Comparison

Support by Sony vs MC

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

Head to head
About

Support by Sony

Quickly access support information for your Sony products. Receive instant notifications for software updates, news, and helpful guides related to your bookmarked devices.

Highlights
  • Find support information for Sony products
  • Instant notifications for bookmarked products
  • Software and firmware update alerts
  • Receive helpful guides
  • Important news about your products
Features
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- Find support information for your Sony products with Support by Sony Support by Sony helps you quickly find support information. - Instant notification about your bookmarked products Receive important news, software / firmware updates and helpful guides about your products directly to your smartphone.

About

MC

Features
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Die Mitarbeiter-App bietet schnellen Zugriff auf Dienstpläne, Unternehmensinformationen und wichtige Dokumente. Sie ermöglicht einfache Kommunikation, Urlaubsanträge und den Zugriff auf persönliche Daten – jederzeit und überall. Mit dieser Version wurde die App erweitert und richtet sich nun ausdrücklich an alle Nutzerinnen und Nutzer. Ab sofort ist es außerdem möglich, sich direkt über die App zu bewerben. Damit wird der gesamte Prozess für Interessenten deutlich einfacher und transparenter gestaltet

Screenshots

Support by Sony3 screens
MC4 screens

Verdict

The call

Support by Sony and MC are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Support by Sony ships an update every 3 months, MC every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Support by Sony versus MC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSupport by SonyMC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (329 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews36.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings329 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSony CorporationGerhard Schmidt

Bugs and requests

Support by Sony

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to add/sync registered products
  • Notifications not clearing properly
  • Live chat feature not functioning

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add option to mark all messages as read
  • Implement landscape mode support
  • Provide ability to open support cases directly in the app

MC

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Support by Sony

No in-app purchases

None

MC

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Support by Sony free?
Support by Sony is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MC free?
MC is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Support by Sony or MC have ads?
Neither Support by Sony nor MC shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Support by Sony or MC?
Support by Sony ships an update every 3 months, and MC every 2 months. Most recently, Support by Sony was updated on November 1, 2026 and MC on September 24, 2026.

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