FSE Now vs O.P Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FSE Now
This platform offers online training and community for hair stylists. Clients can find local stylists, view ratings, and message them directly. It also provides DIY hairstyle tutorials for everyday users.
- Professional stylist profiles
- Online video education
- Stylist community
- Client messaging
- Stylist search and ratings
- DIY hairstyle tutorials
Read full descriptionHide full description
FSE NOW is the go to platform for hair stylist education and client connection. This one of a kind experience allow’s stylists to create a professional profile, get online training through video education, Join a like minded community of stylists, and communicate with potential new clients. As a client you will be able to search for the perfect stylist in your area, see their ratings, send a stylists a private message, and learn diy hairstyles you can create everyday.
O.P Academy
This app offers a comprehensive barber education platform with a unique cutting curriculum, business training, and social media coaching. Access courses, tutorials, and live streams, with the ability to download content for offline viewing.
- Unique cutting curriculum
- Business and social media training
- Mentoring and life coaching
- Offline video downloads
- Live streaming events
- Private podcast access
Read full descriptionHide full description
Welcome to the most revolutionary and innovative barber education available. With our world renowned unique cutting curriculum, groundbreaking mentoring, business education, social media training, life coaching and much more. The O.P Online Academy is now more accessible than ever before. Alongside our wide range of 1 Year Courses, Individual Tutorials and Short Courses the APP will bring members closer to us than ever before with these amazing new features: - Watch Offline (download videos to your account and watch anywhere, anytime) - Live Streaming our educational events and courses across the world - Private Podcast - New Academy Subscription - Easier Navigation - Inn-App Purchases - Plus Many More New Features... Come and join our family of growth today! Your future starts now.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: O.P Academy at 5.0 against FSE Now's 3.6. O.P Academy also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 59%). FSE Now's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 43) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 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
Both are free to download. O.P Academy sells 43 one-off in-app purchases. FSE Now asks for nothing beyond the download.
O.P Academy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 59% of FSE Now's written reviews are positive against 100% of O.P Academy's.
FSE Now ships an update every 3 weeks, O.P Academy every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FSE Now | O.P Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (37 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 59.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Salon Gratitude Inc. | Barber.josh.o.p Education Ltd |
Customer experience
FSE Now
O.P Academy
In-app purchases
FSE Now
No in-app purchases
O.P Academy
- The Private PodcastFree
- Afro Fading Tutorial$19.99
- Creative Crop Tutorial$29.99
Show 40 moreShow fewer
- The Pink Mullet$29.99
- Crop Mullet Tutorial$29.99
- Reverse Fade/Pomp Tutorial$29.99
- Fading Tutorial$29.99
- Side Part Pompadour$29.99
- Pomp/Fade Tutorial$29.99
- Texture & Fading Tutorial$29.99
- Square Crop Tutorial$29.99
- Fade & Beard Tutorial$29.99
- Crop & Drop Fade Tutorial$29.99
- Full Hot Towel Shave Tutorial$29.99
- Pomp Mullet Tutorial$29.99
- Soft Crop Tutorial$29.99
- Easy One Length Tutorial$29.99
- Long Hair Tutorial$29.99
- Editorial Work Made Easy$29.99
- Soft Curtains Full Tutorial$30.00
- Scissor Cut Taper Tutorial$30.00
- Burst/Beard Fade Tutorial$30.00
- Modern Creative Pomp Mullet$30.00
- Curtains Growout Tutorial$30.00
- Pompadour Taper/Detail$30.00
- Simple Texture/Taper Tutorial$30.00
- Square Layer Tutorial$30.00
- Shop Friendly Textured Quiff$30.00
- Increased Layer Mullet$30.00
- Short Curtains Full Tutorial$30.00
- Dealing with Head Shape$30.00
- Natural Texture/Taper Tutorial$30.00
- CREATIVE CUTTING @CJDABARBER_$30.00
- Afro Cutting 1.5 Guard w/Grain$30.00
- Curtains/Skinfade Tutorial$30.00
- Beginners Introduction Course$49.99
- Abstract Creative Color$50.00
- The D.F.S Formula Explained$199.99
- The 1 Year Fundamentals Course$299.99
- The Art of Precision$299.99
- Career Development Course$299.99
- O.P Full Curriculum Remastered$499.99
- Barber.josh.o.p Years 1 & 3$500.00
