Novaq vs Step+wise
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Novaq
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NovaQ technology saves you time, increases business profitability, reduces costs, and allows you to easily control your operations.
Step+wise
This app helps teachers understand their retirement benefits by providing clear projections for their TDA balance and pension estimates. It combines these into a monthly income view and allows users to track performance over time. Designed specifically for educators, it simplifies complex financial planning.
- Retirement projection for TDA balance
- Pension estimator with age, service, and salary
- Combined monthly retirement income view
- Statement snapshots for performance tracking
- Teacher-specific language and assumptions
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Most teachers hear “your benefits are great,” but rarely see what that actually means in dollars. Stepwise turns your inputs into clean projections and simple income estimates, so you can understand where you’re headed and what changes matter. What Stepwise does Retirement projection: See how your TDA balance could grow over time based on contributions and assumed returns. Pension estimator: Get a simplified TRS-style pension estimate using age, service credit, and salary assumptions. Monthly income view: Combine pension + TDA into a monthly retirement income estimate. Snapshots & tracking: Add statement snapshots to see performance and contributions over time. Built for teachers: Language and assumptions are designed around how NYC educators actually think about retirement. Important notes Stepwise is an educational planning tool — not financial advice. It uses simplified assumptions and may not match TRS calculations, taxes, healthcare costs, contract step changes, or distribution rules.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Novaq at 15.0 against Step+wise's 17.2. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
| Parameter | Novaq | Step+wise |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tsevelmaa Magvandorj | Marco Kawatra-Palzer |
In-app purchases
Novaq
No in-app purchases
Step+wise
No in-app purchases
