Sona vs TrustID Chip Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sona
Manage your work schedule with real-time updates on upcoming shifts and holidays. Easily claim additional shifts as they become available, giving you greater control over your work life.
- Real-time shift view
- Holiday tracking
- Claim additional shifts
- Employee control
- Shift management
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Sona gives employees whose employers use the Sona shift management platform, a realtime view of your upcoming shifts and holiday while allowing you to claim additional shifts as and when you want them. Sona puts you in control.
TrustID Chip Reader
Securely scan and verify the NFC chip embedded in your passport or ID card. This application provides a straightforward method for digital identity verification.
- Scan NFC chips
- Verify passport data
- Verify ID card data
- Secure scanning
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This TrustID app allows you to securely scan and verify the NFC chip in your passport or ID Card.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TrustID Chip Reader at 1.7 against Sona's 1.1. Sona's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 6 weeks) and ratings volume (27 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
TrustID Chip Reader holds the better App Store score, 1.7 against 1.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sona has 27 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 21% of Sona's written reviews are positive against 13% of TrustID Chip Reader's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Sona ships an update every 6 days, TrustID Chip Reader every 6 weeks. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Sona | TrustID Chip Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.1 (27 ratings) | 1.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 21.1% of reviews — better | 12.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sona | TrustID Ltd. |
Customer experience
Sona
TrustID Chip Reader
Bugs and requests
Sona
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
TrustID Chip Reader
Reported bugs
13 issues- Passport chip scan fails repeatedly
- App not recognized even after download
- Camera not opening or showing a black screen
- Browser link does not redirect to the app
- App gets stuck on the welcome screen
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- Camera not working even with permissions
- App loops back to download prompt
- QR code expired error
- App freezes
- Cannot upload photos of passport
- Camera fails after passport photo scan
- Stuck at scanning chip stage
- AI fails to recognize app is downloaded
Requested features
7 requests- Improve app stability and reliability
- Fix browser redirection issues
- Provide clear instructions for users
- Ensure app works with default browsers
- Make the app compatible with all devices and browsers
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- Improve error message clarity
- Allow manual ID check as an alternative
In-app purchases
Sona
No in-app purchases
TrustID Chip Reader
No in-app purchases
