JAMS Cloud vs NWPS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JAMS Cloud
Manage your union membership and employment details conveniently. This app allows you to handle payments, update your information, view reports, and receive important union notices.
- Manage Autopay and one-time payments
- Update skills and certifications
- View and download dispatch reports
- Update contact information
- Receive membership payment reminders
- View employment and hours history
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Experience the convenience of round-the-clock customer service. The JAMS Cloud app allows you to do the following : • Setup and manage Autopay • Make a one-time payment • Sign the out-of-work list • Update your skills and/or certifications • View and download your dispatch report • Update your contact information • Receive reminders about membership payments • Submit your termination • View your employment and hours history • View important notices from the union • Request a detailer stamp • Log your detailer stamp usage • View elective contributions and submit requests to change them Please click on the More option in the app, click on Rate the App, or Contact Us to give us feedback so we can continue to make improvements.
NWPS
Manage your employer-sponsored retirement plan. View account balances, investment holdings, and personal rates of return. Track your salary deferrals directly within the app.
- View account and vested balances
- Review individual investment holdings
- Check daily share prices
- Display personal rate of return
- Track salary deferrals
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Review and manage your employer sponsored retirement plan with NWPS. • View your account and vested balances in your retirement plan • Drill down into your account balance to review your individual investment holdings, your share balances and daily share prices of your investment holdings • Display your monthly, quarterly and annual personal Rate of Return • Review how much you are deferring into your retirement plan from your salary
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JAMS Cloud at 4.7 against NWPS's 2.3. JAMS Cloud also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 3) and review sentiment (67% vs 47%). NWPS's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
JAMS Cloud holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JAMS Cloud has 1.1K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of JAMS Cloud's written reviews are positive against 47% of NWPS's.
JAMS Cloud ships an update every 6 weeks, NWPS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JAMS Cloud | NWPS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 46.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sheet Metal Workers Local Union No. 104 | Northwest Plan Services, Inc. |
Customer experience
JAMS Cloud
NWPS
Bugs and requests
JAMS Cloud
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login screen freezes
- Incompatible with older devices
- Can't save name or password
Requested features
3 requests- Allow more control over 401k, healthcare, etc.
- Bring back past employer comments
- Improve notification settings
NWPS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
JAMS Cloud
No in-app purchases
NWPS
No in-app purchases
Questions
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