Comparison

CraftMaster vs ibrow Academy

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

CraftMaster

Access a vast online educational platform for the beauty industry, featuring over 300 courses taught by global experts. Learn and master various beauty techniques, from permanent makeup and skincare to marketing, or create and share your own courses.

Highlights
  • 300+ online beauty courses
  • Expert instructors
  • Permanent makeup training
  • Skincare science
  • Marketing and sales skills
  • Create and teach courses
  • Multi-language support
Features
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CraftMaster is the world’s biggest online educational platform in beauty industry featuring 300+ different online courses taught by worldwide expert artists. It is a unique, new concept of teaching and learning through online courses that cover all beauty techniques presented by artists with the latest knowledge of skills and services. Trainings delivered through the platform are including a wide range of courses from Permanent Makeup, beauty tutorials and skincare science to marketing and sales skills, both for those who want to learn and teach. Join the more than 56 thousand students who are mastering new skills, advancing their careers, and exploring new knowledge on CraftMaster. Create your own courses to teach and inspire others and grow your business – share your knowledge if you are an artist that have mastered a certain technique and skill in the beauty and cosmetic industry and share your knowledge in over 40 languages.

About

ibrow Academy

Learn permanent makeup and aesthetics from a leading academy. Access online and offline courses, detailed video tutorials, and expert guidance from a pioneer in the field. Enhance your beauty industry skills with comprehensive training.

Highlights
  • Online and offline courses
  • Permanent makeup training
  • Aesthetics courses
  • Detailed video tutorials
  • Expert guidance from Dr. Gunjan Shah
  • Free practice management course
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Ibrow Academy is a dedicated Aesthetics and Permanent makeup training academy offering online as well as offline courses ibrow Academy was founded by Dr. Gunjan Shah, who is a dermatologist and cosmetologist, and a pioneer of permanent makeup in India. She is also the founding president of IAPMU (Indian Association of Permanent Makeup). All the courses listed in the app are crafted and designed by the ibrow Academy, which was the first academy for introducing such extensive and detailed PMU (Permanent Makeup) courses in India. Under the leadership of Dr. Gunjan Shah, ibrow Academy has successfully trained hundreds of doctors, aestheticians, makeup artists, and tattoo artists all over India, making it the premier destination for those looking to learn the art and science of Aesthetics and permanent makeup. OUR TRAINING COURSES INCLUDE: Microblading Online Course Powder/Ombre Brows Online Course Eyebrow Shaping & Mapping Online Course BB Glow Facial Course Online Course Eyelash Lifting Online Course Dermaplaning Online Course Skin Structures and Function Online Course Apart from this, we also have several free courses, like Practice management course for doctors WHY SHOULD YOU LEARN THESE TECHNIQUES? The Beauty & Makeup industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the past several decades. The beauty industry is also one of the oldest industries in mankind, which had grown by leaps and bounds since the beginning of mankind when cavewomen used different colored clays as makeup. Ibrow academy caters to all people in the beauty, makeup, and fashion industry who want to add to their knowledge or skill in this field. Our students come from all corners of the world. WHY iBROW ACADEMY ONLINE COURSES: From Experienced Professional Dr. Gunjan Shah Value for money course Hand-crafted individual Courses procedure wise Detailed course video tutorial and PDF Daily Educational Notification Be a part of the PMU Community Be a part of online webinars and live courses for free SO WHY SHOULD YOU CHOOSE iBROW? 1. Our training is time-tested, with great results and confident students. Our ‘students’ come from various fields of makeup and beauty. You can see the list of our illustrious students & their testimonials at https://www.ibrow.in/ibrow-home/training/our-students/ 2. Our teaching methods are unique and methodical. Most trainers in the industry teachabout DOING the process, but they do not teach about the tips and tricks which ensure that you can do that perfectly. For example, while teaching Microblading, our trainer makes you practice single strokes on paper, and then on artificial skin, in such a way that by the time you do it on a live person, you would have complete confidence in giving excellent results to your clients. 3. Our key trainer, Dr.Gunjan Shah, is a dermato cosmetologist practicing in Ahmedabad for many years and has a popular clinic by the name of Waves Wellness. She is the founder of ibrow and the founding president of IAPMU (Indian Association of permanent makeup). 4. You can choose from various courses based on the skill you are looking for, your budget, the amount of time you can spend on that course, etc. All courses have the option of live interactions with the trainer 5. Post-training support via dedicated Facebook groups, WhatsApp, online Discussions, and Phone call So enroll now and start reaping the benefits. For privacy policy visit: https://ibrow.in/home-page/privacy-policy/ 370

Screenshots

CraftMaster4 screens
ibrow Academy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: ibrow Academy at 5.0 against CraftMaster's 3.1. ibrow Academy also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). CraftMaster's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 27) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 10 months). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ibrow Academy sells 26 one-off in-app purchases. CraftMaster asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ibrow Academy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CraftMaster has 99 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CraftMaster ships an update every 6 weeks, ibrow Academy every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
CraftMaster versus ibrow Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCraftMasteribrow Academy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.1 (99 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings99 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB324 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBranko BabicGunjan Shah

Customer experience

CraftMaster

All ratings100 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative46.0%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral6.7%
Negative73.3%

ibrow Academy

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

CraftMaster

Reported bugs

16 issues
  • App won't open
  • App crashes frequently
  • App is very slow
  • Login issues (credentials, password reset)
  • Email confirmation link not working
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  • Phone number format not recognized
  • App down for extended periods
  • Error messages (connection, loading images)
  • Notifications not received
  • App freezes and closes unexpectedly
  • Unable to open lectures from the past
  • Changes orientation on iPad automatically
  • UI difficult to navigate
  • No search engine in student section
  • App doesn't work on iOS devices
  • Safari flags app as not secure

Requested features

2 requests
  • Arabic translation for the app
  • Change app language to French

ibrow Academy

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

CraftMaster

No in-app purchases

26 purchases

ibrow Academy

One-time26
  • Skin structure and function$0.99
  • Eyebrow shaping Online Course$3.99
  • Dermaplaning$5.99
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  • Eyebrow mapping for PMU$5.99
  • Incentive structure - clinics$9.99
  • Colour science in PMU$14.99
  • Eyebrow Shaping & Mapping2 variants$19.99
  • Eyelash lifting$19.99
  • Botulinum (BoTox) Upper face$29.99
  • Botulinum dilution& storage$29.99
  • BB Glow Facial$33.99
  • Botox - upper face course$49.99
  • BBglow Facial Course$49.99
  • Hydrafacial$49.99
  • Eyebrow tattoo removal$49.99
  • Microblading$54.99
  • Powder/Ombre brows$54.99
  • Dermaplaning - in Hindi$69.99
  • Eyebrow 3 in 1 package$69.99
  • Nano Hair Stroke Brows$69.99
  • Dark Lip Correction$99.99
  • Lip Blush PMU Course$99.99
  • Carbon Laser Toning Course$99.99
  • Eyebrow 5 in 1 PMU Package$99.99
  • Hybrid/Combo eyebrows$99.99
  • Microblading New$119.99

Questions

Is CraftMaster free?
CraftMaster is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ibrow Academy free?
ibrow Academy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, CraftMaster or ibrow Academy?
ibrow Academy is rated higher. CraftMaster averages 3.1 out of 5 from 99 ratings, while ibrow Academy averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CraftMaster or ibrow Academy have ads?
Neither CraftMaster nor ibrow Academy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CraftMaster or ibrow Academy?
CraftMaster ships an update every 6 weeks, and ibrow Academy every 10 months. Most recently, CraftMaster was updated on October 15, 2026 and ibrow Academy on October 21, 2026.

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