Paul Mitchell vs The Makeup System
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Paul Mitchell
This app provides a mobile platform for aspiring beauty professionals to stay updated on school programs, policies, and announcements. It offers an integrated experience for students, graduates, and alumni to manage their records and explore career opportunities in the beauty industry.
- School program updates
- Policy information
- Announcements
- Student records
- Alumni network access
- Career development resources
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Every Paul Mitchell beauty school is designed to teach you the skills you'll need, inspire you to explore your passion and creativity, and help you learn the business that will make your career in the beauty industry fun and rewarding. Everyone on staff at each beauty school is committed to helping you every step of the way, no matter where your dreams may take you. Paul Mitchell-trained hair designers work in virtually every corner of the world, and every beauty professional knows the Paul Mitchell name. Prospective employers recognize Paul Mitchell Schools commitment to quality, as well as our reputation for innovation and excellence. Paul Mitchell Schools uses FAME Mobility Solution to provide future professionals, graduates and alumni a fully integrated way to stay up to the minute on school programs, policies, announcements and records. This provides a “next generation” experience right from their mobile device.
The Makeup System
Create and design any makeup look with this digital face chart tool. Features include a vast color palette, various brushes and tools, and the ability to save and share your creations. Ideal for aspiring and professional makeup artists.
- Digital face chart creation
- Extensive color palette
- Multiple makeup brushes and tools
- Layering and blending options
- Save and email face chart collections
- Video tutorials for application techniques
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Paul Mitchell® and Paul Mitchell Schools present The Makeup System app. This app has all you need to draw and create any makeup design, including high-fashion, runway, avant-garde, photo shoot, or everyday looks. The Makeup System app is a must for all who love makeup, including new makeup artists and seasoned professionals. Special features of the app include: - View video tutorials on cheek, eye, and lip application. - Build your own face chart by selecting from various face sizes, skin tones, eye shapes, and lip shapes. - Utilize the large color palette to include pastel, neutral, bold, and shimmer shade; all colors can be layered, blended, and smudged. - The seven makeup brushes include a thin liner, lip, fan, angled liner, blush, and two shadow brushes. - Utilize various tools, including a pencil eraser to erase or clean unwanted lines; two different sponges for blending; and a pencil to be used as an eye, lip, or brow liner. - A special “layer” option allows you to better “draw within the lines” in the foreground or background of the face chart. - A zoom feature allows drawing details on the eyes, lips, or any area of the face chart. - Create and label multiple collections of face charts that can be saved and e-mailed to others. The Makeup System app is for Paul Mitchell Schools students and licensed professionals. Obtain your login account info from your Paul Mitchell school today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Makeup System at 1.7 against Paul Mitchell's 1.4. Paul Mitchell's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (95 vs 15). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
The Makeup System holds the better App Store score, 1.7 against 1.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paul Mitchell has 95 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 0% and 0% positive.
Paul Mitchell ships an update monthly, The Makeup System every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Paul Mitchell | The Makeup System |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.4 (95 ratings) | 1.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 95 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 164 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Klass Apps Inc. | Robinsage |
Customer experience
Paul Mitchell
The Makeup System
In-app purchases
Paul Mitchell
No in-app purchases
The Makeup System
No in-app purchases
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