NFAAS vs CENSECFOR Toolbox
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Emergency preparedness information
- Report accounting status
- Update contact and location
- Manage personal contacts
- Emergency preparation checklists
- Find nearby Navy installations
- Disaster readiness guidance
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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.
CENSECFOR Toolbox
Access U.S. Navy weapons training courses and an interactive Master-at-Arms training manual. Get essential information for reporting to training sites, including prerequisites, gear lists, and contact points. Share content and certificates via email.
- Weapons training courses
- Interactive MA rate training manual
- Course prerequisites and locations
- Emergency resources
- Required gear lists
- Email content and certificates
- Chapter knowledge checks
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An Official U.S. Navy mobile application, produced by MyNavy HR IT Solutions The Center for Security Forces (CENSECFOR) Toolbox provides on-demand access to selected weapons training courses and the new interactive Master-at-Arms (MA) rate training manual. The app also delivers information that students need to know before reporting to CENSECFOR learning sites. The CENSECFOR app is useful to Navy applicants, current Sailors, transitioning Sailors, Veterans and civilian users. The updated version offers improved navigation and email interfaces, allowing users to send content and training certificates to themselves, others, and their electronic training jacket (ETJ). The app supports printing if the capability exists on the mobile phone or tablet. CENSECFOR includes useful information about course prerequisites and locations, emergency resources, an overview of other required training, points of contact for additional CENSECFOR courses, and required gear lists. Master-at-Arms Rate Training Manual (MA RTM): The MA RTM contains the full spectrum of rating information across the three pillars of force protection: Antiterrorism, Physical Security, and Law Enforcement. These are presented in an interactive, searchable format. In addition to the RTM text, users can take chapter knowledge checks to test their command of the material and search for specific topics. Users can generate a certificate of completion after obtaining a passing score on the overall exam. Training Courses: The seven training courses listed below cover safety, marksmanship, and maintenance and operations, along with weapon-specific technical information. The purpose of the Personal Firearms Safety and Guidelines course is to teach about personal firearms safety, and this training does not include post-tests. -- M16A3/M4A1 Service Rifle Operator course -- M14 Service Rifle Operator course -- M500A1 Service Shotgun Operator course -- M9 Service Pistol Operator course -- M18 Service Pistol Operator course -- M240 Service Machine Gun Operator course -- Personal Firearms Safety and Guidelines This app offers public content only – no authentication/authorization required. Download yours today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: CENSECFOR Toolbox at 2.1 against NFAAS's 1.5. CENSECFOR Toolbox also leads on review sentiment (35% vs 2%). NFAAS's advantage is ratings volume (193 vs 56) 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CENSECFOR Toolbox holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 193 and 56 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 2% of NFAAS's written reviews are positive against 35% of CENSECFOR Toolbox's.
NFAAS ships an update every 8 months, CENSECFOR Toolbox every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NFAAS | CENSECFOR Toolbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (193 ratings) | 2.1 (56 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 1.7% of reviews | 34.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 193 — better | 56 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CNIC HQ | Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, Sea Warrior Program |
Customer experience
NFAAS
CENSECFOR Toolbox
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
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- 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
CENSECFOR Toolbox
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NFAAS
No in-app purchases
CENSECFOR Toolbox
No in-app purchases









