Navy COOL vs NAVADMIN Viewer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Navy COOL
This app provides U.S. Navy personnel with a comprehensive set of tools for career development and credentialing. It offers information on certifications, licenses, and civilian career paths relevant to military occupations, aiding in professional growth and transition.
- Credentialing information for Navy occupations
- Career advancement roadmaps
- Civilian certification and licensing opportunities
- Transition assistance to civilian workforce
- Information on apprenticeships and academic credit
- Funding availability for credentials
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An Official U.S. Navy mobile application, produced by the Navy PMW 240 Program. Navy COOL offers major elements of the U.S. Navy’s Credentialing Opportunities On-Line (COOL) website in a convenient app. The app is essentially a toolbox – or COOLbox – that provides Sailors and others with a set of credentialing and career tools to help them make informed professional development decisions throughout their Navy career and beyond. Navy COOL tools provide information for making enlistment decisions, roadmaps to career advancement and retention, in-Service civilian/industry certification and licensing opportunities, and insights into prospective occupations during the eventual transition from the Navy back to the civilian workforce. Navy COOL tools are relevant to all Navy applicants, current Sailors, transitioning Sailors, Veterans, counselors, recruiters, credentialing organizations, employers and others. The app is geared toward both military and civilian users, and features public content only. No authentication or authorization is required. Navy COOL helps Navy Service members find information on certifications, licenses, and Dept. of Labor Registered Apprenticeships related to their jobs, including detailed information on: -- Credentials related to Navy ratings, designators and collateral-duty/out-of-rate assignments -- Credential requirements and potential gaps between Navy training and civilian credentialing requirements -- Resources available to fill gaps between military training and civilian credentialing requirements Upon launch of the app, users select an Enlisted rating or Officer designator and Collateral duties. Once this is chosen, Navy COOL filters content to only display data relevant to the user’s selection. The app includes tools related to the following: -- Credentials (certs and licenses mapped to Navy occupations) -- Learning and Development Roadmaps, or LaDRs, now including the new OaRS section (career development) -- United Services Military Apprenticeship Program, or USMAP (Dept. of Labor credentials) -- Joint Service Transcript, or JST (generic/non-PII; academic credit for Navy training and experience) -- Civilian Related Occupations (recruiting and transition tool) -- Rating Information Cards (Navy Recruiting, reclassification and enlisted rating changes) -- Post 911 Government Issue (G.I.) Bill funding of credentials (funding availability for Veterans) Spend a little time getting acquainted with Navy COOL by reviewing the "How To" links at the top of the app. Then dive into your occupation-specific information. Welcome to "your" COOL tools!
NAVADMIN Viewer
Access and search official Navy and Marine Corps administrative messages on your mobile device. View messages offline, find referenced publications easily, and utilize features like Spotlight Search and Siri Shortcuts. An experimental tool can even identify military ribbons and medals.
- Searchable message database
- Offline message viewing
- Automatic message fetching
- Highlighted referenced publications
- Experimental Uniform Detector
- Customizable font options
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Read and search within Navy and Marine Corps messages anywhere. NAVADMIN, ALNAV, MARADMIN, and ALMAR messages available and searchable on the go. NAVADMIN Viewer automatically fetches the latest messages as they are released. Messages are stored locally and available for offline viewing. Referenced publications within a message are automatically highlighted for quick viewing and search. Message statistics reflect recent stars and views. Choose from a variety of fonts to view messages in Settings. Experimental Uniform Detector detects common military ribbons and medals using the camera. Additional features: - Handoff - Spotlight Search - Siri Shortcuts - Home Screen Quick Actions NAVADMINs and ALNAVs are Navy administrative messages. MARADMINs and ALMARs are Marine Corps administrative messages. This app comes with No Warranty of Accuracy. All data is provided as is and the user is responsible for verifying any data with offical sources. Use of this app is subject to the Terms of Use (EULA) at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NAVADMIN Viewer at 4.6 against Navy COOL's 3.3. NAVADMIN Viewer also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 14 months) and ratings volume (1.1K vs 38). Navy COOL's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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. NAVADMIN Viewer sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Navy COOL asks for nothing beyond the download.
NAVADMIN Viewer holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NAVADMIN Viewer has 1.1K ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Navy COOL's written reviews are positive against 30% of NAVADMIN Viewer's.
Navy COOL ships an update every 14 months, NAVADMIN Viewer every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Navy COOL | NAVADMIN Viewer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (38 ratings) | 4.6 (1.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | 29.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 | 1.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, Sea Warrior Program | Anson Liu |
Customer experience
Navy COOL
NAVADMIN Viewer
Bugs and requests
Navy COOL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
NAVADMIN Viewer
Reported bugs
2 issues- App crashing or shutting down
- Compatibility issues with device updates
Requested features
3 requests- Add widgets for quick access
- Include more Navy resources (ALNAV, FORCM, etc.)
- Improve notification system
In-app purchases
Navy COOL
No in-app purchases
NAVADMIN Viewer
- Extended Access1 Year trial$14.991 Year





