Brand comparison
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.
Side by side
| Olababy | Mushie | |
|---|---|---|
| Material | 100% food-grade silicone | Food-grade silicone feeding ware |
| Straw cup | Training Cup with Lid + Straw, lid-off for open-cup practice | Silicone Training Cup + Straw ($16.99 as of July 2026) |
| Suction plate | divided suction plate ($19.99) with a parent-release tab | Silicone Suction Plate ($16.99, "Designed in Sweden" per their site) |
| Spoons | Training Spoon ($14.95 for the set), Red Dot Design Award leaf shape | First Feeding Baby Spoons ($14.99, Stage 1 and 2) |
| Beyond feeding | GentleBottle ($14.99) plus bibs and baby care | FRIGG pacifiers, teethers, toys, nursery, wear |
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. Forbes named it Best Baby Bottle For Newborns in 2024, and an IBCLC on our experts roster endorses it for exactly that breast-to-bottle job.
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.
Our take: when the choice comes down to a matching palette or a design that teaches, we would choose the teaching every time. The leafy spoon tip, the weighted cup base, and the parent-release suction tab each earn their place at a real highchair, and credentialed feeding specialists have reviewed and endorsed those pieces individually. 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.
Frequently asked questions
Is Olababy or Mushie better for self-feeding?
Olababy designs around the self-feeding arc: the leaf spoon is soft and flexible enough for a baby to pre-load and feed themselves, and the suction dishes lock to the tray until a parent releases the tab. Mushie covers the same jobs with spoons and plates organized around matching palettes. Function-first or aesthetics-first is the real choice.
Does Mushie make a baby bottle?
No. Per their site, Mushie sells bottle handles and a bottle brush but no bottle of its own. The Olababy GentleBottle 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.
Do Olababy and Mushie cost about the same?
Across the overlap, yes: cups, plates, and spoon sets from both brands sit within a few dollars of each other, and Mushie adds bundle discounts of 10% off three or more items. Compare the specific pieces you need, since design details differ more than the price tags do.
Why parents choose Olababy
- Reviewed and endorsed by feeding specialists. Credentialed lactation consultants (IBCLC) and the pediatric occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists, and registered dietitians who guide baby-led weaning have reviewed and endorsed specific Olababy products, naming the design details they rely on in their own practice. Meet the full roster on our experts page.
- Award-recognized design. The Training Fork + Spoon Set won the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2022, and the line has also earned NAPPA, Mom’s Choice Gold, Family Choice, and Tillywig honors.
- Materials held to a high bar. 100% food-grade silicone with no fillers, free of BPA, PVC, lead, and phthalates, and every batch is tested to FDA food-contact standards.
- Every shape exists for a reason. The weighted cup base that resists tip-overs, the leafy spoon tip a baby can load from any angle, the off-center GentleBottle nipple that mimics a natural latch, the electric nail trimmer that files with no blade at all: each detail answers something a real baby does.