The Makeup System vs NSE Panthers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Makeup System
Create and design any makeup look with this digital face chart tool. Features include a vast color palette, various brushes and tools, and the ability to save and share your creations. Ideal for aspiring and professional makeup artists.
- Digital face chart creation
- Extensive color palette
- Multiple makeup brushes and tools
- Layering and blending options
- Save and email face chart collections
- Video tutorials for application techniques
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Paul Mitchell® and Paul Mitchell Schools present The Makeup System app. This app has all you need to draw and create any makeup design, including high-fashion, runway, avant-garde, photo shoot, or everyday looks. The Makeup System app is a must for all who love makeup, including new makeup artists and seasoned professionals. Special features of the app include: - View video tutorials on cheek, eye, and lip application. - Build your own face chart by selecting from various face sizes, skin tones, eye shapes, and lip shapes. - Utilize the large color palette to include pastel, neutral, bold, and shimmer shade; all colors can be layered, blended, and smudged. - The seven makeup brushes include a thin liner, lip, fan, angled liner, blush, and two shadow brushes. - Utilize various tools, including a pencil eraser to erase or clean unwanted lines; two different sponges for blending; and a pencil to be used as an eye, lip, or brow liner. - A special “layer” option allows you to better “draw within the lines” in the foreground or background of the face chart. - A zoom feature allows drawing details on the eyes, lips, or any area of the face chart. - Create and label multiple collections of face charts that can be saved and e-mailed to others. The Makeup System app is for Paul Mitchell Schools students and licensed professionals. Obtain your login account info from your Paul Mitchell school today.
NSE Panthers
Stay connected with your school community through this app. Access important news, interactive resources like event calendars, and quick links to online school information.
- School news updates
- Interactive event calendars
- Access to online resources
- Stay connected with school
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The NSE Panthers app enables parents, students, teachers and administrators to quickly access the resources, tools, news and information to stay connected and informed! The NSE Panthers app features: - Important news from your school - Interactive resources including event calendars and more - Quick access to online resources
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NSE Panthers at 4.7 against The Makeup System's 1.7. NSE Panthers also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 4 months) and device support (3 vs 1). The Makeup System's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
NSE Panthers holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Makeup System has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
The Makeup System ships an update every 4 months, NSE Panthers every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Makeup System | NSE Panthers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (18 ratings) | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Robinsage | Livingston Parish School District |
Customer experience
The Makeup System
NSE Panthers
In-app purchases
The Makeup System
No in-app purchases
NSE Panthers
No in-app purchases
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