Comparison

NFAAS vs PMK

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

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.

Highlights
  • Prepare for PMK-EE exam
  • 100 questions across 5 sections
  • Retake sections as needed
  • Bookmarks progress
  • Submit completion certificates
  • Tailored to paygrades E4-E7
Features
Currently charting
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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.

Screenshots

NFAAS4 screens
PMK4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

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

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
NFAAS versus PMK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNFAASPMK
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.5 (193 ratings)2.1 (210 ratings) — better
Positive reviews1.7% of reviews21.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings193210 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank—#196 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB59 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%

PMK

All ratings203 ratings
Positive25.6%
Neutral4.4%
Negative70.0%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive21.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative73.4%

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
Show 22 more
  • 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

None

NFAAS

No in-app purchases

None

PMK

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NFAAS free?
NFAAS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PMK free?
PMK is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, NFAAS or PMK?
PMK is rated higher. NFAAS averages 1.5 out of 5 from 193 ratings, while PMK averages 2.1 from 210 ratings.
Do NFAAS or PMK have ads?
Neither NFAAS nor PMK shows ads.
Which is updated more often, NFAAS or PMK?
NFAAS ships an update every 8 months, and PMK every 10 months. Most recently, NFAAS was updated on June 9, 2026 and PMK on August 1, 2026.

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