MATRIX RMS vs Milady Exam Prep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MATRIX RMS
This app provides a centralized platform for managing academic information. It allows users to modify, view, and store all relevant data in one accessible online location.
- Modify academic information
- View academic data
- Store academic records
- Centralized online location
- Accessible academic support
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Welcome to the MATRIX (Millennium Academic Technology Real-Time Xchange). The one-stop academic support solution that allows to modify, view and store all pertinent information in one convenient, accessible online location.
Milady Exam Prep
Prepare for your state board licensing exams with a comprehensive test prep tool. Covers a wide range of beauty and wellness professions to help you pass on your first attempt.
- State board exam preparation
- Cosmetology
- Esthetics
- Barbering
- Massage Therapy
- Nail Technology
- Student Instructor prep
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Preparing for your state board licensing exam doesn't have to be stressful when you use the #1 test prep tool from Milady. Whether you’re studying for Cosmetology, Esthetics, Advanced Esthetics, Barbering, Massage Therapy, Nail Technology, Eyelashes, Hair Removal, or Student Instructor, we have the information to help you pass your state board on your first try.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Milady Exam Prep at 4.7 against MATRIX RMS's 3.3. Milady Exam Prep also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 33 months) and review sentiment (29% vs 0%). MATRIX RMS's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. Milady Exam Prep sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. MATRIX RMS asks for nothing beyond the download.
Milady Exam Prep holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Milady Exam Prep has 1.5K ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of MATRIX RMS's written reviews are positive against 29% of Milady Exam Prep's.
MATRIX RMS ships an update every 33 months, Milady Exam Prep every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MATRIX RMS | Milady Exam Prep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (13 ratings) | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 28.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 1.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Chaudhry Faisal Mushtaq | Cengage Learning |
Customer experience
MATRIX RMS
Milady Exam Prep
Bugs and requests
MATRIX RMS
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Milady Exam Prep
Reported bugs
30 issues- Purchasing
- Slow and lacks easy navigation
- This new update is bad
- Great material but layout needs a little tinkering
- Purchased courses randomly disappear
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- Great for studying but SO BUGGY
- Worst login page
- Ok
- Fix it!!!!!
- App
- Robbed 😡
- Frequent issue
- Purchased Prep
- Scam
- Please give explanations for why the answers are right or wrong
- Questions are great. Functionality? Not so much
- PLEASE FIX! Great content horrible server issues!
- Fix it!!!!!
- PLEASE FIX! Great content horrible server issues!
- Glitchy
- This is easily the worst app I've ever used
- No funciona
- Doesn't work
- Functionality of app and editing of content left to be desired
- Got double charged on app and didn't get my test
- Purchased just for them to later on not allow me to use
- Bad app
- Bad App
- No la recomiendo ..
- Not Available in Spanish
Requested features
2 requests- Like
- Great for studying but SO BUGGY
In-app purchases
MATRIX RMS
No in-app purchases
Milady Exam Prep
- Massage 6th Edition$35.95
- Professional Educator$35.95
- Milady Advanced Services$35.95
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- Milady Standard Esthetics2 variants$39.95
- Standard Nail Technology$39.95
- Milady Standard Barbering2 variants$39.95
- Cosmetology 14th Edition$39.95
- Milady Advanced Services$39.95
- Milady Esthetics 3rd Edition$39.95
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