My BACKSTAGE vs M·A·C X
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My BACKSTAGE
This app provides beauty consultants with specialized training on Dior Backstage products and expertise. It offers personalized learning paths, a comprehensive library of resources, interactive activities, and an online product catalog. Users can also engage in a forum for contests and discussions.
- Personalized training paths
- Exhaustive training library
- Interactive training activities
- Online product catalog
- Dior Backstage forum
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Discover MyBackstage, the 1st App specially designed for educating all beauty consultants about Dior Backstage knowledge and expertise Thanks to this App, remain connected to Dior Backstage latest news and profit from preview information about the novelties. Many innovative functionalities have been developed to make this App a must-have daily tool: - personalized training paths - an exhaustive training library - interactive and playful training activities - an online product catalog. - A forum to access to Dior Backstage contest
M·A·C X
This app provides a learning community and exclusive content for M·A·C employees and authorized retailers. It helps users build skills in artistry, service, social media, and product knowledge, while connecting with other M·A·C Artists globally.
- Exclusive behind-the-scenes information
- Build artistry skills
- Enhance service knowledge
- Improve social media skills
- Deepen product knowledge
- Connect with global M·A·C Artists
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FOR M·A·C EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEES OF M·A·C-AUTHORIZED RETAILERS M·A·C X is a lifestyle and learning community for M·A·C Artists to: - Find exclusive, behind-the-scenes and insider information - Build artistry, service, social media and product knowledge skills - Connect to and learn from M·A·C Artists all over the world
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: M·A·C X at 3.8 against My BACKSTAGE's 3.0. M·A·C X also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 2). My BACKSTAGE's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). 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.
M·A·C X holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: M·A·C X has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
My BACKSTAGE ships an update every 5 months, M·A·C X every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My BACKSTAGE | M·A·C X |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.8 (16 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Parfums Christian Dior | The Estee Lauder Companies Inc. |
Customer experience
My BACKSTAGE
M·A·C X
In-app purchases
My BACKSTAGE
No in-app purchases
M·A·C X
No in-app purchases
Questions
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