IBM Aspera vs KDM Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
IBM Aspera
Facilitates rapid file transfers to and from your IBM Aspera server. Link your server account to upload, download, and share files seamlessly from your mobile device, mirroring web browser capabilities.
- Fast FASP file transfers
- Link server account
- Upload, download, and share files
- Mobile and web browser parity
- Supports multiple IBM Aspera server types
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Welcome to our consolidated mobile app for IBM Aspera. Enjoy streamlined functionality for fast FASP file transfers to and from your IBM Aspera server by linking to your server account in the mobile app. Our consolidated app matches the look and feel of IBM Aspera on Cloud and Faspex 5. This app is FASP native on iOS, so you can transfer files to and from your mobile device with the amazing speeds of IBM Aspera. Main Features: • Simply link your IBM Aspera server account on the app to upload, download, and share files from anywhere. • The capabilities of your mobile app will be similar as in your web browser for IBM Aspera on Cloud and Faspex 5. • You can link to your accounts on IBM Aspera High Speed Transfer Server, Faspex 4 or 5, and/or IBM Aspera on Cloud. This replaces the following: • IBM Aspera Uploader (mobile app) • IBM Aspera Drive (mobile app) • IBM Aspera on Cloud (mobile app) • IBM Aspera Faspex (mobile app) Thank you for choosing IBM Aspera!
KDM Reader
Easily verify KDM validity times, content version, and target DCP player. View information in your local timezone or UTC.
- Verify KDM validity times
- Check content version
- Identify target DCP player
- View in local timezone
- View in UTC
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The Center Point Post KDM reader allows for easy access to confidently verify KDM validity times, content version, and target DCP player in both your local timezone as well as UTC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: KDM Reader at 5.0 against IBM Aspera's 3.7. KDM Reader also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). IBM Aspera's advantage is ratings volume (22 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
KDM Reader holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IBM Aspera has 22 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
IBM Aspera ships an update every 2 months, KDM Reader every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | IBM Aspera | KDM Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (22 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | IBM | Center Point Post |
Customer experience
IBM Aspera
KDM Reader
In-app purchases
IBM Aspera
No in-app purchases
KDM Reader
No in-app purchases
