# EBSCO Mobile

> Make progress on your research anytime, anywhere with EBSCO's mobile app!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ebsco.ebscomobile](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ebsco.ebscomobile)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.ebsco.ebscomobile`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** EBSCO Information Services
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 476,928
- **Rating:** 3.28 / 5 (559 ratings)
- **Version:** 13.5.0
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-24
- **First published:** 2020-05-13
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Size:** 62 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ebsco.ebscomobile)
- **Website:** [https://www.ebsco.com/products/mobile-app](https://www.ebsco.com/products/mobile-app)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://more.ebsco.com/privacy-policy](https://more.ebsco.com/privacy-policy)

## Description

EBSCO Mobile helps you advance your research from anywhere. Find and connect to your library, search library content, and use it directly in the app. Your progress syncs across desktop and mobile for a seamless experience.

Access eBooks and view accessibility information from the eBook detail card. The app is designed to make scholarly resources more convenient for library users. If your institution isn't listed, choose EBSCO Essentials to start using the app.

## Rankings

- #102,790 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE`
- `android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `android.permission.USE_BIOMETRIC`
- `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE`
- `com.ebsco.ebscomobile.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`

## Review summary

Overall, the app is praised for a clean interface and usefulness for academic tasks, but persistent authentication, access, and reliability problems—often accompanied by missing features and redirects to external sites—drive a predominantly negative user sentiment.

### Pros

- Clean, concise interface and user-friendly design.
- Useful for college work and academic tasks.
- Generally positive sentiment when it functions.
- Some reviewers rate it as Excellent or good overall.

### Cons

- Frequent sign-in/authentication failures and login issues.
- Content access problems: unauthorized content or no access to publications.
- Reliability and performance issues: app often doesn't work, white screens, endless loading.
- Missing essential features (e.g., author filter/search, advanced filters) and heavy reliance on redirecting to the website.
- Overall experience described as time-wasting or frustrating.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.ebsco.ebscomobile)