NFAAS vs PMK
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.
PMK
Prepare for and take the Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) required for enlisted advancement. This app offers 100 questions across five sections, allowing retakes to achieve an 80% passing score per section and overall. It's designed for Sailors preparing for E4 through E7 paygrades.
- Prepare for PMK-EE exam
- 100 questions across 5 sections
- Retake sections as needed
- Bookmarks progress
- Submit completion certificates
- Tailored to paygrades E4-E7
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An Official U.S. Navy mobile application, produced by MyNavy HR IT Solutions The Navy’s Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) mobile application is a convenient way for Sailors to prepare for and take the required exam as part of the enlisted advancement process for E4 through E7 paygrades. The revised content version of PMK-EE consists of 100 questions spread across five sections: -- Career Information, -- Leadership & Character, -- Naval Heritage, -- Professionalism, and -- Warfighting & Readiness. Sailors must achieve a passing score of 80 percent or higher on each section to pass the PMK-EE. Failure to pass a section will require that section to be retaken. Individuals must also achieve an overall passing score of 80 percent or higher on the PMK-EE for the next higher pay grade to be eligible to take the Navy-Wide Advancement Examination (NWAE) for that pay grade. When a Sailor exits the app before completing a section, the app bookmarks that spot. The next time the app is opened, it returns to the bookmarked location, allowing the Sailor to continue with the exam from that point. Key features: -- Available anytime, anywhere – no CAC required -- Tailored to specific paygrades: E4, E5, E6, and E7 -- Displays topics and bibliography content from any compatible device -- Presents randomly selected exam questions each time a Sailor concludes a section -- Permits retaking any section as often as necessary to achieve passing score of 80 percent -- Allows Sailors to submit course completion certificate to Navy Training Management Planning System (NTMPS) via the app -- PMK-EE is one component of the Sailor 2025 rating modernization effort to improve the Sailor experience. Download the app today! PLEASE NOTE: To submit a course completion from the app, a user must use an e-mail account on their mobile device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: PMK at 2.1 against NFAAS's 1.5. PMK also leads on review sentiment (22% vs 2%) and chart position (#196 vs unranked). NFAAS's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
PMK holds the better App Store score, 2.1 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 193 and 210 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 2% of NFAAS's written reviews are positive against 22% of PMK's.
NFAAS ships an update every 8 months, PMK every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and August 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NFAAS | PMK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (193 ratings) | 2.1 (210 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 1.7% of reviews | 21.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 193 | 210 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | — | #196 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CNIC HQ | Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, Sea Warrior Program |
Customer experience
NFAAS
PMK
Bugs and requests
NFAAS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PMK
Reported bugs
27 issues- App crashes and won't reopen
- App freezes on disclaimer window
- Progress lost after app updates
- Certificates are invalid or not recognized
- Cannot email or submit certificates
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- Scores are inaccurate
- Completed courses shown as incomplete
- App erases all data/progress
- Email submission errors
- App crashes after completion
- App won't open after deletion/reinstallation
- Error opening the app
- App freezes and stops working
- Certificate is a .ldk file
- Progress erased after exiting the app
- Mail client error
- Completion error
- App won't let me submit exams
- Does not register completed PMKs
- Deleted completed quizzes
- Cannot go back and view score after deleting app
- App deleted all my completed work
- App updated erased all progress
- App crashed and won't open right
- App updated and erased all my progress
- App updated and wiped out all scores
- App crashed restarted everything
Requested features
8 requests- Allow printing certificate with score
- Fix email submission issues
- Improve certificate validity
- Ensure progress is saved reliably
- Provide correct answers after failing tests
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- Update FLTMPS record automatically
- Clearer instructions on app usage
- Better navigation within the app
In-app purchases
NFAAS
No in-app purchases
PMK
No in-app purchases





