ePathshala vs Kortext

ePathshala is a free education portal and set of mobile apps from a joint initiative of the Ministry of Education and NCERT. It shares audio, video, ePub books, flipbooks, periodicals, and other digital resources with students, teachers, educators, and parents. On phones and tablets, the app provides eBooks as ePub; on laptops and desktops, the web portal presents them as flipbooks. Readers can select and zoom text, bookmark, highlight, navigate, share, and add digital notes. Text-to-speech is available through TTS apps, and offline access is supported. QR codes in textbook chapters link to related audio, video, multimedia, and text materials; users can also enter a code on the website to locate resources. The home page lists resources in Hindi, English, and Urdu. The service is available on Android, iOS, Windows, and the web. Its privacy policy says the app may require personally identifiable information and use third-party services that collect identifying information, including Google Play Services. The policy also says the service does not address children under 13 and does not knowingly collect their personal information.

Kortext provides higher education institutions with digital content discovery, study platforms, learner analytics, and staff workflows. Kortext study gives users access to more than five million eBooks and digital resources. Students can highlight and bookmark material, create rich-text notes and flashcards, and generate citations in referencing styles. The study experience includes accessibility features and reading options, integrates with learning management systems and libraries, and supports Microsoft Teams collaboration. Kortext IQ is an AI assistant for higher education that draws from trusted sources in a secure, ring-fenced environment. Kortext teach supports content selection, VLE-integrated course planning, assessment, grading, and learner engagement insights; Kortext insights presents faculty and student engagement data and trends for university leaders. Library licensing options include perpetual access, rental or subscription, demand-driven or patron-driven acquisition, and free OA/OER eBooks. The app is listed for Mac, iOS, Android, and Windows, with browser access also described. Institutional pricing is tailored to needs and budget; no specific price is listed.