Comparison

NFAAS vs Navy COOL

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

Head to head
About

NFAAS

This app provides emergency preparedness information for Navy personnel and their families. It helps users report their status, update contact details, manage contacts, and access checklists for disaster readiness. It also offers navigation to Navy installations and educational resources for before, during, and after emergencies.

Highlights
  • Emergency preparedness information
  • Report accounting status
  • Update contact and location
  • Manage personal contacts
  • Emergency preparation checklists
  • Find nearby Navy installations
  • Disaster readiness guidance
Features
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The Navy Family Accountability and Assessment System (NFAAS) app brings together all the emergency preparedness information Sailors and their family members will need to prepare for and survive an emergency or disaster. It standardizes a method for the Navy to account for, assess, manage, and monitor the recovery process of those affected by a widespread catastrophic event. NFAAS also provides valuable information to all levels of Navy leadership, allowing commanders to make strategic decisions that facilitate a return to stability. Get up-to-date information on emergency preparedness, local weather and other local emergency situations with notifications and alerts. The NFAAS app allows users to: • Report accounting status • Update contact/location information • Manage your personal contacts • Use checklists to help prepare for an emergency • Use GPS and get turn-by-turn directions to the closest Navy installation • Learn what to do before, during and after an emergency or disaster • Watch videos showing you how to update your NFAAS information and why For more information on NFAAS, visit https://navyfamily.navy.mil.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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!

Screenshots

NFAAS4 screens
Navy COOL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Navy COOL at 3.4 against NFAAS's 1.5. Navy COOL also leads on review sentiment (13% vs 2%). NFAAS's advantage is ratings volume (193 vs 42) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Navy COOL holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 193 and 42 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 2% of NFAAS's written reviews are positive against 13% of Navy COOL's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NFAAS ships an update every 8 months, Navy COOL every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
NFAAS versus Navy COOL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNFAASNavy COOL
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (193 ratings)3.4 (42 ratings) — better
Positive reviews1.7% of reviews13.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings193 — better42
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB88 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCNIC HQProgram Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, Sea Warrior Program

Customer experience

NFAAS

All ratings193 ratings
Positive9.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative88.6%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive1.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative98.3%

Navy COOL

All ratings42 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral7.1%
Negative35.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive13.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative86.7%

Bugs and requests

NFAAS

Reported bugs

47 issues
  • Safety features don't work
  • Login doesn't work
  • App is under construction
  • Redirects to a website
  • Can't update info
Show 42 more
  • Alerts aren't special
  • App is just a link to NFAAS
  • Broke bones using the app
  • Nothing works
  • Blank screen on download
  • No means of creating an account
  • No functionality inside the app
  • Ended up on the DINQ list after updating NFAAS
  • App takes you to a webpage
  • App could not allow people to update NFAAS
  • Doesn't work anymore
  • Nothing happens when trying to log in
  • App contains only very basic information
  • No notification integration with AtHoc
  • No real integration between app and NFAAS
  • Buttons drop out of view
  • Login button does nothing
  • App is outdated
  • Needs update to log on and update information away from command
  • App permits them to get to the website, but not for some users
  • Cannot select DoD or choose installation
  • Zero reliability
  • Website won't function beyond login screen
  • Servers can't handle notifications
  • App brings you to a website that can't sustain login attempts
  • Not usable from home even with CAC reader and updates
  • Doesn't work during emergencies or mandatory mustering
  • App only shows a blurred screen
  • Cannot select installation
  • Same problem going on for years
  • Installations will still not load
  • App just opens Safari browser to the NFAAS login site
  • Cannot get past the first page
  • No installations are listed
  • Cannot reset login info
  • Help line not answered, voicemail full
  • App displays a blank white screen
  • Redirects to NFAAS website which doesn't work on Safari on iPhone
  • App only links to the website
  • Update in progress, screen turned white, nothing displayed
  • Images link to website which could not be accessed
  • Cannot be accessed from the app, phone, or government computer

Requested features

5 requests
  • Fully enabled app for NFAAS functions on mobile
  • Dark mode option
  • Ability to reset password automatically through the app
  • Update to include all bases
  • App that actually works

Navy COOL

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NFAAS

No in-app purchases

None

Navy COOL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NFAAS free?
NFAAS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Navy COOL free?
Navy COOL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NFAAS or Navy COOL?
Navy COOL is rated higher. NFAAS averages 1.5 out of 5 from 193 ratings, while Navy COOL averages 3.4 from 42 ratings.
Do NFAAS or Navy COOL have ads?
Neither NFAAS nor Navy COOL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NFAAS or Navy COOL?
NFAAS ships an update every 8 months, and Navy COOL every 11 months. Most recently, NFAAS was updated on October 16, 2026 and Navy COOL on October 7, 2026.

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