CWI vs TSPA Group
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CWI
Access essential college resources and stay updated on your academic progress. This app provides quick access to your student portal, learning management system, announcements, and important college services.
- Student portal access
- Blackboard integration
- Announcements and notifications
- Advising information
- Calendar access
- Links to college resources
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Stay connected and on track during your educational journey by accessing myCWI on the go with the CWI Mobile app. myCWI provides you quick access to the Self-Service Toolkit, Blackboard, important announcements and notifications, advising, calendars, links to resources and services across the College, and more.
TSPA Group
This app provides comprehensive training for aspiring beauty professionals, focusing on technical skills, business acumen, and client interaction. It features exclusive collaborations with industry leaders to ensure students receive cutting-edge education.
- Technical skill development
- Business and marketing training
- Guest handling skills
- Exclusive Redken collaboration
- Industry professional insights
- Career readiness
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The Salon Professional Academy is a nationwide beauty school franchise producing elite graduates ready to ignite the industry and elevate the profession through successful careers. We develop the entire student with great technical ability, business & marketing training, and the guest handling skills that are in high demand by top salons and spas. The Salon Professional Academy has an exclusive relationship with Redken 5th Avenue NYC that is realized through ongoing collaboration, education, competitions, and additional benefits and scholarships for TSPA students. As Redken continues to lead the industry in education and innovation, students at TSPA will continue to benefit directly as that innovation and education is incorporated right into their curriculum. Additionally, they will have opportunities to receive that information in the classroom directly from visiting professionals within Redken’s Artist network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TSPA Group at 5.0 against CWI's 3.1. TSPA Group also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 19 months). CWI's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 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.
TSPA Group holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CWI has 16 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
CWI ships an update every 19 months, TSPA Group every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on July 5, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CWI | TSPA Group |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 134 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | College of Western Idaho | Salon Professionals Academy Fargo, Inc |
Customer experience
CWI
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In-app purchases
CWI
No in-app purchases
TSPA Group
No in-app purchases
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