Crestron AirMedia vs CBORD Mobile Reader™
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crestron AirMedia
Wirelessly share your mobile device's screen to a collaboration system in a room. Connect to compatible receivers on the network and present simultaneously with others. Control active presentations for flexible workflows.
- Wireless screen sharing from mobile devices
- Connect to AirMedia receiver devices
- Simultaneous multi-user presentations
- Canvas control for presentation management
- Seamless collaboration
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Crestron AirMedia® Wireless Presentation solutions enable seamless collaboration in any space. Share your screen from your iPhone® or iPad® mobile device to an in-room Crestron collaboration system. • Discover and connect to AirMedia® receiver devices on the network. • Multiple users can connect and present simultaneously. • Control active presentation sessions using AirMedia canvas control for flexible workflows. The Crestron AirMedia app requires a compatible AirMedia device (such as AirMedia Series 3 receivers, AirMedia 2.0 receivers, or a device with integrated AirMedia functionality (Crestron Mercury® conference system and Crestron DMPS).
CBORD Mobile Reader™
This app enables users to read campus ID cards and conduct various campus transactions directly from their iOS device. It supports multiple card readers and can also use the device's camera for barcode credentials.
- Read campus ID cards
- Perform campus transactions
- Supports multiple card readers
- Uses device camera for barcodes
- iOS device compatibility
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CBORD Mobile Reader™ is an app designed to read campus ID cards and perform SV&C, Meal, Activity, and other transactions right from your own iOS device! This app is designed for CBORD Connect® users who would like a mobile device solution for a card reader. This app supports the ID Tech Shuttle, iMag Pro, and Magtek kDynamo readers for magstripe card reading and contactless card reading with the Infinite Peripherals Infinea X and Quantum Pay. Additionally, the device camera can be used for reading barcode credentials.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: CBORD Mobile Reader™ at 100% against Crestron AirMedia's 9%. CBORD Mobile Reader™ also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.9). Crestron AirMedia's advantage is ratings volume (79 vs 4). On price, update cadence, 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.
CBORD Mobile Reader™ holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crestron AirMedia has 79 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 9% of Crestron AirMedia's written reviews are positive against 100% of CBORD Mobile Reader™'s.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crestron AirMedia | CBORD Mobile Reader™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (79 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 79 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crestron Electronics, Inc. | The CBORD Group, Inc |
Customer experience
Crestron AirMedia
CBORD Mobile Reader™
In-app purchases
Crestron AirMedia
No in-app purchases
CBORD Mobile Reader™
No in-app purchases
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