SUMMIT ONLINE vs IBE®
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SUMMIT ONLINE
This app serves as a digital hub for beauty professionals, offering online certification courses, workshops, and specialized training. It integrates interactive learning with community discussions and live digital events to enhance professional development.
- Online certification courses
- Workshops and specialized training
- Interactive learning modules
- Community platform
- Live digital events
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Summit Online is a cutting-edge online portal and mobile app that seamlessly brings together all of Summit Salon Business Center's digital offerings. From comprehensive online certification courses and workshops to specialized training and a vibrant community platform, Summit Online is designed to be the ultimate digital hub for beauty professionals. This groundbreaking app will revolutionize the way beauty professionals consume training and coaching by integrating interactive learning with community discussions and live digital events.
IBE®
This app provides mobile access to hair extension education courses, allowing stylists to learn a patented weft extension technique anytime, anywhere. Features include progress tracking and various lesson formats for flexible learning.
- Access hair extension courses
- Learn patented weft extension technique
- Video, audio, and text lessons
- Progress tracking
- Start and stop lessons
- Push notifications
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Invisible Bead Extensions is a leading provider of hair extension education courses globally. Since 2019 we've trained over 5,000 stylists, on our proprietary and patented weft extension technique. With the IBE® mobile app, enjoy the freedom of learning and connecting anytime, from anywhere. Access your favorite courses from one convenient place. Learn when it works best for you at work, at home or on your commute with video, audio, text and other popular lesson types formatted for mobile. With progress tracking and start and stop lessons, it's easy to pick up from where you left off. And with push notifications, you can make sure you're always in the loop. Download the IBE® mobile app today, and take your learning to the next level!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IBE® at none against SUMMIT ONLINE's 1. IBE® also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). SUMMIT ONLINE's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. SUMMIT ONLINE sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. IBE® asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SUMMIT ONLINE against 5.0 for IBE®. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SUMMIT ONLINE has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
SUMMIT ONLINE ships an update every 3 months, IBE® every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 23, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SUMMIT ONLINE | IBE® |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| 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 | 15.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Summit Salon Business Center, LLC | Virgo Development LLC |
Customer experience
SUMMIT ONLINE
IBE®
In-app purchases
SUMMIT ONLINE
- Your Retail Revolution$49.99
IBE®
No in-app purchases
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