't show slide, doesn't transition
- SSO doesn't work
- Can't load any videos in own domain
- Couldn't find a single website
- Media is being processed screen stuck permanently
- Integration with OneLogin doesn't work
- Institutional login doesn't work
- Media upload fail on iOS
- Problem loading images
- Problem loading filters
- Error message 'fail to load ...'
- App opens but nothing happens, sits on homepage
- Doesn't give a link to watch school media
- Fails to smoothly playback live cloud transcode
- Can't put school hyperlink to access videos
- Cannot log in since update
- Text entry box disappears on iPhone X
Requested features
6 requests- Update the app or retire it
- Make it easier to use for recording on mobile
- Fix interface issues on iPhone X
- Improve iPad app functionality (multitasking)
- Add dark mode option
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- Advanced analytics dashboard
EBSCO Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kaltura MediaSpace Go
No in-app purchases
EBSCO Mobile
No in-app purchases
Questions
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