Milady Exam Prep vs The Texture System
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
The Texture System
This educational app provides beauty professionals and students with comprehensive techniques and knowledge for all hair types and textures. It guides users through hair analysis using the DEPTHS method and offers step-by-step instructions for various styling techniques and product selection.
- Hair analysis using DEPTHS method
- Identification of hair formations and textures
- Step-by-step styling techniques
- Guidance on product selection
- Visual tools for mastering techniques
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Enhance your styling expertise with the Style and Texture System App by Paul Mitchell. This essential digital resource offers beauty professionals and students comprehensive techniques and knowledge for all hair types and textures. Features Hair Analysis: Use the DEPTHS method—Density, Elasticity, Porosity, Texture and Formation, Hair History, and Scalp condition—to understand your client’s hair. Formation and Texture Identification: Identify and work with straight, wavy, curly, and coily hair, and fine, medium, and coarse textures. Techniques and Guidance: Access step-by-step instructions for pre-drying, finishing, wet and dry styling, chemical relaxing, and more. Product Selection: Learn to choose the right products for each hair type and style. Visual Tools: Utilize diagrams and skill cards to master professional techniques and achieve optimal results. Whether you’re a seasoned stylist or a student, the Style and Texture System App is your go-to guide for mastering hair styling. Download now to elevate your skills with Paul Mitchell’s trusted methods and techniques.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Texture System at none against Milady Exam Prep's 11. The Texture System also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Milady Exam Prep's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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. The Texture System asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Texture System holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Milady Exam Prep has 1.4K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Milady Exam Prep ships an update every 4 months, The Texture System every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Milady Exam Prep | The Texture System |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.4K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 1.7 GB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cengage Learning | Robinsage |
Customer experience
Milady Exam Prep
The Texture System
Bugs and 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
The Texture System
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
The Texture System
No in-app purchases
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