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Olababy vs Mushie: an honest comparison

Mushie is a Scandinavian-styled brand known for muted colorways and a wide accessories range, and both brands work in food-grade silicone at similar prices. The difference is what drives the design: Mushie's line is built around a look, while every Olababy shape (the leaf spoon tip, the weighted cup base, the suction release tab) exists because of something a learning eater does. Here's the side-by-side, so you can choose on fit rather than on looks alone.

The short version

  • Mushie is Scandinavian-styled baby essentials in curated, muted colorways (home of the FRIGG pacifier, “thoughtfully designed and made in Denmark” per their site), with about 203 products across feeding, pacifiers, teethers, toys, bath, nursery, and wear, plus bundle discounts (10% off 3+ items, 15% off 5+).
  • Olababy is a tighter line focused on the feeding arc itself: the Red Dot Design Award-winning leaf spoon, staged open and straw training cups, suction dishes with a parent-release tab, and the GentleBottle designed for breastfed babies.
  • The overlap is wide: cups, spoons, plates, bibs, and baby care. Mushie adds pacifiers, teethers, toys, and clothing that Olababy doesn't make; Olababy adds a baby bottle that Mushie doesn't.

Cups: one straw cup vs a staged system

Mushie's Silicone Training Cup + Straw ($16.99 on their site as of July 2026) is one cup that covers straw drinking in their signature palette. Olababy splits the journey into stages: First Cup (2oz, $9.99) for first supervised sips, the Silicone Training Cup ($12.99) (an open cup with a weighted base that resists tip-overs) and the Training Cup with Lid + Straw, which works lid-off for open-cup practice and lid-on for spill-resistant straw drinking on the go. If you want a single straw cup in a colorway that matches the rest of your kit, Mushie's is a clean choice. If you want a system that moves from first sips to open cup to straw without re-buying, that's what Olababy's cups are for.

Plates, spoons, and bibs: function vs cohesion

Mushie's Silicone Suction Plate ($16.99, “Designed in Sweden” per their site), Silicone Baby Bib ($13.99), and First Feeding Baby Spoons ($14.99, with Stage 1 and Stage 2 designs and sensory dots) cover the same jobs as Olababy's divided suction plate ($19.99), Silicone Bib ($11.99), and Training Spoon ($14.95 for the set). Two honest differences: Olababy's suction dishes add a parent-release tab, so the plate stays locked to the tray until you decide otherwise, and the leaf spoon's Red Dot-winning shape is soft and flexible enough for a baby to pre-load and self-feed. Our BLW utensils guide goes deeper there. Mushie's line is organized around matching muted palettes; Olababy's is organized around what each feeding stage asks of a baby's hands and mouth. Aesthetics or function-first design is the real choice between them.

Pacifiers and bottles: where the ranges diverge

Here the two lines split cleanly. Mushie is the home of FRIGG pacifiers (made in Denmark with a medical-grade silicone “SilkySoft” nipple, in silicone and natural-rubber versions), plus teethers, toys, and nursery textiles Olababy has no answer to. On the other side, Mushie makes no baby bottle of its own (they sell bottle handles and a bottle brush), while Olababy’s GentleBottle ($14.99) is a soft, squeezable silicone bottle with an off-center nipple that mimics a natural latch, designed for breastfed babies moving between breast and bottle.

How to choose

  • Building a matching, gift-worthy set? Mushie's colorways and bundle pricing are made for it, and if you need pacifiers or teethers, they're the obvious pick.
  • Bottle-feeding a breastfed baby, or working on open-cup skills? The GentleBottle and staged cup system are Olababy territory that Mushie doesn't cover.
  • On a budget? Prices sit within a few dollars of each other across the overlap, so compare the specific pieces you need.

Browse the full Olababy line in our feeding and drinking collections. Whichever brand you pick, silicone dishes that suction, a spoon your baby can hold, and an open cup to practice with will serve you well.

One more thing worth knowing while you compare: Olababy products are reviewed by licensed feeding professionals, including pediatric, speech-language, occupational therapy, dietitian, and lactation specialists. You can see who reviews our line on our experts page.