Comparison

MLC Mobile vs Cognisent 2.0

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

MLC Mobile

This app transforms your smartphone or tablet into your office phone, allowing you to make and receive calls from your NEC voice platform. It simplifies communication by consolidating calls and voicemails, enhancing productivity for business users.

Highlights
  • Office phone functionality on mobile
  • Integrates with NEC voice platforms
  • Make/receive calls from your business number
  • Consolidates voicemails
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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Mobile devices are a mainstay in today’s businesses and usage only continues to grow. Employees have traditionally relied on mobile devices to stay connected, but this has always meant that an employee has to distribute a separate phone number to ensure that business associates or customers can reach them when they need to be reach. This also results in management of multiple voice mailboxes which decreases productivity and increases the chances of a message not being heard in a timely manner. MLC (Multi Line Client) is a NEC proprietary SIP client that registers to your NEC voice platform (UNIVERGE SV9x00 and SV8x00) and enables your smart phone or tablet to act like your office phone. Providing a user friendly interface that NEC customers are accustom to. Make/Receive calls from your NEC Univerge SV9x00 and SV8x00 voice system over your corporate Wi-Fi network or use a VPN connection on your iPhone or iPad devices to connect over LTE and other Wi-Fi networks.

About

Cognisent 2.0

Securely communicate with your team through encrypted chat and manage follow-up tasks with customizable alerts and reminders. Log calls, mask your number, and access all message data via a secure web portal.

Highlights
  • Customizable alert modes
  • Protocol-based escalation
  • Secure team chat
  • Task reminders
  • Message forwarding
  • Masked number calling
  • Biometric authentication
Features
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New message push with customizable alert modes. • Protocol based escalation for follow-up of unread messages. • Secure chat functionality amongst your team members • Set Reminders for any follow-up tasks • Forward any message to someone else. • Return or return/record calls from the app and mask your number on caller ID. • Comments and callbacks logged with the time and duration of the call. • Messages reside on our secure datacenter with user name and password protection. • Use biometrics for authentication • Complete documentation from message origination to call back. • All message data is saved and available on the secure customer Web Portal. • Contact your dedicated Customer Service within the app.

Screenshots

MLC Mobile1 screens
Cognisent 2.04 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Cognisent 2.0 at 4.2 against MLC Mobile's 2.0. Cognisent 2.0 also leads on ratings volume (404 vs 38) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). MLC Mobile's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Cognisent 2.0 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cognisent 2.0 has 404 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of MLC Mobile's written reviews are positive against 9% of Cognisent 2.0's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MLC Mobile ships an update every 2 months, Cognisent 2.0 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
MLC Mobile versus Cognisent 2.0: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMLC MobileCognisent 2.0
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (38 ratings)4.2 (404 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews — better9.4% of reviews
Number of ratings38404 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS10.3 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB72 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperBizRTC LLCVA TAS LLC

Customer experience

MLC Mobile

All ratings38 ratings
Positive23.7%
Neutral2.6%
Negative73.7%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative81.3%

Cognisent 2.0

All ratings404 ratings
Positive79.5%
Neutral4.2%
Negative16.3%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive9.4%
Neutral7.8%
Negative82.8%

Bugs and requests

MLC Mobile

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Cognisent 2.0

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Notifications not working on latest iOS versions
  • Messages disappearing or not showing up correctly
  • Randomly logging out users during critical on-call periods

Requested features

3 requests
  • Persistent filters and user-defined preferences
  • Ability to call back directly from the app
  • Biometric login and seamless authentication

In-app purchases

None

MLC Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Cognisent 2.0

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MLC Mobile free?
MLC Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cognisent 2.0 free?
Cognisent 2.0 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MLC Mobile or Cognisent 2.0?
Cognisent 2.0 is rated higher. MLC Mobile averages 2.0 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Cognisent 2.0 averages 4.2 from 404 ratings.
Do MLC Mobile or Cognisent 2.0 have ads?
Neither MLC Mobile nor Cognisent 2.0 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MLC Mobile or Cognisent 2.0?
MLC Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Cognisent 2.0 every 3 weeks. Most recently, MLC Mobile was updated on October 24, 2026 and Cognisent 2.0 on October 21, 2026.

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