Decoder for US Navy vs NSO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Decoder for US Navy
This app serves as a rapid reference for US Navy personnel and other codes, streamlining the lookup process for manning documents. It decodes various designations, ratings, and codes to provide quick answers without extensive searching.
- Personnel code reference
- Quick lookup tool
- Manning document decoding
- Additional Qualification Designations
- Enlisted Rating Codes
- Officer Billet Codes
- NECs
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This application is not officially endorsed or sponsored by the US Navy. This app is a quick reference guide to many US Navy personnel and other codes. Instead of spending the time to find the correct reference and look up the information, this app will allow one to quickly get to the answer. The main focus currently is on personnel related codes that will be found in manning documents such as RUADs and AMDs. Current items decoded: - Additional Qualification Designations - Enlisted Rating Codes - IMS Codes - MAS Codes - Officer Billet Codes - Officer Designators - Officer Paygrade Codes - Navy Reserve Activity Codes - NOBC Codes - RBSC Billet Codes - Reserve Program Codes - Reserve Unit Identification Codes - RFAS Codes - Subspecialty Codes - NECs See how you can support this open source project: https://github.com/ctd-mh3/NavyDecoder-OpenSource-iOS
NSO
Access and download NATO Standards directly on your mobile device. Store documents for offline reading. This official app provides a convenient way to manage important standardization information.
- Browse NATO Standards
- Download NATO Standards
- Read offline
- Mobile access
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With this official app from the NATO Standardization Office (NSO), you will be able to browse, download and read NATO Standards directly on your mobile Device! Another functionality of the app will let you store NATO Standards in your mobile device for an offline reading mode.
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Verdict
Decoder for US Navy and NSO both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of NSO's written reviews are positive against 63% of Decoder for US Navy's. NSO also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). Decoder for US Navy's advantage is ratings volume (176 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
NSO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Decoder for US Navy has 176 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Decoder for US Navy's written reviews are positive against 100% of NSO's.
| Parameter | Decoder for US Navy | NSO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (176 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 176 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 9 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crash Test Dummy Limited, LLC | NATO Standardization Office |
Customer experience
Decoder for US Navy
NSO
In-app purchases
Decoder for US Navy
No in-app purchases
NSO
No in-app purchases
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