NCLS vs Jostens VMI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NCLS
This app serves as a companion for a national symposium focused on character and leadership. It connects participants with scholars, military leaders, executives, and athletes to foster honorable living and effective leadership skills.
- Event information access
- Speaker and participant profiles
- Leadership development resources
- Networking opportunities
- Symposium schedule
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THE NATIONAL CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP SYMPOSIUM (NCLS) is the United States Air Force Academy’s flagship annual event on character and leadership. It brings together distinguished scholars, military leaders, corporate executives and world-class athletes to motivate and equip participants for honorable living and effective leadership.
Jostens VMI
Design custom class rings with friends and family. Explore hundreds of options, preview your creations at each step, and save the final rendered image. The app offers easy navigation and a summary of your selections.
- Design rings with friends and family
- Hundreds of design options
- Step-by-step preview
- Save final ring image
- Side menu for navigation
- View selection summary
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Jostens APS is developed for VMI to design their class rings. It takes you through the designing process and gives a preview of the rendered image at each step. Once you are done, view & save the final image. Features & Benefits: - Design your ring with friends & family. - Choose from hundreds of options to design your ring. - Access the side menu for better navigation and more options. - Navigate to relevant pages at any point in the app via side menu. - View Summary of your selections and take screenshot to store. - Preview to see the rendered image along with the summary. - See available accessories for friends & family.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Jostens VMI at 4.0 against NCLS's 2.5. Jostens VMI also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). NCLS's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (15 vs 4). 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.
Jostens VMI holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 4 respectively.
NCLS ships an update every 3 months, Jostens VMI every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NCLS | Jostens VMI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (15 ratings) | 4.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 157 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | U.S. Air Force Academy | Jostens, Inc. |
Customer experience
NCLS
Jostens VMI
In-app purchases
NCLS
No in-app purchases
Jostens VMI
No in-app purchases
