EXHIBIT 23.5 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement of Equitex, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report on Key Financial Systems, Inc., dated March 30, 2001, which appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Equitex, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2002. McGLADREY & PULLEN, LLP Fort Lauderdale, Florida December 12, 2003