Comparison

MediaCentral | Cloud UX vs Akamai Zero Trust Client

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

Head to head
About

MediaCentral | Cloud UX

Features
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Avid MediaCentral | Cloud UX for iOS provides a portal that enables you to access MediaCentral from anywhere using your iPad or iPhone. Stay in sync with the newsroom while you’re working in the field, browse, play, and approve media assets while in editorial meetings, or use Presenter mode on your iPad to replace printed scripts on the set. MediaCentral | Cloud UX Compatibility MediaCentral | Cloud UX is supported on devices running iOS 14.x and iOS 15.x. For more information on compatibility between the mobile app and MediaCentral, see the Avid MediaCentral | Cloud UX ReadMe or the “Avid Audio and Video Compatibility Charts” on Avid’s Knowledge Base. Comprehensive Access · View all of your system queues and stories · Stories include normal text, presenter text, close captioned text, production cues, and script templates · Browse and play media assets Easy-to-Use · Mark frequently used folders, queues, assets, and stories as Favorites to return to them quickly and easily · Auto-login available to eliminate the need to re-enter your user credentials · Move between stories using the Directory panel, or move to the next / previous story directly from the story view using gestures · Cache stories or rundowns on the local device to view in offline mode Media Playback · Access and play audio/video media assets stored on your Production Management system · Add markers with comments to media assets so that other users can be alerted to an important shot, or be reminded of the location of the quote that defines the story Presenter Mode (iPad only) · Customize your display options for font size, text display, and skipping blank stories · Rundown is backed up locally, so that you can continue working if you lose connectivity · Paginated Scripts eliminate the need to scroll up or down Avid MediaCentral | Cloud UX on your iPad or iPhone requires connectivity to MediaCentral. Your organization might require a VPN connection to access your system remotely. If you have issues connecting the MediaCentral | Cloud UX mobile app to your base server, or if you would like to add the MediaCentral | Cloud UX mobile app to your Avid environment, please contact your system administrator.

About

Akamai Zero Trust Client

Securely access your organization's applications and resources from your mobile device. Protects network traffic from threats by inspecting DNS and HTTP/HTTPS traffic.

Highlights
  • Secure application access
  • Network traffic protection
  • Single sign-on authentication
  • DNS and HTTP/HTTPS traffic inspection
  • Malware and phishing protection
Features
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Akamai Zero Trust Client for iOS and iPadOS lets you securely access your organization’s applications and resources directly from your mobile device, while also protecting your network traffic from security threats. The client works in conjunction with Akamai’s Zero Trust service deployed by your organization. It leverages your organization credentials and single sign-on (SSO) authentication to provide you with a secure way to access your organization’s network. Zero Trust Client unique technology combines VPN Service, to steer mobile applications network traffic on your device, with Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol to route the traffic to Akamai Cloud and then, securely onward to the organization's application servers. To safeguard enterprise mobile devices from threats such as malware, phishing attempts, and command-and-control callbacks, the client securely routes DNS and HTTP/HTTPS traffic to Akamai Cloud for inspection. To get started with Akamai Zero Trust Client, follow the instructions provided by your organization’s IT department. For more information about Akamai’s Zero Trust solutions, visit https://www.akamai.com/solutions/security/zero-trust-security

Screenshots

MediaCentral | Cloud UX4 screens
Akamai Zero Trust Client4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Akamai Zero Trust Client at every 2 months against MediaCentral | Cloud UX's every 6 months. MediaCentral | Cloud UX's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MediaCentral | Cloud UX ships an update every 6 months, Akamai Zero Trust Client every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MediaCentral | Cloud UX versus Akamai Zero Trust Client: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMediaCentral | Cloud UXAkamai Zero Trust Client
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.1
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB15 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperAvid®Akamai Technologies, Inc.

In-app purchases

None

MediaCentral | Cloud UX

No in-app purchases

None

Akamai Zero Trust Client

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MediaCentral | Cloud UX free?
MediaCentral | Cloud UX is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Akamai Zero Trust Client free?
Akamai Zero Trust Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do MediaCentral | Cloud UX or Akamai Zero Trust Client have ads?
Neither MediaCentral | Cloud UX nor Akamai Zero Trust Client shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MediaCentral | Cloud UX or Akamai Zero Trust Client?
MediaCentral | Cloud UX ships an update every 6 months, and Akamai Zero Trust Client every 2 months. Most recently, MediaCentral | Cloud UX was updated on November 3, 2026 and Akamai Zero Trust Client on November 3, 2026.

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