O.P Academy vs Practicing Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
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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.
Practicing Now
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Piano Student portal allowing students, teachers and parents to keep in sync with lessons and practice: - Track lessons and practice history - Teachers provide lesson content - Students easily view content and practice alongside Note: The app is free but only usable with when the student is enrolled with a participating piano teacher
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Practicing Now at none against O.P Academy's 43. Practicing Now also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). O.P Academy's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Practicing Now asks for nothing beyond the download.
O.P Academy ships an update every 2 months, Practicing Now every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | O.P Academy | Practicing Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Barber.josh.o.p Education Ltd | Renew IT LLC |
In-app purchases
O.P Academy
- The Private PodcastFree
- Afro Fading Tutorial$19.99
- Creative Crop Tutorial$29.99
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- 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
Practicing Now
No in-app purchases
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